Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 3 August 2010
Garden Court Chambers makes grant to Beyond Borders
Garden Court Chambers is pleased to announce that it is sponsoring Beyond Borders through a grant of £1000 from its Special Fund.
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 28 July 2010
Deductions from benefit during a Debt Relief Order declared unlawful
Mr Justice Cranston so held on 26 July 2010 in the case of R (Payne & Cooper) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (CO/3793/2010 and CO/4048/2010). The Court rejected the argument advanced on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 15 July 2010
Coroner makes critical findings at inquest into teenager's death in hospital
Stephen Simblet represented the family of a teenager at a recent inquest after the detained patient was able to take her own life despite supposedly being under continuous observation
Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 15 July 2010
Damages can be sought under the Human Rights Act for failure to educate
UK Supreme Court rules that a breach of Article 2 Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights can be justiciable and sound in damages where a child is denied access to education available within the domestic system, however inadequate, to meet t