News & Views
Education Law | Friday 13 December 2019
Successful Judicial Review against funding cuts by Cornwall Council to education for autistic young people
Gráinne Mellon successfully represented the claimants, six young people who were due to start at college in September 2019 and 2020. Following a number of declarations of illegality, full course funding was restored for cohorts commencing 2020-2025.
Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 11 December 2019
Jury highlights failures at the inquest into death of Chris Carpenter at HMP Woodhill
Maya Sikand of Garden Court was instructed for the family by Jo Eggleton of Deighton Pierce Glynn.
Employment and Discrimination Law | Friday 6 December 2019
Sikh blocked from working at top London hotels over "no beards" policy wins £7,000 in compensation for religious discrimination
Mukhtiar Singh of the Garden Court Chambers Employment Law Team represented the claimant.
Criminal Defence, Criminal Appeals | Thursday 5 December 2019
Court of Appeal quashes convictions of the Oval Four
Judy Khan QC, Joint Head of Garden Court Chambers, represented the appellants instructed by Jenny Wiltshire of Hickman & Rose and Steven Bird of Birds Solicitors.
Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Thursday 5 December 2019
Home office admits unlawful detention of mentally ill man
Stephanie Harrison QC, Shu Shin Luh and Anthony Vaughan of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law and Immigration Teams instructed.
Immigration Law | Wednesday 4 December 2019
Important Dublin 3 judicial review decision from Upper Tribunal
Mark Symes of Garden Court appeared for the Applicant in JR112832014 [2019] UKAITUR.
Family Law | Tuesday 3 December 2019
'Revoking an adoption order: unusual and exceptional' published in Family Law Journal
Written by Naomi Wiseman and Mai-Ling Savage of Garden Court Chambers.
Employment and Discrimination Law | Friday 29 November 2019
Law Society Gazette reports on Employment Appeal Tribunal Parkin v Leeds Council
Mukhtiar Singh of the Garden Court Chambers Employment Team was instructed by Mrs Parkin under the Direct Public Access Scheme.
