Garden Court marks the death of Ben Beaumont
Monday 6 Mar 2023
Garden Court Chambers is saddened to report the news that our dear friend and colleague Ben Beaumont has died. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family. Ben had been a member of Garden…
Inquest into the death of vulnerable 16-year-old boy in care finds failings in safeguarding procedures contributed to his death
Thursday 8 Jun 2017
…been covered by BBC News and the Lancashire Telegraph. Danny’s mother was represented by Tom Stoate of Garden Court Chambers, Inquests and Inquiries team, instructed by Kelly Darlington and David…
Immigration Law Bulletin – Issue 302 – 26 November 2012
Monday 26 Nov 2012
News New immigration rules were announced, said to establish a more robust and clear criminality framework to assess immigration applications, recalculating the length of time, based on the length of…
Housing Law Bulletin – Issue 233 – 5 September 2011
Monday 5 Sep 2011
The Latest Housing Law News New leaflets for landlords and tenants: on 3 September 2011 the UK Government published three new factsheets on the rights and obligations of landlords and…
Immigration Law Bulletin – Issue 179
Monday 19 Apr 2010
News There are reports of disturbances at Oakington detention centre following the death of a detainee. Read more… Representatives from all Member States met at Zaragoza from 15 to 16…
Immigration Bulletin – Issue 358 – 12 February 2014
Wednesday 12 Feb 2014
Immigration Law News The lessons of Morecambe Bay have not been learned – ten years after the cockle pickers tragedy, we are still focusing on the arrival of migrants, not…
Immigration Law Bulletin – Issue 242 – 5 September 2011
Monday 5 Sep 2011
News The Home Office have published their quarterly immigration statistics for the period from April to June 2011. Click here for more information. Last week the Legal Services Commission completed…
Airline plot: alleged ring-leader acquitted
Thursday 11 Sep 2008
…direct the final stages of the plot. The defence described the prosecution case as over-hyped and the jury evidently agreed. For more information – Read The Times news story …
Archie Spriggs Inquest concludes
Tuesday 26 Nov 2019
…we would ask for privacy at this very difficult time.” The inquest was reported on by the BBC and ITV News. Archie Spriggs’ family were represented by Stephen Clark of Garden Court….
Woman suffering from ‘Battered Person Syndrome’ and post-traumatic stress disorder acquitted of child cruelty
Tuesday 30 May 2017
…‘Battered Person Syndrome’. Her co-defendant, Garth Gatland, was convicted of child cruelty and is awaiting sentencing. The case has received national news coverage, including the BBC, ITV and Metro. Di…
