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Garden Court Chambers | Friday 31 May 2024

Garden Court Chambers celebrates 50th Anniversary

This year marks 50 years of Garden Court Chambers winning ground-breaking cases of constitutional importance.

Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defence | Thursday 13 March 2025

Supreme Court hears important appeal after contravention of mandatory order as defendant was never arraigned in murder retrial

Peter Wilcock KC and Catherine Oborne of the Garden Court Chambers Crime Team acted for the Appellant in the case of R v Layden, heard in The Supreme Court last week.

Peter Wilcock KCCatherine Oborne

Criminal Defence | Friday 27 October 2023

Court of Appeal quashes conviction for murder

Peter Wilcock KC and Catherine Oborne of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team represented the appellant, Stuart Layden.

Peter Wilcock KCCatherine Oborne

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests and Inquiries | Wednesday 14 April 2021

Inquest finds defective decisions by Devon mental health services contributed to the death of Keiron O’Sullivan

Kieron’s family are represented by Catherine Oborne of the Garden Court Chambers Inquest Team, instructed by Jenny Fraser and Niall Robinson of Broudie Jackson Canter.

Catherine Oborne

Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defence, Inquests and Inquiries | Wednesday 2 May 2018

Catherine Oborne and Ifeanyi Odogwu shortlisted for Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2018

We're delighted to announce that Catherine Oborne and Ifeanyi Odogwu have both been shortlisted in the Newcomer category of the LALYs. 

Catherine Oborne

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests and Inquiries | Friday 27 October 2017

Jury identified systematic failures in relation to suicide and self harm management in a G4S run prison

INQUEST has been working with Jagjeet Samra's family since July 2016. The family is represented by Catherine Oborne...

Catherine Oborne

Criminal Defence, Garden Court International | Monday 7 November 2016

Garden Court hosts book launch for Zimbabwean human rights lawyer David Coltart

Catherine Oborne of Garden Court worked on the legal aspects of the book in 2015.

Catherine Oborne

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Friday 21 October 2016

Garden Court and Stephanie Harrison QC shortlisted for Human Rights and Public Law awards

Garden Court has been shortlisted at the Chambers Bar Awards, whilst Stephanie and our Public Law Team are shortlisted at the Legal 500 Awards.

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 4 April 2016

17-year-old boy not guilty of murder

James Scobie QC and Catherine Oborne of Garden Court Chambers represented the defendant.

James Scobie KCCatherine Oborne

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 25 January 2016

Trial collapses after CPS accused of covering up Metropolitan Police corruption

Stephen Kamlish QC and Catherine Oborne defended Mr Gohil, who was charged with making false allegations of police corruption.

Stephen Kamlish KCCatherine Oborne

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 8 October 2015

Garden Court wins Legal 500 crime set of the year award

The winners in these awards are chosen by the Legal 500 as a result of thousands of interviews with firms, sets and counsel.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 14 July 2015

Voting Yes in the Criminal Bar Association Ballot

Sam Parham, Jo Cecil and Catherine Oborne of the Garden Court Chambers Crime Team urge the undecided to vote yes in the Criminal Bar Association ballot.

Joanne Cecil KCSam ParhamCatherine Oborne

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 18 March 2015

Inquest into the death of Eleanor de Freitas

The family was represented by Leslie Thomas QC and Catherine Oborne, both of Garden Court Chambers.

Leslie Thomas KCCatherine Oborne

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 7 January 2015

Young man cleared of murder whilst his co-defendant girlfriend is cleared of perverting the course of justice

The defendants were represented by Catherine Oborne, Nerida Harford-Bell and Sam Parham.

Nerida Harford-BellSam ParhamCatherine Oborne

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 13 October 2014

Inquest finds neglect contributed to death of highly vulnerable man with mental illness

Catherine Oborne, representing the family, also secured a Preventing Future Deaths report.

Catherine Oborne

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 12 September 2014

Defendant with Asperger syndrome acquitted of all charges

Catherine Oborne represents defendant in racially aggravated harassment case.

Catherine Oborne

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 8 September 2014

Defendant acquitted for calling police officer a Taff

Mr Davis, represented by Sam Parham and Catherine Oborne, cleared of racially aggravated harassment.

Sam ParhamCatherine Oborne
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