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Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 28 October 2015

Supreme Court and Privy Council hear landmark joint enterprise appeals

Joanne Cecil and James Mehigan are both members of Garden Court Chambers’ Crime Team.

Joanne Cecil KC James Mehigan

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 26 October 2015

Report finds unaccompanied minors are failed by UK migration and asylum processes

Report co-authored by Jo Wilding, CROME Research Fellow and member of Garden Court Chambers’ Immigration Team, for the University of Brighton explores unaccompanied minors’ rights.

Jo Wilding

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 15 October 2015

Home Office unlawfully detained refugee fleeing domestic violence

The claimant was represented by Stephanie Harrison QC and Bryony Poynor of Garden Court Chambers and Jed Pennington of Bhatt Murphy.

Stephanie Harrison KC

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 14 October 2015

Use it or lose it: How to secure public funding for social security cases

In the October edition of Legal Action, Desmond Rutledge of Garden Court Chambers and Tom Royston of Garden Court North explain there are no shortage of qualifying social security cases for legal aid.

Desmond Rutledge

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 14 October 2015

Acquittal for manslaughter following New Year's day neighbour dispute

Janusz Pletkiewicz was represented in court by Keir Monteith of the Garden Court Chambers Crime Team. He was instructed by Rhean Bailey of Goldman Bailey solicitors.

Keir Monteith KC

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 13 October 2015

Theresa May slammed by High Court judge after unlawfully detaining Sudanese rape and torture victim

The claimant was represented by Raza Halim of Garden Court's Immigration and Asylum Team.

Raza Halim

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 13 October 2015

Defendants Cleared of Assaulting Police in Aylesbury Estate Eviction

Defendants were represented by Owen Greenhall and Tom Copeland of the Garden Court Crime Team and Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Housing Team.

Tim Baldwin Owen Greenhall Tom Copeland

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 13 October 2015

Merseyside Police sergeant found to have used unlawful force

The claimant was represented by Una Morris of Garden Court Chambers.

Una Morris

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