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Administrative and Public Law | Monday 1 July 2019

Home Office concedes that 45-day trafficking support policy is unlawful

Miranda Butler of Garden Court acted for NN and LP, instructed by Duncan Lewis.

Inquests and Inquiries | Friday 28 June 2019

Critical conclusion at inquest of Leroy Junior Medford

Sean Horstead of Garden Court represented the family.

Inquests and Inquiries | Thursday 27 June 2019

Jury returns damning conclusion at inquest of Andrew Brown at HMP Nottingham

Tom Stoate of Garden Court represented the family, instructed by Jo Eggleton of Deighton Pierce Glynn Solicitors. Tom and Jo are members of the INQUEST Lawyers Group.

Community Care Law | Tuesday 25 June 2019

Legal Action Group publish ‘Adult Social Care Law’ (second edition, LAG) with contributions from Tim Baldwin and Desmond Rutledge of Garden Court Chambers

Tim Baldwin and Desmond Rutledge of Garden Court contributed chapters on Inquests and welfare benefits to 'Adult Social Care Law' by Stephen Knafler QC of Landmark Chambers.

Tim BaldwinDesmond Rutledge

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Monday 24 June 2019

‘For once, a bad case does not make bad law’

Stephen Simblet of Garden Court Chambers comments on GN and CN v Poole Borough Council [2019] UKSC 25.

Stephen Simblet KC

Inquests and Inquiries | Friday 21 June 2019

Failures of West Midlands Police and National Probation Service contributed to homicide of Lisa Skidmore inquest finds

Sarah Hemingway of Garden Court Chambers represented the family at the inquest, instructed by Sarah Kellas of Birnberg Peirce and INQUEST Lawyers Group members.

Criminal Defence, Criminal Appeals | Friday 21 June 2019

Keir Monteith QC persuades Court of Appeal to grant full credit for pleading guilty at the plea and trial preparation hearing

Keir Monteith QC was instructed by Mohsin Ariff at Lloyds PR Solicitors.

Criminal Defence | Friday 21 June 2019

John Letts and Sally Lane spared jail following ‘terrorism funding’ trial for sending money to son, Jack Letts, in Syria

Henry Blaxland QC and Tom Wainwright were instructed by Tayab Ali, Itpal Dhillon and Anna Renou of ITN Solicitors.

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Thursday 20 June 2019

New European Court of Human Rights judgment: Greece violates articles 3 and 5

Ronan Toal and Shu Shin Luh of Garden Court acted on behalf of Statewatch as a third party intervener, instructed by Zubier Yazdani of Deighton Pierce Glynn.

Ronan Toal

Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 19 June 2019

Politicians to bring a claim against Metropolitan Police over June 2016 Brexit Referendum campaign expenses

Joanne Cecil of Garden Court Chambers is instructed by Saimo Chahal QC of Bindmans LLP.

Joanne Cecil KC

Criminal Defence | Friday 14 June 2019

Garden Court Chambers welcomes new tenants Hugh Mullan and Gerwyn Wise to the Crime Team

We are delighted to announce that Hugh Mullan and Gerwyn Wise have joined the Garden Court Crime Team as tenants.

Gerwyn WiseHugh Mullan

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Friday 14 June 2019

High Court declares Home Secretary’s investigation into immigration detention abuse at Brook House inadequate

Stephanie Harrison QC of Garden Court Chambers represented MA instructed by Lewis Kett and Nicholas Hughes of Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Stephanie Harrison KC

Immigration Law | Friday 14 June 2019

Jo Wilding launches ‘Droughts and Deserts: a report on the immigration legal aid market’

The report, launched on 12 June, was written by Dr Jo Wilding of Garden Court and funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.

Jo Wilding

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 12 June 2019

Inquest identifies missed opportunity by Kent Police to seek medical treatment for Carl Maynard after suspected drug swallowing

Stephen Simblet of Garden Court was instructed by Sophie Naftalin and Anastasia Solopova of Bhatt Murphy for the family.

Stephen Simblet KC

Housing Law, Administrative and Public Law | Wednesday 12 June 2019

Landmark Supreme Court ruling on criteria for affordability of accommodation and intentional homelessness

Shu Shin Luh and Connor Johnston of Garden Court were instructed on behalf of the interveners Shelter and the Child Poverty Action Group.

Connor Johnston

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 12 June 2019

Mukhtiar Singh and Danielle Manson of Garden Court talk diversity on BBC Radio 4 Law in Action

On 11 June Mukhtiar Singh and Danielle Manson of Garden Court Joshua spoke to Joshua Rozenberg on BBC Radio 4 'Law in Action' on 'Raising the Bar?'

Immigration Law | Tuesday 11 June 2019

Albanian asylum claims: our resource hub

We welcome lawyers who represent Albanian clients to read the resources we have recently published about Albanian asylum claims which are available for free here.

Immigration Law | Monday 10 June 2019

Albanian boys and young men: the risk of trafficking and re-trafficking on return

David Neale of Garden Court's paper addresses the situation of Albanian boys and young men who claim asylum on the basis that they face a risk of trafficking or re-trafficking on return to Albania.

Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defence | Monday 10 June 2019

Sally Challen walks free after prosecutors accept lesser plea of manslaughter for killing abusive husband in coercive control case

Clare Wade QC and Lucie Wibberley of the Garden Court Chambers Crime Team represented Sally Challen, instructed by Harriet Wistrich of Birnberg Peirce & Partners.

Clare Wade KCLucie Wibberley

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Friday 7 June 2019

Inquest into death of Leroy Junior Medford in Thames Valley police custody, opens Monday

Sean Horstead of Garden Court is instructed by Rachel Harger of Bindmans LLP for Marilyn Medford-Hawkins, the sister of Leroy Junior Medford.
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