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Criminal Defence, Murder and Violent Crime | Monday 1 August 2022

Defendant with Parkinson’s Disease acquitted of attempted murder

Peter Rowlands of Garden Court Chambers acting on behalf of the defendant.

Criminal Defence, Fraud, Financial Crime and Confiscation | Friday 22 July 2022

Tom Wainwright and Shina Animashaun secure acquittal in £20m cryptocurrency money laundering trial

Tom and Shina of Garden Court Chambers were instructed by Anna Sidgwick of Stuart Miller Solicitors.

Tom WainwrightShina Animashaun

Criminal Appeals & Miscarriages of Justice, Criminal Defence, Sexual Offences | Wednesday 13 July 2022

David Emanuel QC succeeds in persuading Court of Appeal to reduce sentence

David Emanuel QC of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team represented the appellant, Kelsey Jones. He was instructed by Shaun Draycott of Draycott Browne Solicitors, Manchester.

David Emanuel KC

Criminal Appeals & Miscarriages of Justice, Criminal Defence, Murder and Violent Crime | Wednesday 22 June 2022

David Emanuel QC secures murder acquittal in retrial after Court of Appeal success

David Emanuel QC of the Garden Court Chambers Crime Team led Yusuf Solley from Furnival Chambers and was instructed by Helen Ahmet of SVS Solicitors.

David Emanuel KC

Criminal Defence | Friday 17 June 2022

Members of the Garden Court Chambers Crime Team support escalating proposed CBA action to include days of action

Members of the Garden Court Chambers criminal law team support escalating the Criminal Bar Association proposed action to include days of action in an effort to secure the future viability of the criminal bar. The future of the junior bar remains in peril and we consider the Government’s response to the crisis to be inadequate […]

Criminal Defence, Criminal Appeals & Miscarriages of Justice, Sexual Offences | Thursday 16 June 2022

Convictions quashed by the Court of Appeal after David Emanuel QC brings appeal five years out of time

David Emanuel QC, of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team, acted for NJ and was instructed by Correna Platt at Stephensons.

David Emanuel KC

Criminal Defence, Prisoners’ Rights, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Thursday 26 May 2022

Young claimant awarded damages for false imprisonment by Nottinghamshire Police

Sarah Hemingway of Garden Court Chambers acted for the claimant, instructed by Gregsons Solicitors of Nottingham.

Sarah Hemingway

Criminal Defence | Tuesday 12 April 2022

Garden Court Chambers mourns the death of Mary Monson

Garden Court Chambers are very much saddened to hear the news that Mary Monson has died after a relatively short illness. We send our heartfelt condolences to her son’s Joseph and Liam.

Criminal Defence, Murder and Violent Crime | Monday 4 April 2022

Icah Peart QC secures acquittal for murder

Icah Peart QC, of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team, led Martin Liddiard and was instructed by Hockham Suthi of Riley Hayes Solicitors.

Icah Peart KC

Criminal Defence, Youth Justice & Child Rights, Protest Rights | Wednesday 30 March 2022

Garden Court Crime Team statement on no returns action

Members of the criminal law team at Garden Court Chambers support the position of the Criminal Bar Association that neither the level of remuneration apparently to be offered nor the government’s proposed timetable for implementation represent an adequate response to the crisis that has enveloped the criminal Bar.  The criminal Bar is an essential part of […]

Criminal Appeals & Miscarriages of Justice, Criminal Defence | Friday 11 March 2022

David Emanuel QC succeeds in Court of Appeal again after successful Criminal Cases Review Commission referral

David Emanuel QC, of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team, acted for Hanif Patel.

David Emanuel KC

Criminal Defence, Drugs and Organised Crime | Friday 11 February 2022

Crown Court proceedings in commercial scale cannabis production case stayed as an abuse of process

Lee Sergent and Elena Papamichael, both of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team, acted for two of the defendants instructed by GT Stewart Solicitors.

Lee SergentElena Papamichael

Protest Rights, Criminal Defence, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Tuesday 8 February 2022

Bristol ‘Kill the Bill’ protester acquitted of riot

Russell Fraser, of the Garden Court Chambers Protest Team, represented JY instructed by Freya Colvin of Hodge Jones and Allen.

Russell Fraser

Protest Rights, Protest Rights, Criminal Defence | Friday 4 February 2022

High Court dismisses contempt of court against Insulate Britain activists

Owen Greenhall, joint-convenor of the Garden Court Protest Rights Team, represented three defendants in these committal proceedings.

Owen Greenhall

Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Protest Rights | Monday 17 January 2022

Tom Wainwright secures acquittal for Black Lives Matter protestor after prosecution drop charge of violent disorder

Tom Wainwright, of the Garden Court Chambers Protest Team, was instructed by Alexandra Riddington of Traymans Solicitors.

Tom Wainwright

Protest Rights, Criminal Defence, Protest Rights | Friday 14 January 2022

XR protestors cleared by jury in DLR trial

Owen Greenhall joint-convenor of the Garden Court Protest Rights Team represented all three of the defendants. He was instructed by Mike Schwarz at Hodge Jones and Allen. Tom Wainwright acted for a fourth defendant whose case was discontinued.

Tom WainwrightOwen Greenhall

Fraud, Financial Crime and Confiscation, Criminal Defence | Tuesday 11 January 2022

Defendant unanimously acquitted of £12 million money laundering duty evasion fraud

Nerida Harford-Bell of the Garden Court Chambers Financial Crime Team represented Michael Howard, instructed by Ghulam Sohail of MPR Solicitors Hounslow.

Nerida Harford-Bell

Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Protest Rights | Wednesday 5 January 2022

Colston statue topplers acquitted

Tom Wainwright of the Garden Court Chambers Protest Team represented Milo Ponsford, the first of four defendants charged with criminal damage for toppling the statue of Edward Colston, the notorious 17th century slave trader.

Tom Wainwright

Protest Rights, Protest Rights, Criminal Appeals & Miscarriages of Justice | Tuesday 4 January 2022

Elena Papamichael joins Garden Court Chambers Crime Team

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce Elena Papamichael is now a member of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team.

Elena Papamichael

Criminal Defence | Wednesday 22 December 2021

Keir Monteith QC obtains suspended sentence for client

Keir Monteith QC, of the Garden Court Chambers Crime Team, instructed by Graham Rishton of Mary Monsoon Solicitors, obtained a suspended sentence for his client accused of Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) on a police officer.

Keir Monteith KC
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