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Immigration: Personal and Business, Immigration Law | Wednesday 8 April 2026

The Detention and Sale of Transporters in Carriers’ Liability Civil Penalty Law Part 2: Sale

Blog by Adrian Berry KC, member of the Garden Court Business Immigration Team.

Adrian Berry KC

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Education Law | Thursday 26 March 2026

Garden Court nominated for five awards at Bar Pro Bono Awards 2026

We are delighted to announce that five Garden Court barristers have been nominated at Advocate’s Bar Pro Bono Awards 2026.

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Friday 20 March 2026

Home Office agrees to change policy and permit asylum seekers to work as doctors, nurses, and other skilled professionals

Stephanie Harrison KC and Isaac Ricca-Richardson of the Garden Court Public & Immigration Law Teams acted for the Claimants.

Stephanie Harrison KCIsaac Ricca-Richardson

Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 12 March 2026

Return to Bulgaria gives rise to an arguable breach of Article 3 ECHR

Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC and Abby Buttle of Garden Court represented the Applicants in a challenge to the lawfulness of removal to Bulgaria, instructed by Jamie Bell and Simon Robinson of Duncan Lewis.

Greg Ó Ceallaigh KCAbby Buttle

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law, Immigration: Personal and Business | Tuesday 24 February 2026

Potential legal challenge to Home Office proposals to retrospectively extend ‘earned settlement’ ILR to ten years

Sonali Naik KC and David Sellwood of the Garden Court Immigration and Public Law Teams are advising Skill Migrants Alliance, instructed by Kingsley Napley.

Sonali Naik KCDavid Sellwood

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Friday 20 February 2026

Court of Appeal dismisses Home Office appeal in Afghan deportation case

ark Symes and Maha Sardar of Garden Court Chambers’ Immigration and Public Law teams have successfully defended an appeal by the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) in the Court of Appeal.

Mark SymesMaha Sardar

Immigration: Personal and Business, Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Thursday 19 February 2026

The Detention and Sale of Transporters in Carriers’ Liability Civil Penalty Law: Part 1 – Detention

Blog by Adrian Berry KC, member of the Garden Court Business Immigration Team.

Adrian Berry KC

Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Wednesday 18 February 2026

Gaza students welcomed at Parliament reception following their evacuation to the UK

Sonali Naik KC, Maha Sardar and Maria Moodie of Garden Court Chambers attending, having previously secured success on behalf of students recently evacuated to the UK.

Sonali Naik KCMaria MoodieMaha Sardar

Immigration Law, International Human Rights | Friday 6 February 2026

Garden Court Chambers and Raza Halim shortlisted at LexisNexis Legal Awards 2026

We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted: Raza Halim for the Pro Bono Award, and Garden Court for Chambers of the Year Award, and Diversity and Inclusion Award.

Raza Halim

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Law | Wednesday 4 February 2026

Stephanie Harrison KC featured in Counsel Magazine: ‘Lessons learnt: Holding the State to account’

Stephanie Harrison KC of Garden Court is featured in the January issue of Counsel Magazine.

Stephanie Harrison KC

Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 22 January 2026

Home Office grants Indefinite Leave to Remain to survivor of domestic abuse following judicial review

Zehrah Hasan of the Garden Court Immigration & Public Law Teams acted for the claimant, instructed by Camille Rouse of Tower Hamlets Law Centre.

Zehrah Hasan

Immigration Law, Settlement (Indefinite Leave to Remain) | Monday 12 January 2026

Home Office loses appeal against Upper Tribunal decision quashing refusal of indefinite leave to enter

The respondent, Ms Kone, was represented by Patrick Lewis of Garden Court Chambers, instructed by Stefan Vnuk of Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Patrick Lewis

Criminal Defence, Immigration Law, Community Care Law | Sunday 21 December 2025

Judicial appointments

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce the judicial appointments of Irena Sabic KC and Anya Lewis KC.

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law, Housing Law | Thursday 18 December 2025

Court of Appeal confirms vital protections for asylum seekers facing loss of support

This Court of Appeal judgment confirms the role of the Asylum Support Tribunal in protecting asylum seekers at risk of losing basic accommodation and financial support, including where the Home Office has improperly treated their claim as “implicitly withdrawn”.

Alex Grigg

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Friday 28 November 2025

Court of Appeal orders Home Office to reconsider Windrush ILR refusal after unlawful failure to exercise discretion

Grace Brown, Joint Head of Garden Court Chambers, was instructed by Freya Danby and Jacqueline McKenzie of Leigh Day.

Grace Brown

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Immigration Law | Friday 14 November 2025

Ronan Toal in human rights appeal won on grounds relating to climate change

Ronan Toal of the Garden Court Immigration Team acted for a Filipino national (FA) and was instructed by Gamal Basha of Qore Legal.

Ronan Toal

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Friday 7 November 2025

Further success for Gazan students as Home Office and Foreign Office commit to supporting evacuation of their dependants

Sonali Naik KC, Maha Sardar & Maria Moodie of Garden Court, along with Finnian Clarke of Doughty Street, who secured success for 40 Gazan students recently evacuated to the UK, have achieved a further important legal development in R (Manar al-Houbi) v SSHD and SSFCDO.

Sonali Naik KCMaha SardarMaria Moodie

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Monday 3 November 2025

Local Authority recognises age of Ethiopian child seeking asylum following judicial review

Zehrah Hasan of the Garden Court Immigration & Public Law Teams acted for the claimant, instructed by Rohan Samrai & Meikei Chan of Bhatia Best Solicitors.

Zehrah Hasan

Immigration Law | Thursday 2 October 2025

Refusal by Ministry of Defence to relocate senior Afghan Judge quashed by High Court

The Claimant was represented by Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC and Taimour Lay of the Garden Court Immigration Law Team, instructed by Cooley (UK) LLP.

Greg Ó Ceallaigh KCTaimour LayRonan Toal

Administrative and Public Law, Court of Protection, Criminal Defence | Wednesday 1 October 2025

Top tier rankings for Garden Court in Legal 500

Garden Court Chambers is proud to be recognised yet again as a Top Tier set in the Legal 500 UK 2026 rankings.
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