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Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Law | Thursday 22 November 2018

Sonali Naik QC announced BSN Lawyer of the Year at UK Diversity Legal Awards 2018

Sonali became a QC in 2018 and is the newly appointed Chair of Liberty.

Sonali Naik KC

Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 8 November 2018

High Court strikes down Home Office decision to cut support for victims of trafficking and modern slavery

Shu Shin Luh of Garden Court Chambers represented K, the lead Claimant, led by Nathalie Lieven QC of Blackstone Chambers and instructed by Nusrat Uddin of Wilsons Solicitors LLP.

Administrative and Public Law, Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Tuesday 6 November 2018

High Court rules that Mineral Planning Authorities are not bound by statutory definition of fracking and can apply their own wider definitions

Marc Willers QC represented Councillor Paul Andrews, Mayor of Malton, North Yorkshire. He led his colleague Tim Baldwin, and was instructed by Ricardo Gama of Town Legal LLP.

Marc Willers KCTim Baldwin

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Financial Crime and Confiscation | Monday 5 November 2018

Garden Court Chambers ranked in Band 1 in Chambers UK Bar Guide 2019

We are delighted to have once again been ranked in Band 1 by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers UK Bar Guide 2019.

Administrative and Public Law | Monday 29 October 2018

Subsistence cuts for Victims of Trafficking

Shu Shin Luh is instructed by Nusrat Uddin of Wilsons Solicitors, and led by Nathalie Lieven QC of Blackstone Chambers.

Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 18 October 2018

Subsistence payments restored for victim of trafficking following High Court ruling against Home Office application to discharge order for interim relief

Shu Shin Luh represented the claimant (M) instructed by Nusrat Uddin of Wilson Solicitors LLP.

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Thursday 11 October 2018

Home Office in major U-turn agrees to Article 3-compliant investigation by Prisons & Probation Ombudsman into abuse at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre

Stephanie Harrison QC of Garden Court Chambers represented one of the abuse victims (MA).

Stephanie Harrison KC

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims, Immigration Law | Monday 8 October 2018

Court of Appeal – detention of asylum seekers unlawful under Article 28 Dublin III

In a majority decision, the Court of Appeal (Etherton and Peter Jackson LLJ; Sales LJ dissenting) delivered a significant judgment affecting the lawfulness of detention of asylum seekers subject to the Dublin III Regulation.

Administrative and Public Law, Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Garden Court International | Thursday 20 September 2018

CAN Europe is intervening in the People’s Climate Case

Marc Willers QC of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental and Planning Law Team is the leading barrister representing CAN Europe. Garden Court's Richard Reynolds, Paul Clark and Julia Lowis worked with Marc on the application to intervene. 

Marc Willers KCRichard ReynoldsPaul Clark

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Garden Court International | Tuesday 11 September 2018

Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal to hear new arguments in Barbudans’ legal action against “unlawful” development of international airport

Leslie Thomas QC, Marc Willers QC, Thalia Maragh and Tihomir Mak are instructed in this case. 

Marc Willers KCLeslie Thomas KCThalia Maragh

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Tuesday 28 August 2018

Garden Court Chambers welcomes Julia Lowis to the Civil Liberties, Public Law and Immigration Teams

We are thrilled to announce that Julia Lowis has joined the Civil Liberties, Public Law and Immigration Teams at Garden Court Chambers.

Administrative and Public Law, Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Thursday 23 August 2018

The Mayor of Malton takes legal action against planned government changes to how fracking applications are handled

Marc Willers QC has been instructed to represent Paul Andrews, the Mayor of Malton in North Yorkshire, in the legal challenge.

Marc Willers KC

Administrative and Public Law | Monday 6 August 2018

High Court ruled that Home Office unlawfully detained potential victim of trafficking and breached Article 4 ECHR in failing to protect him

Louise Hooper of Garden Court’s Public Law Team appeared for the successful claimant.  She was instructed by Monika Glowacka and Sulaiha Ali of Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Louise Hooper

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Garden Court International | Thursday 2 August 2018

Barbudans take legal action against Government of Antigua and Barbuda for unlawful development of an international airport

Legal action seeks injunction to immediately halt development; reveals government continued construction despite knowledge of major ecological, archaeological risks and damage to island

Marc Willers KCLeslie Thomas KCThalia Maragh

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims, Immigration Law | Thursday 26 July 2018

Bail accommodation failures led to unlawful detention of man despite grant of bail in principle

The claimant, Mr Diop, was represented in the High Court by Anthony Vaughan of Garden Court Chambers.

Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Tuesday 24 July 2018

Garden Court supports Duncan Lewis challenge to LAA position that denies back dated payment for work undertaken before funding is granted

Duncan Lewis Solicitors is crowd funding to support their legal challenge.

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Friday 13 July 2018

A woman’s fundamental right to choose: the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion in Northern Ireland

Miranda Butler is a member of the Garden Court Chambers Civil Liberties and Human Rights Team.

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Wednesday 11 July 2018

Home Office admits it unlawfully detained and separated a father from his daughter, who remained in care and at imminent risk of adoption

The father and daughter are represented by Stephanie Harrison QC and Shu Shin Luh of Garden Court Chambers.

Stephanie Harrison KC

Administrative and Public Law | Tuesday 10 July 2018

Legal Aid Agency settles the case on the correct application of legal aid statutory charges in damages cases and test cases

Tim Baldwin was instructed by Trevor Hatton of the Public Law Team at Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Tim Baldwin

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Wednesday 4 July 2018

Six environmental campaigners appear in High Court this week to challenge broad injunction sought by UK Oil and Gas (UKOG)

Garden Court's Stephanie Harrison QC, Tim Baldwin, Stephen Simblet and Owen Greenhall are instructed in the case by Michael Oswald of Bhatt Murphy Solicitors. 

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