News & Views
Family Law | Wednesday 3 August 2022
Victim of domestic abuse permitted to remove her young child from the jurisdiction
Rebekah Wilson of the Garden Court Chambers Family Team appeared on behalf of the respondent.
Criminal Defence | Monday 1 August 2022
Defendant with Parkinson's Disease acquitted of attempted murder
Peter Rowlands of Garden Court Chambers acting on behalf of the defendant.
Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Tuesday 26 July 2022
Franck Magennis receives compensation and apology from Metropolitan Police following unlawful arrest
The Metropolitan Police has issued a formal apology and paid £3,000 to Franck Magennis, barrister at Garden Court Chambers and former Legal Officer of trade union United Voices of the World (UVW), following his unlawful arrest in 2020.
![Franck Magennis](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/905.jpg)
Criminal Defence, Financial Crime and Confiscation | Friday 22 July 2022
Tom Wainwright and Shina Animashaun secure acquittal in £20m cryptocurrency money laundering trial
Tom and Shina of Garden Court Chambers were instructed by Anna Sidgwick of Stuart Miller Solicitors.
![Tom Wainwright](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1289.jpg)
![Shina Animashaun](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1984.jpg)
Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Friday 22 July 2022
Presentations to the Grenfell Inquiry on behalf of bereaved families
Presentations by Allison Munroe QC of the Garden Court Chambers on behalf of bereaved families she represents.
![Allison Munroe KC](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1979.jpg)
Inquests and Inquiries | Thursday 21 July 2022
Cambridge Coroner says alert system access poses risk of future deaths following inquest into the death of Lewis Powter
Lewis Powter's mother, Leah Biamonti, was represented by Stephen Clark of Garden Court Chambers and Jane Ryan of Bhatt Murphy Solicitors.
![Stephen Clark](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1240.jpg)
Family Law, Children Law | Thursday 21 July 2022
Natasha Shotunde receives Honorary Doctor of Laws from Anglia Ruskin University
![Natasha Shotunde](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/2178.jpg)
Immigration Law | Monday 18 July 2022
Damages claims in immigration law - Part 1: European Union law and its legacy
In the first of three blogs on Damages claims in immigration law, Mark Symes and Eva Doerr, members of the Garden Court Immigration Team, and David Neale, our legal researcher, outline European Union law and its legacy.
![Eva Doerr](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/2647.jpg)
![Mark Symes](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1088.jpg)