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Housing Law | Wednesday 15 August 2018

Housing Allocation and Homelessness Law & Practice Fifth edition now published

The textbook was written by His Honour Judge Jan Luba QC, Liz Davies, Connor Johnston and Tessa Buchanan.

Liz Davies KCConnor Johnston

Housing Law | Thursday 14 September 2017

Liz Davies appearance on BBC Radio 4 ‘Unreliable Evidence’

Liz Davies appeared on BBC Radio 4's 'Unreliable Evidence' programme.

Liz Davies KC

Housing Law | Thursday 3 August 2017

The Garden Court Chambers Housing Team respond to the consultation of Terms of Reference of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry has called for responses to the consultation of Terms of Reference.

Housing Law | Tuesday 1 August 2017

Appeal against Southwark’s decision that woman with auto-immune disorder and depression was not a ‘vulnerable’ homeless person in priority need

Liz Davies of the Garden Court Chambers Housing Team represented the appellant.

Liz Davies KC

Housing Law | Wednesday 26 July 2017

‘The consequences of wealth before homes’: Liz Davies on the implications of the Grenfell Tower tragedy

Liz Davies is a member of the Garden Court Chambers Housing Team.

Liz Davies KC

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration: Personal and Business | Thursday 20 July 2017

Proof magazine #3: ‘Life in the Justice Gap: Why legal aid matters’ launch supported by Garden Court Chambers

Garden Court Chambers is proud to sponsor Proof magazine. The third issue of Proof was co-produced by the Justice Gap and the Justice Alliance.

Liz Davies KC

Housing Law | Friday 16 June 2017

Immediate housing duties owed to victims of fires

Homelessness duties owed by the local authority to former residents of Grenfell Tower.

Liz Davies KC

Housing Law | Thursday 15 June 2017

Homelessness Reduction Act 2017: Tackling homelessness early

Liz Davies of Garden Court Chambers writes in June’s edition of Legal Action magazine on the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.

Liz Davies KC

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Friday 21 October 2016

Garden Court and Stephanie Harrison QC shortlisted for Human Rights and Public Law awards

Garden Court has been shortlisted at the Chambers Bar Awards, whilst Stephanie and our Public Law Team are shortlisted at the Legal 500 Awards.

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 8 September 2016

Section 204 Housing Act Appeal: local authority was perverse to characterise acceptance whilst seeking review as refusal

Liz Davies of Garden Court Chambers represented the appellant.

Liz Davies KC

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 8 July 2016

Administrative Court rules that Southwark wrong not to accept new application for homelessness assistance

JH was represented by Liz Davies of the Garden Court Chambers, instructed by Southwark Law Centre.

Liz Davies KC

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 8 June 2016

Hot off the press – fourth edition of Housing Allocation and Homelessness

The book is co-authored by Liz Davies and Connor Johnston with door tenant and Circuit Judge HHJ Jan Luba QC.

Liz Davies KCConnor Johnston

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 2 December 2015

New report highlights severe housing difficulties facing London’s migrant families

Liz Davies of Garden Court Chambers was legal consultant to the report.

Liz Davies KC

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 | Friday 26 June 2015

Garden Court Chambers launches new mediation website

To mark the launch of the site, we're offering a discounted rate for our mediation handbook.

Liz Davies KCKate Aubrey-JohnsonHelen Curtis

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 24 April 2014

Richard Harvey delivers final declaration at IADL conference

Richard Harvey joined by Garden Court barristers at the International Association of Democratic Lawyers in Brussels.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 16 April 2014

Liz Davies and Stephen Cottle announced as Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2014 finalists

Liz Davies and Stephen Cottle are finalists in the Legal Aid Barrister of the Year category.

Liz Davies KCStephen Cottle

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 2 April 2014

UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women meets with Garden Court practitioners

Garden Court welcomes Rashida Manjoo to discuss practitioners’ experiences of dealing with victims of violence against women.

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 31 October 2013

Garden Court Chambers ranked Band 1 in Chambers UK 2014

We are once again delighted to have been ranked as a leading set by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers UK 2014 directory.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 25 September 2013

Garden Court Chambers recommended as Top Tier Set in Legal 500 2013

Garden Court Chambers is once again delighted to have been recommended as a Top Tier Set in this year's Legal 500. We are recommended in six areas of law as a set, with 11 silks and 27 junior barristers recognised individually.
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