In this case, the claimant pleaded guilty to shoplifting before the Birmingham Magistrates' court. The court imposed a two year anti-social behaviour order on the claimant banning her from all of the shops in the city centre, in addition to passing a Drug
The Court of Appeal has ruled that Liverpool City Council acted unlawfully when it took a child into care when his blind father continued to drive the family car.
The family bought an action against the Council and the police which concerned the relatio
Garden Court barrister Dexter Dias has been instructed as counsel in Mr Justice Keith's Public Inquiry into the tragic and violent racial murder of Zahid Mubarek at Feltham Young Offenders Institution on 21st March 2000.
Call Counsel Advice lines during August 2005
8th August 05 to 29th August 05 'Garden Court Chambers' will be offering a limited advice system due to our move. Throughout this period we will be providing written and telephone advice. We are asking advisors
In the Court of Appeal, Marc Willers, barrister at Two Garden Court Chambers, in Smith v. First Secretary of State of Mid Befordshire District Council has clarified that 'fear of crime' cannot be depended upon by local planning authorities to refuse plann
Lincoln's Inn Fields is to become the new home of Two Garden Court Chambers - which will become known as 'Garden Court Chambers'. Scheduled to take place on 8th August 2005, the move will see us transfer from our current location at 2 Garden Court in Midd
David Watkinson has been announced a winner in the barrister category of the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards 2005.
He and Stephen Knafler, from Two Garden Court Chambers, were two of three shortlisted, but on the night it was David who took the esta
LAG, publisher of Community Care Law Reports (CCLR), in association with Two Garden Court Chambers and Doughty Street Chambers, is proud to announce a brand new CCLR evening seminar series.
These quarterley seminars will take place in Central London bet
Following the tragic death of young barrister Inderpal Rahal, a charitable trust has been established in her memory to enable women experiencing financial hardship to further their legal education. The trust applies to women who are from an immigrant or r
The new appeals regime: transitional provisions
Everyone with an immigration practice has cases which are waiting for an adjudicator hearing, cases in which a determination from an adjudicator is awaited, or an application for permission to appeal to the
Jan Luba QC and Stephen Knafler of Two Garden Court Chambers will be speaking at the Social Housing Law & Practice conference held by Lime Legal and Housing Today on the 21st April 2005.
You can download further details about this conference from he
Kate Aubrey-Johnson, barrister from Two Garden Court Chambers, was counsel for Brian Haw, instructed by Bindmans Solicitors, in his appeal against a conviction for 'failing to leave a cordoned area' in May 2004. Below is a copy of the press release issued
The Junior Bar Committee of the Inner Temple Presents a House Debate: ID Cards should be made compulsory. Debaters include: Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty, Chris Bryant MP for Labour, Stephen Simblet Barrister from Two Garden Court Chambers and Ma
The first issue of a bi-annual newsletter being published by Garden Court Chambers.
Courtenay Griffiths QC has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Leeds Metropolitan University for his services to criminal justice.
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On 31st January 2005, Owen Davies QC made a speech entitled 'Human Rights and Poverty Reduction - Realities, controversies and strategies' to the Overseas Development Institute. You can download this speech from here.
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HUMAN RIGHTS AND POVERTY REDUCT
Rick Scannell , a barrister with Two Garden Court Chambers, has resigned from being a Special Advocate on the Special Immigration Appeals Tribunal. Rick's resignation is the second by members of Two Garden Court Chambers - Ian MacDonald QC resigned his po
In an article for the Solicitors Journal (14.01.05), David Watkinson from Two Garden Court Chambers, reports that issues around gypsies and the location of gypsy caravan sites show no sign of abating in the media or the courts and that gypsy caravan sites
In support of the decision of Ian Macdonald QC to resign from his position as Special Advocate to the Special Immigration Appeal Court, Owen Davies QC, head of Two Garden Court Chambers said:
"The members of Two Garden Court Chambers are right behi
In an eight to one decision, the House of Lords today (16th December 2004) held that detaining suspected foreign terrorists without charge or trial is incompatible with Article 5 of the European Convention of Human Rights and that the UK could not derogat
