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Garden Court Chambers | Friday 30 October 2015

Two men charged with rape of Anne-Marie Ellement

Kirsten Heaven of Garden Court Chambers represented the family of Anne-Marie at the inquest into her death.

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 30 October 2015

Chambers UK Bar Guide ranks Garden Court in Band 1

Garden Court Chambers recognised as a leading set for immigration, social housing, civil liberties, police law, Court of Protection, crime and inquests and public inquiries.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 28 October 2015

Supreme Court and Privy Council hear landmark joint enterprise appeals

Joanne Cecil and James Mehigan are both members of Garden Court Chambers’ Crime Team.

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 26 October 2015

Report finds unaccompanied minors are failed by UK migration and asylum processes

Report co-authored by Jo Wilding, CROME Research Fellow and member of Garden Court Chambers’ Immigration Team, for the University of Brighton explores unaccompanied minors’ rights.

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 15 October 2015

Home Office unlawfully detained refugee fleeing domestic violence

The claimant was represented by Stephanie Harrison QC and Bryony Poynor of Garden Court Chambers and Jed Pennington of Bhatt Murphy.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 14 October 2015

Acquittal for manslaughter following New Year’s day neighbour dispute

Janusz Pletkiewicz was represented in court by Keir Monteith of the Garden Court Chambers Crime Team. He was instructed by Rhean Bailey of Goldman Bailey solicitors.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 14 October 2015

Use it or lose it: How to secure public funding for social security cases

In the October edition of Legal Action, Desmond Rutledge of Garden Court Chambers and Tom Royston of Garden Court North explain there are no shortage of qualifying social security cases for legal aid.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 13 October 2015

Merseyside Police sergeant found to have used unlawful force

The claimant was represented by Una Morris of Garden Court Chambers.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 13 October 2015

Defendants Cleared of Assaulting Police in Aylesbury Estate Eviction

Defendants were represented by Owen Greenhall and Tom Copeland of the Garden Court Crime Team and Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Housing Team.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 13 October 2015

Theresa May slammed by High Court judge after unlawfully detaining Sudanese rape and torture victim

The claimant was represented by Raza Halim of Garden Court's Immigration and Asylum Team.

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 8 October 2015

Garden Court wins Legal 500 crime set of the year award

The winners in these awards are chosen by the Legal 500 as a result of thousands of interviews with firms, sets and counsel.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 7 October 2015

Parents found innocent of child abuse after their baby was removed and adopted

The mother was represented at court by her barristers, Michael Turner QC and Emma Fenn of Garden Court Chambers.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 6 October 2015

Home Office to review detention of pregnant women

Stephanie Harrison QC and Michelle Brewer of Garden Court Chambers acted for the claimant in this groundbreaking case.

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 5 October 2015

Ched Evans conviction for rape referred to Court of Appeal

Ched Evans is represented by David Emanuel of the Garden Court Chambers crime team.

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Criminal Defence | Tuesday 22 September 2015

Garden Court enters Legal 500 top five

We have achieved 79 individual rankings and retained tier 1 rankings in immigration, social housing and civil liberties.

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 21 September 2015

Female EU Citizens can retain ‘Worker’ status for pregnancy-related reasons for 52 weeks

The three claimants were represented by Adrian Berry and Desmond Rutledge of Garden Court Chambers.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 16 September 2015

Cell-site evidence proves man’s innocence

Sam Parham and Yvonne Kramo of Garden Court Chambers represented the defendant.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 15 September 2015

ECtHR holds life sentence without review amounts to inhuman punishment

Richard Reynolds of Garden Court Chambers represented the applicant before the European Court of Human Rights.

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 11 September 2015

Government concedes Care Act 2014 litigation

Stephen Knafler QC represents the local authority claimants.

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 11 September 2015

Court quashes intentionally homeless decision

Confirms denigration of personality and adultery capable of being domestic violence and accepts force of expert opinion about causation of current mental health problems.