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Garden Court Chambers | Monday 19 July 2010
Housing Law Bulletin - Issue 183 - 19 July 2010
Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 15 July 2010
Coroner makes critical findings at inquest into teenager's death in hospital
Stephen Simblet represented the family of a teenager at a recent inquest after the detained patient was able to take her own life despite supposedly being under continuous observation
Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 15 July 2010
Damages can be sought under the Human Rights Act for failure to educate
UK Supreme Court rules that a breach of Article 2 Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights can be justiciable and sound in damages where a child is denied access to education available within the domestic system, however inadequate, to meet t
Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 15 July 2010
Sarah Hemingway secures damages for a man assaulted by a Merseyside police officer
Sarah Hemingway of Garden Court Chambers successfully acted for a man who suffered injuries when he was punched by a police officer in 2006. He received damages for assault and malicious prosecution after a jury found in his favour in Liverpool last week.
Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 13 July 2010
Stephen Knafler QC secures supported housing for woman with a learning disability
Stephen Knafler QC has secured supported housing on behalf of a woman with a learning disability after she moved home and became the subject of a dispute between local authorities.
Garden Court Chambers | Monday 12 July 2010
Immigration Law Bulletin - Issue 188 - 12 July 2010
Garden Court Chambers | Monday 12 July 2010
Housing Law Bulletin - Issue 182 - 12 July 2010
Garden Court Chambers | Monday 12 July 2010
Peter Jorro successfully acts for gay asylum seeker in the Supreme Court
Peter Jorro has successfully acted for a gay asylum seeker in the Supreme Court. The seminal decision will be widely welcomed by those seeking asylum for fear of having to conceal “protected characteristics” under the Refugee Convention in their country o
