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Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Monday 8 March 2021

International Women’s Day 2021 – Choose to Challenge

Blog by Helen Curtis of Garden Court Chambers. #ChooseToChallenge #IWD2021

Helen Curtis

Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Thursday 4 March 2021

Garden Court Chambers submits evidence to the Independent Human Rights Act Review

We believe, based on over 40 years’ of experience of human rights issues arising in litigation, that on the whole the relationship between the domestic Courts and the ECtHR works well. It is a symbiotic one, with the two jurisdictions informing and influencing the other and largely marching “hand in hand” with our common law […]

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, International Environmental Law, International Human Rights | Friday 26 February 2021

Coordinated effort by 33 countries to overturn ‘urgent’ status of youth climate change case rejected by Strasbourg Court

Our Marc Willers QC, Irena Sabic, Richard Reynolds, Paul Clark and Ella Gunn of Garden Court Chambers represent the youth-applicants

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests and Inquiries | Thursday 18 February 2021

Sean Horstead appointed Area Coroner for Essex

Garden Court Chambers wishes to congratulate our colleague Sean Horstead on his appointment as Area Coroner for Essex. He will be greatly missed as a member of chambers, having spent 13 years with Garden Court. Sean was called to the Bar in 1996. He has been sitting frequently as Assistant Coroner in a number of […]

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Criminal Defence | Thursday 18 February 2021

Undercover Policing Inquiry – Garden Court counsel instructed

Garden Court Chambers counsel instructed to represent clients at the Undercover Policing Inquiry.

Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Friday 15 January 2021

‘Running on empty’ – Garden Court Chambers contributes to Bar Council Report on Civil Legal Aid

The Bar Council has today released their Civil Legal Aid Research Report which reveals the severity of problems in the civil legal aid system and its implications for access to justice.

Sarah HemingwaySonali Naik KC

Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Friday 11 December 2020

Human Rights Act 1998: scope of potential claims for victims’ relatives

Michael Etienne of the Garden Court Chambers Civil Liberties & Human Rights Team represented the parents of a patient receiving care at a mental health hospital in circumstances where the common law of negligence appeared to offer no remedy to family

Michael Etienne

Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Thursday 10 December 2020

Human Rights Day – Garden Court Chambers signs open letter to the Prime Minister and political leaders to stand by the Human Rights Act

On global Human Rights Day Garden Court Chambers alongside over 110 groups from across the UK issue an open letter to the Prime Minister and political leaders, urging them to respond proportionately to Covid-19, protect people’s rights and the rule of law

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 9 December 2020

Inquest finds inadequate communication by Oxleas staff was factor in death of Claire Lilley

Our Kirsten Heaven of the Garden Court Chambers Inquest team represented the family, instructed by fellow INQUEST Lawyers Group members, Chris Callender and Amy O'Shea of Simpson Millar Solicitors.

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, International Environmental Law, International Human Rights | Monday 30 November 2020

European Court of Human Rights is fast-tracking a climate case against 33 European States brought by 6 Portuguese youth

Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) instructing Marc Willers QC, Irena Sabic, Richard Reynolds, Paul Clark and Ella Gunn of Garden Court Chambers.

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Monday 23 November 2020

Jury concludes serious failures amounting to neglect contributed to death of Kimberley Smith

The family is represented by Tom Stoate of the Garden Court Chambers Inquest Team, instructed by fellow INQUEST Lawyers Group member Elaine Macdonald of Tuckers Solicitors. They are working with INQUEST Caseworker Bola Awogboro.

Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 11 November 2020

ECHR 70th Anniversary – Poem by David Watkinson, former Joint Head of Garden Court Chambers

We are hugely grateful to David Watkinson for continuing the longstanding tradition of writing and delivering poems to mark special occasions at Garden Court Chambers.

David Watkinson

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests and Inquiries, Criminal Defence | Friday 6 November 2020

Undercover Policing Inquiry – James Scobie QC opening statement

James Scobie QC of Garden Court Chambers leads Piers Marquis of Doughty Street Chambers, instructed by Paul Heron of Public Interest Law Centre, representing Lois Austin, Richard Chessum, 'Mary', Dave Nellist, Hannah Sell & Youth against Racism in Europe.

James Scobie KC

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Criminal Defence | Wednesday 4 November 2020

Undercover Policing Inquiry – Rajiv Menon QC opening statement

Rajiv Menon QC is instructed by Richard Parry of Saunders Law & Jane Deighton of Deighton Pierce Glynn.

Rajiv Menon KCUna Morris

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Monday 5 October 2020

Inquest concludes that fatal stabbing of Bathsheba Shepherd could have been prevented

The family was represented by Sarah Hemingway of the Garden Court Chambers Inquest and Inquiries Team, instructed by Claire MacMaster and Aimee Brackfield of Simpson Millar.

Sarah Hemingway

International Environmental Law, Environmental Law and Climate Justice, International Human Rights | Thursday 3 September 2020

Portuguese young people file ground-breaking climate case with European Court of Human Rights against 33 countries

Global Legal Action Network instructing Marc Willers QC, Irena Sabic, Richard Reynolds, Paul Clark and Ella Gunn of Garden Court Chambers.

Criminal Defence, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Friday 28 August 2020

Drill music, gangs and prosecutions – challenging racist stereotypes in the criminal justice system

By Shina Animashaun and Russell Fraser of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team.

Russell FraserShina Animashaun

Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Tuesday 25 August 2020

JUSTICE launches timely report on urgent reform for major inquests and inquiries

The organisation Justice launched their latest much anticipated Working Party publication:‘When things go wrong: the response of the justice system’. The Working Party included a number of retired High Court Judges and leading practitioners in the field a

Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Thursday 30 July 2020

Independent Inquiry Child Sexual Abuse – children in the care of Lambeth Council – Closing Statement

Stephen Simblet QC of the Garden Court Civil Liberties Team is representing a survivor of abuse from a Lambeth Children’s Home.

Stephen Simblet KC

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Tuesday 7 July 2020

Grenfell Tower Inquiry – Written submission on behalf of bereaved, residents and survivors

Written submission on behalf of bereaved, residents and survivors represented by Leslie Thomas QC, Allison Munroe QC & Thalia Maragh of Garden Court Chambers and Birnberg Peirce, Saunders Law, Duncan Lewis, Deighton Pierce Glynn, Russell Cooke an

Leslie Thomas KCAllison Munroe KCThalia Maragh
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