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Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 27 January 2015

Justine Compton joins Garden Court Chambers

Justine is a housing practitioner with experience in Gypsy and Traveller rights.

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 22 January 2015

Victim of trafficking has conviction quashed

Taimour Lay was counsel for the appellant.

Taimour Lay

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 21 January 2015

Court of Appeal defines meaning of “violence” for the purposes of the Housing Act 1996

Stephen Knafler QC was leading counsel for the homeless applicant.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 21 January 2015

High Court finds the Government discriminated against Romany Gypsies and Irish Travellers

Stephen Cottle represented one of the claimants, Sarah Coates.

Stephen Cottle

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 8 January 2015

Fraud trial collapses: Judge criticises prosecution team for ‘multiple and profound’ failures

Keir Monteith was leading counsel for the defendant who was on the first indictment.

Keir Monteith KC

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 7 January 2015

Young man cleared of murder whilst his co-defendant girlfriend is cleared of perverting the course of justice

The defendants were represented by Catherine Oborne, Nerida Harford-Bell and Sam Parham.

Nerida Harford-BellSam ParhamCatherine Oborne

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 7 January 2015

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce the success of the Freedom of Expression Law Clinic

Smita Shah works with law students to file petitions to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 6 January 2015

Judge allows submission of no case to answer in fraud trial

Henry Blaxland QC represents a pension administrator in a three-month trial at Birmingham Crown Court.

Dr Hannah Tonkin

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 11 December 2014

Pete Weatherby QC in landmark Supreme Court judgment on prisoners’ right to rehabilitation

Supreme Court holds that all indeterminate sentence prisoners must be given chance to reform themselves.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 25 November 2014

Young man with Asperger Syndrome acquitted of joint enterprise to shoot

The jury at Isleworth Crown Court acquitted the defendant, represented by Maya Sikand, after just eight minutes’ deliberation.

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 7 November 2014

Defendant acquitted of attempted murder in ‘Breaking Bad’ plot

The defendant, represented by Peter Rowlands, was accused of attempting to poison her mother with abrin.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 5 November 2014

Inquest finds multiple failings caused death of vulnerable patient

Jury criticises the acts and omissions of a private hospital in a damning narrative verdict. Ifeanyi Odogwu represented the family.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 4 November 2014

Helen Foot returns to Garden Court Chambers

Garden Court is delighted to welcome Helen Foot back to Chambers. Helen returns from maternity leave to continue her practice in public, asylum and immigration law.

Helen Foot

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 4 November 2014

Announcing the Legal Expertise Access Platform (LEAP) initiative

Garden Court Chambers is pleased to announce the launch of the Legal Expertise Access Platform (LEAP) – an initiative in support of the rule of law in Africa.

Richard ReynoldsFemi OmereGráinne Mellon

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 31 October 2014

Garden Court Chambers ranked in Band 1 in Chambers UK 2015

We are now recommended in 13 areas of law, with 99 individual practitioner rankings.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 21 October 2014

Connor Johnston gives evidence to Justice Select Committee

Housing practitioners ask Committee to consider reinstating legal aid to assist with certain housing benefit problems.

Connor Johnston

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 20 October 2014

Garden Court is delighted to announce the launch of the Freedom of Expression Law Clinic for law students

Students will be filing a petition at the UN on behalf of jailed Vietnamese bloggers.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 15 October 2014

Partial success in Court of Appeal challenges to the imposition of ASBOs

Non-association conditions successfully challenged resulting in departure from Court of Appeal’s previous approach.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 15 October 2014

Inquest finds a catalogue of police failings contributed to death of Maria Stubbings

Maria Stubbings, murdered by her ex-partner, was failed by Essex Police. Rajeev Thacker represented the family.

Rajeev Thacker

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 13 October 2014

Inquest finds neglect contributed to death of highly vulnerable man with mental illness

Catherine Oborne, representing the family, also secured a Preventing Future Deaths report.

Catherine Oborne
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