News & Views
Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 14 January 2021
Home Office work policy declared unlawful
Stephanie Harrison QC and Ali Bandegani of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law Team represented C6, instructed by Daniel Furner of Birnberg Peirce.
Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Tuesday 12 January 2021
Court of Appeal rejects attempt by Secretary of State to broaden refugee exclusion categories
Amanda Weston QC of Garden Court Chambers and Anthony Vaughan of Doughty Street Chambers represented NF, instructed by Jawaid Luqmani of Luqmani Thompson Solicitors.
Criminal Defence | Wednesday 6 January 2021
Jury acquits defendant of manslaughter with verdict delivered in just over two hours
James Scobie QC of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team represented the defendant.
Family Law | Monday 4 January 2021
Local Authority failed to sufficiently consider the impact of Covid-19 on parents of a severely disabled child
Our Rebekah Wilson, of the Garden Court Chambers Family Team, acted for a mother in care proceedings
Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 22 December 2020
Garden Court Chambers complains to Chief Executive of HMCTS about the practice of black lawyers being mistaken for defendants
Following Garden Court’s pupil, Luke McLean, tweeting “Just another day... mistaken as the Defendant in the Magistrates Court by the list caller...” Garden Court Chambers has written to the Chief Executive of Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Services.
Financial Crime and Confiscation | Monday 21 December 2020
Garden Court Chambers Response to Law Commission Consultation on ‘Confiscation of the Proceeds of Crime After Conviction'
Tom Wainwright, Jacob Bindman and Meredoc McMinn of the Garden Court Chambers Financial Crime and Confiscation Team have put together a response to the Law Commission's Consultation on ‘Confiscation of the Proceeds of Crime After Conviction'.
Immigration Law | Monday 21 December 2020
Court of Appeal provides important guidance as to the correct approach to be used by the Competent Authority when deciding whether an individual is a victim of trafficking
The Appellants were represented by Ronan Toal of the Garden Court Chambers Immigration Team. Our own Stephanie Harrison QC, Gemma Loughran, and Ella Gunn, instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, represented the AIRE Centre.
Criminal Defence | Thursday 17 December 2020
Anya Lewis and Sam Robinson of the Garden Court Chambers Crime Team to be appointed Queen’s Counsel
Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Anya Lewis and Sam Robinson of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team will be formally appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2021.
