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Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production, International Environmental Law | Thursday 28 March 2024

European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber to Deliver Rulings in Landmark Climate Justice Cases

Marc Willers KC and Richard Harvey represent the Swiss Senior Women in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland. Richard Reynolds and Paul Clark represent the youth-applicants in Duarte Agostinho and Others v. Portugal and 32 Others.

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, International Environmental Law, International Human Rights | Tuesday 27 February 2024

Privy Council holds that islanders have standing to challenge construction of runway on Barbuda

Marc Willers KC, Leslie Thomas KC, Stephen Cottle and Thalia Maragh, of Garden Court Chambers’ Environmental Law and Climate Justice Team, represent John Mussington and Jacklyn Frank pro bono, instructed by Theo Solley of Sheridans. Global Legal Action Ne

Environmental Protest, Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Friday 2 February 2024

Greenpeace activists acquitted in trial alongside Greta Thunberg

Owen Greenhall, of the Garden Court Protest Team, was instructed be Mike Schwarz of Hodge Jones and Allen solicitors. Raj Chada also of Hodge Jones & Allen represented the co-defendants.

Owen Greenhall

Protest Rights, Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Friday 5 January 2024

Climate campaigner acquitted of conspiring to shut down Heathrow Airport

Michael Goold of the Garden Court Protest Law Team acted for the client, instructed by Raj Chada of Hodge, Jones & Allen Solicitors.

Michael Goold

Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Monday 6 November 2023

Garden Court barristers contribute to Legal Action Magazine’s Environmental Law Update (November 2023)

Members of the Garden Court Environmental Law and Climate Justice Team have written for Legal Action Magazine.

Garden Court International, International Human Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Thursday 2 November 2023

Barbuda runway challenge to be heard by the Privy Council

Marc Willers KC, Leslie Thomas KC, Stephen Cottle and Thalia Maragh, of Garden Court Chambers’ Environmental Law and Climate Justice Team, represent John Mussington and Jacklyn Frank pro bono.

Domestic Abuse, Visas, Administrative and Public Law | Wednesday 4 October 2023

Garden Court secures top tier rankings in the Legal 500 UK 2024

Garden Court Chambers is proud to be recognised as a Top Tier set again in the Legal 500 UK 2024 rankings.

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, International Environmental Law, International Human Rights | Tuesday 26 September 2023

Climate Case to be heard at European Court of Human Rights against 32 European States brought by 6 Portuguese youth

Richard Reynolds and Paul Clark are representing the youth-applicants, led by Alison Macdonald KC of Essex Court Chambers. Counsel are instructed by Global Legal Action Network.

Pollution, Rights of Nature and Protection of Habitats, Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Friday 15 September 2023

High Court rules on legal challenge to Government’s Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan

Marc Willers KC of the Garden Court Environmental Law and Climate Justice Team acted for the claimants Marine Conservation Society (MSC), Richard Haward's Oysters, and Hugo Tagholm, alongside Peter Lockley of 11KBW.

Marc Willers KC

Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Tuesday 1 August 2023

Marc Willers KC, Tim Baldwin and Paul Clark contribute to Legal Action Magazine Environmental Law: Update (Jul/Aug 23)

Marc Willers KC, Tim Baldwin and Paul Clark of the Garden Court Environmental Law and Climate Justice Team have written for Legal Action Magazine.

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Employment and Discrimination Law, School Inclusion Project (SIP), Education Law | Friday 21 July 2023

New edition of Halsbury’s Laws on Judicial Review

Ollie Persey of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law Team is the Consultant Editor of the latest edition of the highly regarded public law practitioner text, Halsbury’s Laws on Judicial Review, published this month.

Ollie Persey

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Rights of Nature and Protection of Habitats, Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production | Tuesday 20 June 2023

Marc Willers KC in Supreme Court for legal challenge to climate impact of new Surrey oil wells

Marc Willers KC of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental Law & Climate Justice Team, alongside Estelle Dehon KC and Ruchi Parekh, both of Cornerstone Chambers, are instructed by Rowan Smith of Leigh Day.

Marc Willers KC

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, International Environmental Law, Garden Court International | Wednesday 5 April 2023

Marc Willers KC represents Swiss Senior Climate Women at the European Court of Human Rights

Marc Willers KC of Garden Court Chambers represented the Swiss Senior Women as part of an international legal team.

Marc Willers KC

Inquests and Inquiries, Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Monday 27 March 2023

Duran Seddon, Edward Grieves & Irena Sabic of Garden Court Chambers & Associate Tenant Anna Morris appointed King’s Counsel today

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Duran Seddon, Edward Grieves and Irena Sabic of Garden Court Chambers, and Associate Tenant Anna Morris, have been formally appointed King’s Counsel today.

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Friday 23 December 2022

Duran Seddon, Edward Grieves, Irena Sabic and Anna Morris to be appointed King’s Counsel

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Duran Seddon, Edward Grieves, Irena Sabic and Anna Morris will be appointed King’s Counsel in 2023.

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Environmental Protest, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Monday 14 November 2022

Paul Clark co-authors chapter in ‘Litigating the Climate Emergency How Human Rights, Courts, and Legal Mobilization Can Bolster Climate Action’

Paul Clark is a co-author of Chapter 18, 'Climate Litigation before International Tribunals: The Six Portuguese Youth v. 33 Governments of Europe Case before the European Court of Human Rights' of Litigating the Climate Emergency, alongside Gerry Liston. The book is edited by César Rodríguez-Garavito. About the Book Litigating the Climate Emergency is the first book to offer a systematic analysis […]

Paul Clark

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Rights of Nature and Protection of Habitats, Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production | Monday 15 August 2022

Supreme Court to hear legal challenge to new Surrey oil wells

Marc Willers QC of Garden Court Chambers leading Estelle Dehon QC of Cornerstone Barristers acting for campaigner Sarah Finch, instructed by Rowan Smith of Leigh Day.

Marc Willers KC

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production, Rights of Nature and Protection of Habitats | Friday 18 February 2022

Appeal Court judges divided over unlawfulness of decision to allow new Surrey oil wells

Marc Willers QC of Garden Court Chambers leading Estelle Dehon QC of Cornerstone Barristers acting for campaigner Sarah Finch, instructed by Rowan Smith of Leigh Day.

Marc Willers KC

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law, Visas | Thursday 2 December 2021

Grace Brown wins BSN Lawyer of the Year at UK Diversity Legal Awards 2021

We are delighted to announce Grace Brown is the BSN Lawyer of the Year, in the Chambers category, at the UK Diversity Legal Awards 2021

Grace Brown

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Monday 15 November 2021

Court of Appeal hearing for climate campaigner battling development of Surrey oil wells

Sarah Finch, a climate campaigner fighting to prevent the drilling of new oil wells at Horse Hill in Surrey, has a hearing at the Court of Appeal. Sarah is represented by Marc Willers QC of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental Law Team.

Marc Willers KC

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