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Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 4 March 2015

UK Government acted unlawfully in designating Jamaica as safe for gay asylum seekers

Mr Brown was represented Stephen Knafler QC, Paul Nettleship and Raza Halim.

Raza Halim

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 4 March 2015

Garden Court barristers appointed as panel counsel to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

They will support the Commission’s advisory, regulatory and enforcement work across the equality and human rights spheres as it implements its litigation policy. The panel members from Garden Court Chambers are: Stephanie Harrison QC has expertise in claims arising from unlawful detention, official misconduct, discrimination and minority rights. She is also a leading practitioner in judicial […]

Marc Willers KCBethan HarrisStephanie Harrison KC

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 2 March 2015

Ex-banker wins High Court damages against Essex Police over publication of rape allegation

Una Morris of Garden Court Chambers represented the claimant.

Una Morris

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 26 February 2015

Court of Appeal rules on whether UK is required to make backdated income support payments to refugees

Adrian Berry and Desmond Rutledge were instructed by Hackney Community Law Centre for the appellant.

Adrian Berry KCDesmond Rutledge

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 23 February 2015

Court of Appeal sets aside conviction of trafficked victim

Maya Sikand represented the appellant, who was assisted by the Poppy Project, the Helen Bamber Foundation and AFRUCA.

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 19 February 2015

Appeal Court rules that removal of a child’s clothes in police custody is a strip search

The Court considered whether the safeguards of Annex A on strip searches in PACE Code C apply

Joanne Cecil KCFelicity Williams

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 19 February 2015

Another reprieve for the Grow Heathrow campaigners

Campaigners have been occupying derelict land in the Heathrow area

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 16 February 2015

Ali Bajwa QC and Anya Lewis represent David Souaan at Central Criminal Court

Student receives three and a half years’ imprisonment for preparing terrorist acts.

Anya Lewis KC

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 16 February 2015

Inquest jury returns critical verdict in respect of death in custody of South Yorkshire Police

South Yorkshire Police admit officers and employees made 16 failures in their handling of Mr Budziszewski.

Richard Reynolds

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 10 February 2015

Court of Appeal rules that Zambrano carers are not entitled to mainstream welfare benefits after 8 November 2012

Ms Sanneh was represented by Stephen Knafler QC, Desmond Rutledge and Ali Bandegani.

Ali BandeganiDesmond Rutledge

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 6 February 2015

Henry Blaxland QC, Hossein Zahir and Beth O’Reilly represent Imran Khawaja at Woolwich Crown Court

Judge hands down 12-year custodial sentence in Syria-related terrorism case.

Hossein Zahir KC

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 5 February 2015

UK government joins Court of Appeal test case as intervener

David Renton is representing Mr. Dave Smith

David Renton

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 4 February 2015

The Court of Appeal dismisses Crown tenancy appeal

In Nicholas v Secretary of State for Defence [2015] EWCA Civ 53, the Court of Appeal rejected Ms Nicholas’ appeal regarding a possession order made against her. She claimed that her and her former husband’s exclusion from any form of security of tenure was unlawful, in breach of Articles 8 (the right to respect for private […]

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 4 February 2015

Inquest jury finds failings contributed to death at HMP Hewell

Una Morris represented two of the children of the deceased.

Una Morris

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 30 January 2015

Maria Moodie returns from the European Court of Human Rights

Maria has been working with the head of the court's UK division on secondment as a Pegasus Scholar.

Maria Moodie

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 29 January 2015

Court of Appeal rejects SIAC approach to ‘deportation with assurances’

The appellants were represented by Stephanie Harrison QC, Amanda Weston and Anthony Vaughan.

Stephanie Harrison KC

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 27 January 2015

Court of Appeal clarifies the scope of the care home charging regime.

The social service authority was represented by Stephen Knafler QC.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 27 January 2015

Justine Compton joins Garden Court Chambers

Justine is a housing practitioner with experience in Gypsy and Traveller rights.

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 22 January 2015

Victim of trafficking has conviction quashed

Taimour Lay was counsel for the appellant.

Taimour Lay

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 21 January 2015

Court of Appeal defines meaning of “violence” for the purposes of the Housing Act 1996

Stephen Knafler QC was leading counsel for the homeless applicant.
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