News & Views
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 30 March 2005
Junior Bar Committee debate
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
Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 1 March 2005
Newsletter - Garden Court News - Issue 1
The first issue of a bi-annual newsletter being published by Garden Court Chambers.
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 2 February 2005
Courtenay Griffiths QC receives Honorary Doctorate
Courtenay Griffiths QC has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Leeds Metropolitan University for his services to criminal justice. Click her e for further information and news about the ceremony
Garden Court Chambers | Monday 31 January 2005
Download Owen Davies QC's speech entitled Human Rights and Poverty Reduction.
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. ODA HUMAN RIGHTS AND POVERTY REDUCT
Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 18 January 2005
Rick Scannell resigns from SIAC
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
Garden Court Chambers | Saturday 15 January 2005
Romany wars - article
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
Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 21 December 2004
Owen Davies QC statement
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
Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 16 December 2004
Detention without charge unlawful
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