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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.

Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, International Human Rights | Friday 24 May 2024

Friends of the Earth takes legal challenge against anti-protest injunctions to European Court of Human Rights

Friends of the Earth is represented in these proceedings by Stephanie Harrison KC, Stephen Clark and Fatima Jichi of Garden Court Chambers and by Wessen Jazrawi at the law firm Hausfeld.

Stephanie Harrison KCStephen ClarkFatima Jichi

Romani Gypsy and Traveller Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Administrative and Public Law | Wednesday 29 November 2023

Supreme Court rules wide injunctions have negative impact on Gypsies and Travellers’ ability to pursue traditional nomadic way of life

Marc Willers KC, Tessa Buchanan & Owen Greenhall represented London Gypsies and Travellers (LGT), Friends Families and Travellers (FFT) and the Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group (DGLG). Stephanie Harrison KC, Stephen Clark & Fatima Jichi represented FFT.

Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Monday 6 November 2023

Garden Court barristers contribute to Legal Action Magazine’s Environmental Law Update (November 2023)

Members of the Garden Court Environmental Law and Climate Justice Team have written for Legal Action Magazine.

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Children’s Rights | Wednesday 4 October 2023

UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 2 Continues – Opening statement on behalf of Core Participants

Several Garden Court Barristers are representing core participants at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Children’s Rights | Tuesday 3 October 2023

UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 2 – Opening statement on behalf of Core Participants

Several Garden Court Barristers are representing core participants at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Inquests and Inquiries, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Tuesday 8 November 2022

Krystian Kilkowski: Inquest finds that serious failures by police and emergency services contributed to his death

Krystian’s family are represented by Stephen Simblet KC and Fatima Jichi of Garden Court Chambers. Counsel instructed by Eva Luna Roszykiewicz of Bhatt Murphy solicitors.

Stephen Simblet KCFatima Jichi

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 25 May 2022

Coroner concludes death of Blessing Olusegun was accidental with no way of ruling out third-party involvement

Coroner concludes death of Blessing Olusegun was accidental with no way of ruling out third-party involvement In the words of her mother, Esther Abe, Blessing Olusegun was a “wonderful” young, black, woman. She was undoubtedly loved by those who knew her. Those who did not probably would have too, if they had had the chance. […]

Fatima JichiMichael Etienne

Protest Rights, Protest Rights, Protest Rights | Tuesday 9 February 2021

High Court radically scales back UK Oil and Gas protest injunction

Stephanie Harrison QC, Stephen Simblet QC and Fatima Jichi represented Weald Action Group protestors. Stephen Clark also represented protestors.

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 25 October 2019

Four new pupils join Garden Court Chambers

We are delighted to welcome Zehrah Hasan, Fatima Jichi, Luke McLean and Angharad Monk who have joined Garden Court Chambers as pupils.
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