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Criminal Defence, Murder and Violent Crime | Thursday 22 October 2026

Uber driver unanimously acquitted of murder and manslaughter after running over passenger following argument

Tom Wainwright and Emma Fenn represented a 53-year-old defendant at Basildon Crown Court charged with murder, manslaughter and death by dangerous driving in the alternative. The prosecution case, supported by an eyewitness to the events, was that the defendant had lost his temper following a heated argument and had deliberately driven into the deceased in […]

Tom WainwrightEmma Fenn

Planning Law | Thursday 22 October 2026

Climate Justice Blog: Jackdaw approved again in a climate emergency

Blog by Acland Bryant of the Garden Court Environmental Law & Climate Justice Team following the approval of Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea.

Acland Bryant

Housing Law, Criminal Defence | Thursday 22 October 2026

Jack Sheard and Olivia Tsang join Garden Court Chambers as Third Six Pupils

We are delighted to announce that Jack Sheard and Olivia Tsang have joined Garden Court Chambers as third six pupils.

Jack SheardOlivia Tsang

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 21 October 2026

Held to Account: COVID Inquiry Module 6 report on adult social care

The Module 6 report describes the Government’s treatment of adult social care as an “afterthought” and details multiple failures to protect care homes.

Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Tuesday 20 October 2026

Why the European Court of Justice is failing us all on climate – the case of the Taxonomy Regulation

Blog by Frances Lawson of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental Law & Climate Justice Team following our conference 'Global and Domestic Litigation, Environmental Destruction & the Climate Crisis'.

Frances Lawson

Criminal Defence, Criminal Appeals & Miscarriages of Justice | Monday 19 October 2026

Keir Monteith KC to chair Criminal Bar Association’s new Black Barristers Committee

Garden Court's Keir Monteith KC will be chairing the Criminal Bar Association's Black Barristers Committee.

Keir Monteith KC

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Monday 19 October 2026

Vietnam: Human Trafficking – A legal analysis of Asylos’ 2026 Report

Note by Emma Fitzsimons, Zehrah Hasan & Eva Doerr of the Garden Court Immigration Law Team.

Emma FitzsimonsZehrah HasanEva Doerr

Criminal Defence | Friday 16 October 2026

Mark Robinson successfully represents client facing assault and child cruelty allegations

Mark Robinson of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team was privately instructed by Mansouri & Son Solicitors.

Mark Robinson

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 16 October 2026

Garden Court secures number one rankings in Chambers UK Bar Guide 2027

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to be recognised as a top ranked set in the Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide.

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Environmental Impact Assessments | Tuesday 13 October 2026

Abigail Holt Published in JPIL: “International Law and Heath: We All Need to be Climate Lawyers Now”

Abigail Holt of the Garden Court Environmental Law & Climate Justice Team has been published in the Journal of Personal Injury Law.

Abigail Holt

Family Law, Children Law, Domestic Abuse | Monday 12 October 2026

Elisabeth Traugott joins Garden Court Chambers as new tenant

We are delighted to announce that Elisabeth Traugott has joined Garden Court Chambers as a new tenant.

Elisabeth Traugott

Administrative and Public Law, Community Care Law | Monday 12 October 2026

The Socio-Economic Duty and Educational Inequality

Following his session at the Socio-Economic Rights Conference with Curtis James of Class Divide, Dan Rosenberg of Gold Jennings, and Stephanie Harrison KC of Garden Court Chambers, Ollie Persey writes on how a new duty could tackle the inequalities in & produced by our education system.

Ollie Persey

Criminal Defence, Youth Justice & Child Rights, Murder and Violent Crime | Friday 9 October 2026

Abd Al-Rahman Az-Zubair joins Garden Court Chambers as new tenant

We are delighted to announce that Abd Al-Rahman Az-Zubair (Abdul) has joined Garden Court Chambers as a new tenant.

Abd Al-Rahman Az-Zubair

Garden Court International, International Human Rights | Friday 9 October 2026

High Court of Trinidad and Tobago finds failure to consider Presidential Pardon petition unconstitutional

Jodie Blackstock of the Garden Court International Team was led by Anand Ramlogan SC and instructed by Freedom Law Chambers of Trinidad and Tobago.

Jodie Blackstock

Housing Law, Community Care Law, Administrative and Public Law | Friday 9 October 2026

Accommodation rights and the socio-economic duty: avoiding destitution and ensuring dignity

Georgie Rea considers how a socio-economic duty could help prevent people falling through the gaps between different statutory schemes, covering homelessness, asylum support, and community care.

Georgie Rea

Administrative and Public Law, Community Care Law, Housing Law | Friday 9 October 2026

Disabled man forced to drag himself to toilet in unsuitable accommodation wins £20,000 settlement

Angharad Monk and Isaac Ricca Richardson of Garden Court Community Care & Public Law Teams acted for CPH, instructed by Emma Pein of Bindmans LLP.

Angharad MonkIsaac Ricca-Richardson

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 8 October 2026

Five former pupils join Garden Court Chambers as new tenants

We are delighted to announce that Faith Osifo, Blánaid Ní Chearnaigh, Jamie McGowan, Freya Morgan and Anna Brennan have joined Chambers as full members, following successful completion of their pupillage.

Employment and Discrimination Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Thursday 8 October 2026

Oscar Davies features in Law UK Magazine’s ‘Trailblazers: Legal ESG Pioneers’

Garden Court’s Oscar Davies was interviewed by Law UK magazine for their ESG-focused October 2026 issue.

Oscar Davies

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Wednesday 7 October 2026

Upper Tribunal quashes decisions refusing to exercise biometric discretion for separated families in Gaza

Upper Tribunal allows challenges to biometric excuse refusals for two separated families from Gaza.

Emma Fitzsimons

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 7 October 2026

Top tier rankings for Garden Court in Legal 500 2027

Garden Court Chambers recognised yet again as a Top Tier set in 2027 Legal 500 UK Bar Rankings
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