All at Garden Court Chambers were deeply saddened to learn this week that our beloved colleague, friend, and comrade Michael Hall has passed away. Our deepest sympathies go to his family and to the friends and communities who loved him dearly.
Following the recent Supreme Court judgement on the interpretation of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act, Garden Court barrister Oscar Davies yesterday advised a group of MPs on the impact of the ruling, as part of a panel of trans+ lawyers and legal scholars.
We are delighted to announce that Hamish McCallum has joined Garden Court Chambers as a new tenant.
Blog by Laura Williams of the Garden Court Family Law Team.
Blog by Will Bulman of the Garden Court Family Law Team provides an overview of The Family Justice Council (FJC) Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for Practitioners.
Our Leslie Thomas KC made an opening submission on behalf of core participant, the Federation of Ethnic Minority Healthcare Organisations (FEMHO). Our Una Morris is also on the legal team, instructed by Cyrilia Knight of Saunders Law.
Alex Taylor-Camara of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team acted for the defendant, instructed by Sashon Samuels of Deter Henry Solicitors.
We are delighted to announce that our Marc Willers KC was highly commended in the 'Pro Bono KC of the Year' category, and Acland Bryant was highly commended in the 'Young Pro Bono Barrister of the Year' category at the Bar Pro Bono Awards 2025.
Mark Robinson, of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team, was instructed by Ms Christina Barath of Dobsons Solicitors.
Bijan Hoshi of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law Team acted for the first intervener, Public Law Project, led by Tom De La Mare KC of Blackstone Chambers, instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills.
Raza Halim of Garden Court Chambers, along with a small group of doctors and health executives, is a founding member of Project Pure Hope (PPH), a humanitarian initiative established to create a safe, legal, and medically-led pathway to bring critically ill and injured children to the UK for short-term specialist treatment.
Fatima Jichi of Garden Court Chambers was instructed by solicitors Keiu Kikas and Mollie Eglesfield, with support from paralegal Felix Parsons of GT Stewart, to represent the family.
Adrian Marshall Williams of Garden Court Chambers was instructed by Luke Sheldon of GT Stewart.
We are delighted to announce that our Kathryn Cronin has won a Leigh Day Immigration Summit Award for her outstanding contribution to law in the immigration jurisdiction.
The Claimant was represented by Alex Grigg, of the Garden Court Immigration and Public Law Teams, instructed by Darren Middleton of Duncan Lewis Solicitors.
Stephen Lue of the Garden Court Family Law Team acted for the father, instructed by Alistair Banks of Edwards Duthie Shamash.
ADN was represented by Gráinne Mellon, leading Alex Temple. They are both members of the Garden Court Chambers Education Law Team.
Gráinne and Alex were instructed by Dominic Pellew of SinclairsLaw.
The Claimant was represented by Emma Fitzsimons, of the Garden Court Immigration and Public Law Teams, instructed by Nicholas Hughes and Dominic Chambers at Duncan Lewis Solicitors.
Alex Schymyck, of the Garden Court Immigration and Civil Liberties Teams, was instructed by Frankie Boon of Wilsons Solicitors.
The client was represented by Alex Grigg of the Garden Court Immigration & Public Law Teams, instructed by Solicitor Yasmin Adib and Senior Caseworker Claudia Pijoan Guerra of Duncan Lewis Solicitors.
