Preliminary hearings for Module 10 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, ‘Impact on society’ opened this week, with Chair Rt Hon Baroness Hallett DBE hearing opening submissions from core participants. A number of these were presented by members of Garden Court Chambers.
We are delighted to announce that Garden Court Chambers has been nominated for five awards at the Legal 500 UK ESG Awards 2025.
Mark Symes of the Garden Court Public Law and Immigration Law Teams acted for the Claimant, instructed by Beth McGovern of Southwark Law Centre.
The article is authored by Mark Robinson of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team for the Hilary Term Issue of The Barrister Magazine.
The case was brought by Coram Children’s Legal Centre and supported by EHRC. Stephanie Harrison KC & Ollie Persey of Garden Court, instructed by Sabrina Simpson and Mital Raithatha of CCLC, represented the Claimant. MIND intervened, represented by Grace Brown & Nadia O’Mara of Garden Court.
Oscar Davies is featured in Attitude Magazine’s Attitude 101 as one of 10 influential figures in the financial and legal list. This list honours “LGBTQ+ trailblazers who have transformed the financial and legal sectors, breaking barriers and creating more inclusive spaces for generations to follow”.
The Appellant was represented by Edward Grieves KC, Helen Foot and Maha Sardar of the Garden Court Chambers Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) Team.
BLZ was represented by Stephanie Harrison KC, Nadia O’Mara and Isaac Ricca-Richardson of the Garden Court Public Law & Immigration Law Teams, and Grace Capel of the Doughty Street Chambers Public Law & Immigration Law Teams, instructed by Ben Goldberg, with assistance from William Shelley, at Turpin Miller Solicitors.
Counsel acting for the defendants included Icah Peart KC, Keir Monteith KC, Victoria Meads, Daniel Jameson and Gerwyn Wise of the Garden Court Crime Team.
The article is authored by Abigail Holt of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental Law & Climate Justice Team for the Hilary Term Issue of The Barrister Magazine.
Tom Wainwright of the Garden Court Crime Team was instructed by Philippa Southwell and Nadia Wahid of Southwell & Partners Solicitors.
The Appellant is represented by Nicola Braganza KC, Ollie Persey and Alex Temple of Garden Court Chambers. They are assisted by Maya Thomas Davis (first six pupil). In the High Court, the Appellant was also represented by Harry Harris. They are instructed by Kate Ward and Karen May at Bindmans LLP assisted by Tatyana Koleva.
The co-authors of the report, ‘Racial Bias and the Bench‘, which includes Keir Monteith KC of Garden Court Chambers and Professor Eithne Quinn of The University of Manchester, have made a submission to the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, led by Former President of the Queen’s Bench Division, Sir Brian Leveson.
Today, public hearings for Module 4 (Vaccine and Therapeutics) have closed.
Ms Feeney was represented by Nick Bano of the Garden Court Chambers Housing Law Team. Nick was instructed by Serdar Celebi and Anna Jones at Islington Law Centre.
We are delighted to announce that Louise Hooper of Garden Court Chambers has been listed in the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics list - 2025.
Our Peter Wilcock KC and Leslie Thomas KC made closing submissions on behalf of core participants at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 4.
We are delighted to announce that Keir Monteith KC of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team has been named Times Lawyer of the Week.
HHB was represented by Emma Fitzsimons of the Garden Court Public Law and Immigration Law Teams, instructed by Bryony Goodesmith and Nakita Hedges at Deighton Pierce Glynn Solicitors.
We are delighted to announce that Marc Willers KC of Garden Court Chambers has been listed in The Lawyer magazine’s Hot 100 list.
