News & Views
Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Administrative and Public Law | Tuesday 11 June 2024
New JUSTICE report finds current government contracting fails to protect the rights of individual service users
A new report, 'Beyond the Blame Game' by JUSTICE, outlines a responsible and rights-centred approach to government contracting. Our Connor Johnston and Una Morris assisted in consulting on this report project.
Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 5 June 2024
Jury acquits Palestine Action activists on defences of Necessity and Protection of Property
Owen Greenhall of Garden Court Chambers and Mira Hammad of Garden Court North represented the defendants, instructed by Lydia Dagostino of Kellys Solicitors.
Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Administrative and Public Law | Friday 24 May 2024
HS2 injunction discharged over its northern leg
Stephen Simblet KC, Joint Head of Garden Court Chambers, represented the defendant, instructed by Nicola Hall of Robert Lizar Solicitors, Manchester.
Protest Rights, Environmental Protest, Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Friday 24 May 2024
Friends of the Earth takes legal challenge against anti-protest injunctions to European Court of Human Rights
Friends of the Earth is represented in these proceedings by Stephanie Harrison KC, Stephen Clark and Fatima Jichi of Garden Court Chambers and by Wessen Jazrawi at the law firm Hausfeld.
Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests and Inquiries | Thursday 23 May 2024
Inquest finds inadequate care contributed to death of Frazer Williams who took his life at HMP Guys Marsh
Paul Clark, of the Garden Court Chambers Inquests & Inquiries Team, represented Frazer’s Family, instructed by Maya Grantham of Leigh Day.
Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests and Inquiries | Thursday 23 May 2024
Inquest finds inadequate care contributed to death of Frazer Williams who took his life at HMP Guys Marsh
Paul Clark, of the Garden Court Chambers Inquests & Inquiries Team, represented Frazer’s Family, instructed by Maya Grantham of Leigh Day.
Immigration Detention Civil Claims, Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 22 May 2024
Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC secures damages for a British national unjustly detained by the Home Office
Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC of the Garden Court Public Law Team represented the claimant, instructed by Haroon Kamidad and Bahar Ata of Duncan Lewis.
Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Protest Rights | Tuesday 21 May 2024
High Court finds government anti-protest legislation unlawful after legal challenge
Bijan Hoshi of Garden Court Chambers acted for the intervener, Public Law Project, led by Tom De La Mare KC and Tom Cleaver of Blackstone Chambers. Counsel were instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP.
