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Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 8 October 2015
Garden Court wins Legal 500 crime set of the year award
The winners in these awards are chosen by the Legal 500 as a result of thousands of interviews with firms, sets and counsel.
Protest Rights, Protest Rights, Protest Rights | Tuesday 21 July 2015
Occupy Democracy protestors cleared over sit-in during Parliament Square Protest
The defendants were represented by Tom Wainwright and Owen Greenhall of Garden Court Chambers.
![Owen Greenhall](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1148.jpg)
![Tom Wainwright](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1289.jpg)
Garden Court Chambers | Monday 18 May 2015
Wetherspoons discriminated against Irish Travellers
Marc Willers QC and Owen Greenhall of Garden Court Chambers were instructed by Howe and Co to represent the Traveller Movement.
![Marc Willers KC](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/448.jpg)
![Owen Greenhall](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1148.jpg)
Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 4 September 2014
Squatting protestors acquitted
Two protestors who squatted a residential flat in protest at Camden Council's sale of council houses have been acquitted at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court.
![Owen Greenhall](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1148.jpg)
Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 22 April 2014
Anti-fracking protesters cleared
Five anti-fracking protestors, including Green MP Caroline Lucas, found not guilty.
![Owen Greenhall](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1148.jpg)
![Tom Wainwright](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1289.jpg)
![Shahida Begum](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1430.jpg)
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 26 February 2014
Students accused of obstructing police officers during peaceful protest acquitted
Three students accused of obstructing police officers during a peaceful protest at the University of Sussex have been acquitted. Shahida Begum and Owen Greenhall represented two of the defendants.
![Owen Greenhall](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1148.jpg)
![Shahida Begum](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1430.jpg)
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 13 November 2013
Student acquitted of disorderly behaviour after calling MP "a coward"
A student has been acquitted of threatening the Conservative MP for Hove, by calling him a coward.
![Owen Greenhall](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1148.jpg)
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 27 March 2013
Anti Squatting Law
160 lawyers signed a letter to the Guardian pointing out that the criminal trespass offence (s 144) was introduced on the basis of misinformation. The offence which deals with squatting in a residential building was introduced into the Legal Aid, Sentenci