News & Views
Criminal Defence | Tuesday 15 November 2022
Elena Papamichael comments on clearing the court backlog and moving away from mass imprisonment
The massive delays in criminal trials reaching court are now widely known. The reality is that the government has deliberately underfunded the criminal courts system for many years.
![Elena Papamichael](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/2581.jpg)
Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Protest Rights | Monday 17 October 2022
Garden Court Protest Team statement regarding The Public Order Bill 2022
Criminal Defence | Monday 10 October 2022
Defendant found not guilty of murder at the Old Bailey
James Scobie KC represented the defendant and led Lefi Siatta of Furnival Chambers, instructed by K Singh from Bark and Co Solicitors
![James Scobie KC](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/676.jpg)
Criminal Defence | Wednesday 21 September 2022
Statement by members of the Garden Court Chambers Crime Team in support of strike action
Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Protest Rights, Criminal Defence | Friday 26 August 2022
Protestor found not guilty of Violent Disorder in ‘Kill the Bill’ trial
Owen Greenhall of the Garden Court Protest Team represented the defendant instructed by Hussain Hassan of Commons Solicitors.
![Owen Greenhall](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1148.jpg)
Criminal Defence | Monday 1 August 2022
Defendant with Parkinson's Disease acquitted of attempted murder
Peter Rowlands of Garden Court Chambers acting on behalf of the defendant.
Criminal Defence, Financial Crime and Confiscation | Friday 22 July 2022
Tom Wainwright and Shina Animashaun secure acquittal in £20m cryptocurrency money laundering trial
Tom and Shina of Garden Court Chambers were instructed by Anna Sidgwick of Stuart Miller Solicitors.
![Tom Wainwright](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1289.jpg)
![Shina Animashaun](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1984.jpg)
Criminal Defence, Criminal Appeals | Wednesday 13 July 2022
David Emanuel QC succeeds in persuading Court of Appeal to reduce sentence
David Emanuel QC of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team represented the appellant, Kelsey Jones. He was instructed by Shaun Draycott of Draycott Browne Solicitors, Manchester.
![David Emanuel KC](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/856.jpg)