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Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Sunday 21 June 2020

Dexter Dias QC delivers talk at TEDxExeter: ‘Racism wants your silence: it’s time to speak out’

Dexter Dias QC's talk went live on 18 June 2020.

Dexter Dias KC

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Administrative and Public Law | Wednesday 10 June 2020

Doctors File Legal Challenge to PPE Guidance

Marc Willers QC of Garden Court Chambers leading Estelle Dehon of Cornerstone Barristers represent Dr Viz and Dr Joshi, instructed by Jamie Potter of Bindmans LLP.

Marc Willers KC

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests and Inquiries, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Thursday 4 June 2020

Leslie Thomas QC appointed Gresham Professor of Law

Leslie Thomas QC of the Garden Court Civil Liberties Team to give first year of lectures on Death, The State, and Human Rights. He will be the first black Gresham Law Professor.

Leslie Thomas KC

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Friday 22 May 2020

Doctors to file legal challenge to PPE guidance

Marc Willers QC of Garden Court Chambers and Estelle Dehon of Cornerstone Barristers represent Dr Viz and Dr Joshi, instructed by Jamie Potter and Basmah Sahib of Bindmans LLP.

Marc Willers KC

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Administrative and Public Law, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Thursday 7 May 2020

High Court rules Home Office ‘No recourse to public funds’ policy for migrants en route to settlement is unlawful

Amanda Weston QC of Garden Court Chambers instructed by the intervenor, Project 17.

Amanda Weston KC

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Wednesday 6 May 2020

High Court legal challenge to No Recourse to Public Funds policy

Amanda Weston QC of Garden Court Chambers leading Bijan Hoshi and Ollie Persey of the Public Law Project instructed by Project 17.

Amanda Weston KC

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 23 April 2020

Legal challenge against UK government’s guidance about personal protective equipment in hospitals

Marc Willers QC of Garden Court Chambers and Estelle Dehon of Cornerstone Barristers represent Dr Viz and Dr Joshi, instructed by Jamie Potter and Basmah Sahib of Bindmans LLP.

Marc Willers KC

Mental Health Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Thursday 9 April 2020

Tribunal’s refusal of hearing overturned by Upper Tribunal – Detained patients entitled to hearing when detention circumstances change

Stephen Simblet QC and Roger Pezzani of the Garden Court Chambers Civil Liberties Team represented the appellant.

Roger PezzaniStephen Simblet KC

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Friday 27 March 2020

Coronavirus Act 2020 – Implications for detained psychiatric patients

Stephen Simblet QC of the Garden Court Chambers Civil Liberties Team.

Stephen Simblet KC

Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Environmental Protest | Tuesday 24 March 2020

Application to end draconian UKOG injunction banning peaceful protest at oil sites in Surrey and Sussex

Stephanie Harrison QC, Joint Head of Chambers and a member of the Garden Court Chambers Civil Liberties Team is representing five protesters.

Stephanie Harrison KC

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Family Law | Monday 16 March 2020

Stephen Simblet and Allison Munroe of Garden Court Chambers appointed Queen’s Counsel today

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Stephen Simblet and Allison Munroe of Garden Court Chambers have been formally appointed Queen’s Counsel today.

Stephen Simblet KCAllison Munroe KC

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests and Inquiries | Monday 9 March 2020

Inquest jury concludes multiple failures at HMP Nottingham contributed to self-inflicted death of Ben Ireson

Ben’s family is represented by Tom Stoate of Garden Court Chambers' Inquests and Inquiries team, instructed by Jocelyn Cockburn, Claire Brigham and Aston Luff of Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests and Inquiries | Thursday 30 January 2020

Inquest finds use of Taser by Devon and Cornwall Police contributed to death of Marc Cole when experiencing paranoia

Marc’s mother and sister are represented by Emma Favata of Garden Court Chambers, instructed by Leanne Devine and Emily Comer of Broudie Jackson Canter.

Emma Favata

Criminal Defence, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Monday 6 January 2020

MS patient found not guilty of cultivating cannabis for medical use

Tom Wainwright of Garden Court represented the patient, Lesley Gibson, instructed by Tayab Ali of ITN Solicitors.

Tom Wainwright

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 11 December 2019

Jury highlights failures at the inquest into death of Chris Carpenter at HMP Woodhill

Maya Sikand of Garden Court was instructed for the family by Jo Eggleton of Deighton Pierce Glynn.

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Law | Friday 29 November 2019

Stephanie Harrison QC shortlisted for Civil Liberties & Human Rights Silk of the Year at Legal 500 UK Awards 2020

We are delighted to announce that Stephanie Harrison QC has been shortlisted for Civil Liberties and Human Rights Silk of the Year at the Legal 500 UK Awards 2020.

Stephanie Harrison KC

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities, Inquests and Inquiries | Friday 29 November 2019

Maya Sikand shortlisted for Civil Liberties and Human Rights Junior of the Year by Legal 500 UK Awards 2020

We are delighted to announce that Maya Sikand has been shortlisted for Civil Liberties and Human Rights Junior of the Year by the Legal 500 UK Awards 2020.

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 27 November 2019

Inquest concludes serious failures contributed to self-inflicted death of Beth Tenquist

Allison Munroe of Garden Court represented the family of Beth Tenquist, instructed by Basmah Sahib of Bindmans Solicitors.

Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Tuesday 26 November 2019

Ifeanyi Odogwu wins Lawyer of the Year at British Nigeria Law Forum Awards

We are delighted to announce that Ifeanyi Odogwu of Garden Court Chambers has won the award for Lawyer of the Year at the British Nigeria Forum Awards which took place in London on 22 November 2019.

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Tuesday 26 November 2019

Archie Spriggs Inquest concludes

Archie Spriggs' family were represented by Stephen Clark of Garden Court.

Stephen Clark
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