Courtenay Griffiths QC has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Leeds Metropolitan University for his services to criminal justice.
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On 31st January 2005, Owen Davies QC made a speech entitled 'Human Rights and Poverty Reduction - Realities, controversies and strategies' to the Overseas Development Institute. You can download this speech from here.
ODA
HUMAN RIGHTS AND POVERTY REDUCT
Rick Scannell , a barrister with Two Garden Court Chambers, has resigned from being a Special Advocate on the Special Immigration Appeals Tribunal. Rick's resignation is the second by members of Two Garden Court Chambers - Ian MacDonald QC resigned his po
In an article for the Solicitors Journal (14.01.05), David Watkinson from Two Garden Court Chambers, reports that issues around gypsies and the location of gypsy caravan sites show no sign of abating in the media or the courts and that gypsy caravan sites
In support of the decision of Ian Macdonald QC to resign from his position as Special Advocate to the Special Immigration Appeal Court, Owen Davies QC, head of Two Garden Court Chambers said:
"The members of Two Garden Court Chambers are right behi
In an eight to one decision, the House of Lords today (16th December 2004) held that detaining suspected foreign terrorists without charge or trial is incompatible with Article 5 of the European Convention of Human Rights and that the UK could not derogat
Our new seminar programme, for the Spring and Summer 2005 is now available. The programme outlines all of the seminars we are running through to July 2005.
Download the Spring/Summer 2005 seminar programme by clicking on the file below
Spring-Summer 05
Owen Davies QC and Maya Sikand have produced a step-by-step guide to the Extradition Act 2003. It was published in the New Law Journal in two parts, on 26 November and 3 December 2004.
The Legal 500 have recently published their 2004-2005 new rankings and comments
Two Garden Court Chambers is recommended in a number of areas: "Claimant-orientated Two Garden Court has been top in immigration for years, and is also recommended in p
Two Garden Court Chambers is pleased to welcome two new barristers: John Beckley to the housing team, Desmond Rutledge to the civil team.
Seyhan v. Turkey (application no. 33384/96)
Judgment of 2 November 2004 of the European Court of Human Rights
The applicant, Mehmet Seyhan, is a Turkish national who was born in 1962 and now lives in France. His father, SÃRleyman Seyhan, disappeared on
Ian Macdonald QC from Two Garden Court Chambers, has resigned from his post on the Special Immigration Appeal Court in protest over the government's anti-terror laws. He did so when the government failed to recognise a House of Lords ruling (on Friday 16t
This is a response from the Housing Team at Two Garden Court Chambers to some of the proposals set out in the Legal Services Commission Consultation Paper entitled A New Focus for Civil Legal Aid.
Marc Willers and Michael Paget, formerly of 1 Pump Court Chambers, have joined Two Garden Court Chambers based in the Middle Temple.
Chichester District Council v The First Secretary of State, Grant Doe, Gregory Yates, Paul Eames [2004] EWCA Civ 1248
Marc Willers of Two Garden Court Chambers is the co-author and editor of a new Legal Action Group (LAG) book called Gypsy and Traveller Law. It is a practical guide to the law of Gypsies and Travellers.
Two Garden Court Chambers win LSC three-year contract to supply Specialist Support Services in Housing, Immigration and Employment.
The new contracts, starting on 1 April 2004, confirm Two Garden Court's Housing, Immigration and Employment teams success
This course, previously advertised to take place on the 7th April 2005, has been deferred because we discovered that a number of other business immigration courses were taking place around the same time and we do not wish to compete with organisations with whom we work closely, such as ILPA. Those who have already booked […]
This case concerns the application of the standstill clause in Article 41(1) of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement to Turkish nationals wishing to enter the UK for the purposes of setting up businesses. The Administrative Court
We are pleased to announce that Jan Luba QC has been appointed a temporary judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal for a period of two years from August 2004.
