News & Views
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 7 July 2010
Immigration Law Bulletin - Issue 187 - 7 July 2010
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 7 July 2010
Employment Law Bulletin - Issue 83 - 7 July 2010
Garden Court Chambers | Monday 5 July 2010
Housing Law Bulletin - Issue 181 - 5 July 2010
Garden Court Chambers | Friday 2 July 2010
Garden Court crime team secures acquittals for anti-war crimes activists
A team of Garden Court barristers has successfully defended eight activists at Hove Crown Court, who broke into an arms factory and caused £180,000 worth of damage. The defendants had been facing charges of conspiracy to commit criminal damage.
Garden Court Chambers | Monday 28 June 2010
Housing Law Bulletin - Issue 180 - 28 June 2010
Garden Court Chambers | Monday 28 June 2010
Court of Appeal provides guidelines on the applicability of the "second appeals rule"
On 28 June 2010 the Court of Appeal granted permission to appeal in the case of FA (Iraq), but refused permission in another, linked case. Stephen Knafler QC of Garden Court Chambers appeared for the appellant in FA (Iraq), together with Margaret Phelan o
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 23 June 2010
Employment Law Bulletin - Issue 82 - 23 June 2010
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 23 June 2010
Supreme Court identifies fundamental error in Housing law after 20 years
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court explained how the "nonsense" of the "tolerated trespasser" was created and applied by the judiciary in Housing possession cases for over 20 years, finally ending it. The appellant was represent