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Garden Court Chambers | Monday 18 May 2015

Wetherspoons discriminated against Irish Travellers

Marc Willers QC and Owen Greenhall of Garden Court Chambers were instructed by Howe and Co to represent the Traveller Movement.

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 4 September 2014

Squatting protestors acquitted

Two protestors who squatted a residential flat in protest at Camden Council's sale of council houses have been acquitted at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 22 April 2014

Anti-fracking protesters cleared

Five anti-fracking protestors, including Green MP Caroline Lucas, found not guilty.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 26 February 2014

Students accused of obstructing police officers during peaceful protest acquitted

Three students accused of obstructing police officers during a peaceful protest at the University of Sussex have been acquitted. Shahida Begum and Owen Greenhall represented two of the defendants.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 13 November 2013

Student acquitted of disorderly behaviour after calling MP “a coward”

A student has been acquitted of threatening the Conservative MP for Hove, by calling him a coward.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 27 March 2013

Anti Squatting Law

160 lawyers signed a letter to the Guardian pointing out that the criminal trespass offence (s 144) was introduced on the basis of misinformation. The offence which deals with squatting in a residential building was introduced into the Legal Aid, Sentenci