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Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 21 December 2017

Criminal Disclosure Referencer – Second Edition now published

Criminal Disclosure Referencer, Second Edition written by Tom Wainwright, Emma Fenn and Shahida Begum has been published. 

Tom WainwrightShahida BegumEmma Fenn

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 20 December 2017

Young Asian man acquitted of kidnap, blackmail and robbery

Lalith de Kauwe of Garden Court Chambers was instructed by Natasha Patel, Lloyds PR Solicitors.

Lalith de Kauwe

Inquests and Inquiries | Wednesday 20 December 2017

Latest inquest into prison death at HMP Chelmsford finds more failings, as jury conclude risks were not properly assessed

Ifeanyi Odogwu of the Garden Court Chambers Inquests team represented the family.

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Garden Court International | Wednesday 20 December 2017

Barbudans file injunction to expose unlawful introduction of land act changes

Leslie Thomas QC, Marc Willers QC, Thalia Maragh and Tihomir Mak are acting for the group of Barbudans.

Marc Willers KCLeslie Thomas KCThalia Maragh

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 20 December 2017

Northern Ireland appeal case on ‘Chen parents’ referred to EU court

Ronan Toal and Gráinne Mellon of Garden Court Chambers acted for the AIRE Centre. 

Ronan ToalGráinne Mellon

Inquests and Inquiries | Wednesday 20 December 2017

Inquest jury highlight failings at HMP Peterborough following the 2015 homicide of Terry Ojuederie by a prisoner on ‘Spice’

Tom Stoate, Garden Court Chambers represented the family, instructed by Shamik Dutta and Manveer Bullar, Bhatt Murphy Solicitors.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 20 December 2017

Comment piece: why I specified the ethnicity of a defendant acquitted of kidnap, blackmail and robbery

Race has been highlighted here as it is particularly important to publicise the acquittal of black people.

Lalith de Kauwe

Inquests and Inquiries | Tuesday 19 December 2017

Jury concludes that bullying, debt and drug abuse within HMP Liverpool exacerbated the conditions that caused the suicide of John Neil Duffey

Ifeanyi Odogwu of the Garden Court Chambers Inquests team represented the family.

Criminal Defence | Friday 15 December 2017

Icah Peart QC secures acquittal of young mother

Icah Peart QC of Garden Court Chambers represented Tashika Mothen.

Icah Peart KC

Criminal Defence | Friday 8 December 2017

R v TJB (Croydon Crown Court): defendant acquitted of attempted murder

Paramjit Ahluwalia represented TJB as sole junior for charges of attempted murder.

Criminal Defence | Wednesday 6 December 2017

Three inmates cleared of fatal stabbing in Pentonville prison

Di Middleton QC of the Garden Court Chambers Crime Team represented Butler, leading Piers Marquis of Doughty Street Chambers.

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities, Inquests and Inquiries | Wednesday 6 December 2017

High Court grants fresh inquest for Onese Power who was killed in 1997 following a police pursuit

Leslie Thomas QC of Garden Court Chambers represented the wife of Onese Power.

Leslie Thomas KC

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Wednesday 6 December 2017

Migrants accused of cheating in English language test have in-country right of challenge, rules Court of Appeal

Greg Ó Ceallaigh of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration and Public Law Teams represented Ahsan, one of the appellants.

Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC

Criminal Defence | Wednesday 6 December 2017

Majority of women in prison have been victims of domestic abuse, new report reveals

Paramjit Ahluwalia of Garden Court Chambers and Angela Rafferty QC of the Criminal Bar Association, prepared a supplementary briefing.

Romani Gypsy and Traveller Rights | Tuesday 5 December 2017

Marc Willers QC appointed as trustee of the European Roma Rights Centre

The ERRC work to combat anti-Romani racism and protect human rights of Roma through strategic litigation, research, policy development, advocacy and education.

Marc Willers KC

Financial Crime and Confiscation, International Crime and Conflict Law, Criminal Defence | Monday 4 December 2017

Garden Court Shortlisted by Legal 500 Awards for Crime Set of the Year – third year running

We are delighted to announce that Garden Court Chambers has been shortlisted by the Legal 500 Awards for Crime Set of the Year for the third year running.

Criminal Defence | Monday 4 December 2017

Court of Appeal reduces 7 year default sentence to 4 years

The appellant was represented by Susan Wright, instructed by James O'Hara of Imran Khan & Partners.

Susan Wright

Criminal Defence | Friday 1 December 2017

22 year old acquitted of murder, represented by James Scobie QC

The defendant, a member of the travelling community, was alleged to have murdered another member of the travelling community.

James Scobie KC

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities, Inquests and Inquiries | Thursday 30 November 2017

Leslie Thomas QC wins Lifetime Achievement Award at UK Diversity Legal Awards 2017

We are delighted to announce that Leslie Thomas QC, Chair and Joint Head of Garden Court Chambers, has won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Diversity Legal Awards 2017.

Leslie Thomas KC

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 30 November 2017

Garden Court Long Term Mentoring Scheme wins Chambers Diversity Initiative of the Year at UK Diversity Legal Awards 2017

Mia Hakl-Law, Head of Operations & HR, pioneered the mentoring scheme in conjunction with Garden Court's Leslie Thomas QC and Connor Johnston.
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