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Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production, Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Thursday 20 June 2024

Supreme Court rules downstream greenhouse gas emissions must be assessed before decision to grant planning permission for fossil fuel extraction

Marc Willers KC of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental Law & Climate Justice Team is acting for Sarah Finch, alongside Estelle Dehon KC and Ruchi Parekh, both of Cornerstone Chambers, instructed by Rowan Smith of Leigh Day.

Marc Willers KC

Romani Gypsy and Traveller Rights | Tuesday 2 July 2024

Garden Court barristers feature in DLA Briefings July 2024 issue

Marc Willers KC, Ollie Persey and Oscar Davies' articles have been featured in Discrimination Law Association (DLA) Briefings July 2024 issue.

Oscar Davies Ollie Persey Marc Willers KC

Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Monday 6 November 2023

Garden Court barristers contribute to Legal Action Magazine's Environmental Law Update (November 2023)

Members of the Garden Court Environmental Law and Climate Justice Team have written for Legal Action Magazine.

Fatima Jichi Ollie Persey Owen Greenhall Jodie Blackstock Marc Willers KC Stephanie Harrison KC

Romani Gypsy and Traveller Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Administrative and Public Law | Wednesday 29 November 2023

Supreme Court rules wide injunctions have negative impact on Gypsies and Travellers' ability to pursue traditional nomadic way of life

Marc Willers KC, Tessa Buchanan & Owen Greenhall represented London Gypsies and Travellers (LGT), Friends Families and Travellers (FFT) and the Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group (DGLG). Stephanie Harrison KC, Stephen Clark & Fatima Jichi represented FFT.

Fatima Jichi Stephen Clark Owen Greenhall Tessa Buchanan Marc Willers KC Stephanie Harrison KC

Romani Gypsy and Traveller Rights | Thursday 10 December 2020

Government in court today over planning rules for Travellers

Marc Willers QC and Tessa Buchanan of the Garden Court Chambers Romani Gypsy and Traveller Rights team represent Lisa Smith, instructed by Keith Coughtrie of Deighton Pierce Glynn.

Owen Greenhall Tessa Buchanan Marc Willers KC

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 17 June 2024

Garden Court barristers recognised on Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales

We are delighted to announce that Garden Court barristers have been listed on the Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales.

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Administrative and Public Law, Garden Court International | Thursday 20 September 2018

CAN Europe is intervening in the People’s Climate Case

Marc Willers QC of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental and Planning Law Team is the leading barrister representing CAN Europe. Garden Court's Richard Reynolds, Paul Clark and Julia Lowis worked with Marc on the application to intervene. 

Marc Willers KC Paul Clark Richard Reynolds

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 13 September 2023

UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 4 preliminary hearings open

Today marks the start of public preliminary hearings for the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 4: Vaccines and therapeutics.

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