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Criminal Defence | Monday 9 November 2026

Tetevi Davi secures unanimous acquittals in four-week firearms trial at the Central Criminal Court

Tetevi acted for the second defendant, instructed by Linda Okoli of Titan Solicitors.

Tetevi Davi

Protest Rights, Protest Rights, Protest Rights | Tuesday 3 November 2026

Supreme Court: Challenge to Palestine Action ‘terrorist’ proscription

Henry Blaxland KC, Owen Greenhall, and Audrey Cherryl Mogan of Garden Court are instructed by Kelly's Solicitors and Birnberg Peirce.

Henry Blaxland KCOwen GreenhallAudrey Cherryl Mogan

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, International Environmental Law, Garden Court International | Tuesday 3 November 2026

Sangeetha Iengar appears at Commonwealth People’s Forum in Antigua

Sangeetha Iengar of the Garden Court Environmental Law and Climate Justice Team will be speaking at the Commonwealth People's Forum, part of the CHOGM 2026, held in Antigua.

Sangeetha Iengar

Criminal Defence, Murder and Violent Crime | Friday 30 October 2026

Tommy Seagull’s client acquitted of attempted murder in multi-handed shooting trial

Sasha Wass KC (6KBW College Hill) and Tommy Seagull of the Garden Court Crime Team were instructed by Nathaniel Gadsby of TV Edwards..

Tommy Seagull

Criminal Appeals & Miscarriages of Justice, Criminal Defence | Thursday 29 October 2026

CCRC refers 2021 murder conviction to Court of Appeal

David Emanuel KC of the Garden Court Crime Team was instructed by Paul Robinson of Goldkorns Solicitors.

David Emanuel KC

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Administrative and Public Law, International Human Rights | Wednesday 28 October 2026

Sangeetha Iengar – Director of University of Oxford’s Institute for Law and Policy on Climate Mobility

Sangeetha is an award-winning public law practitioner with over 15 years of experience as a specialist in asylum, immigration and international human rights law.

Sangeetha Iengar

Criminal Defence | Monday 26 October 2026

Sania Nissar represents defendant facing allegations of vehicle theft

Sania Nissar of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team acted for the defendant.

Sania Nissar

Inquests and Inquiries | Friday 23 October 2026

Inquest into sepsis death finds missed opportunities for investigation and treatment

Luke McLean of the Garden Court Inquests and Inquiries Team represented the bereaved family.

Luke McLean

Criminal Defence, Murder and Violent Crime | Thursday 22 October 2026

Uber driver unanimously acquitted of murder and manslaughter after running over passenger following argument

Tom Wainwright and Emma Fenn of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team were instructed by Abu Kibla and Sophie Slaney of Stuart Miller Solicitors.

Tom WainwrightEmma Fenn

Planning Law | Thursday 22 October 2026

Climate Justice Blog: Jackdaw approved again in a climate emergency

Blog by Acland Bryant of the Garden Court Environmental Law & Climate Justice Team following the approval of Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea.

Acland Bryant

Housing Law, Criminal Defence | Thursday 22 October 2026

Jack Sheard and Olivia Tsang join Garden Court Chambers as Third Six Pupils

We are delighted to announce that Jack Sheard and Olivia Tsang have joined Garden Court Chambers as third six pupils.

Jack SheardOlivia Tsang

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 21 October 2026

Held to Account: COVID Inquiry Module 6 report on adult social care

The Module 6 report describes the Government’s treatment of adult social care as an “afterthought” and details multiple failures to protect care homes.

Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Tuesday 20 October 2026

Why the European Court of Justice is failing us all on climate – the case of the Taxonomy Regulation

Blog by Frances Lawson of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental Law & Climate Justice Team following our conference 'Global and Domestic Litigation, Environmental Destruction & the Climate Crisis'.

Frances Lawson

Criminal Defence, Criminal Appeals & Miscarriages of Justice | Monday 19 October 2026

Keir Monteith KC to chair Criminal Bar Association’s new Black Barristers Committee

Garden Court's Keir Monteith KC will be chairing the Criminal Bar Association's Black Barristers Committee.

Keir Monteith KC

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Monday 19 October 2026

Vietnam: Human Trafficking – A legal analysis of Asylos’ 2026 Report

Note by Emma Fitzsimons, Zehrah Hasan & Eva Doerr of the Garden Court Immigration Law Team.

Emma FitzsimonsZehrah HasanEva Doerr

Criminal Defence | Friday 16 October 2026

Mark Robinson successfully represents client facing assault and child cruelty allegations

Mark Robinson of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team was privately instructed by Mansouri & Son Solicitors.

Mark Robinson

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 16 October 2026

Garden Court secures number one rankings in Chambers UK Bar Guide 2027

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to be recognised as a top ranked set in the Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide.

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Environmental Impact Assessments | Tuesday 13 October 2026

Abigail Holt Published in JPIL: “International Law and Heath: We All Need to be Climate Lawyers Now”

Abigail Holt of the Garden Court Environmental Law & Climate Justice Team has been published in the Journal of Personal Injury Law.

Abigail Holt

Family Law, Children Law, Domestic Abuse | Monday 12 October 2026

Elisabeth Traugott joins Garden Court Chambers as new tenant

We are delighted to announce that Elisabeth Traugott has joined Garden Court Chambers as a new tenant.

Elisabeth Traugott

Administrative and Public Law, Community Care Law | Monday 12 October 2026

The Socio-Economic Duty and Educational Inequality

Following his session at the Socio-Economic Rights Conference with Curtis James of Class Divide, Dan Rosenberg of Gold Jennings, and Stephanie Harrison KC of Garden Court Chambers, Ollie Persey writes on how a new duty could tackle the inequalities in & produced by our education system.

Ollie Persey
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