News Archive

• New Tenants
  Published on Thursday, 4 February, 2010

• Future of Services for Children Seeking Asylum - Best practice and support - April Conference
  Published on Tuesday, 2 February, 2010

• Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce the publication of “Advising Mentally Disordered Offenders”
  Published on Tuesday, 19 January, 2010

• Oxford University Press publishes Blackstone’s Guide to the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
  Published on Thursday, 7 January, 2010

• LAG publishes Repairs: tenants' rights
  Published on Wednesday, 23 December, 2009

• An Inquest Jury Delivers a Damming Verdict into Stabbing of Colette Lynch
  Published on Wednesday, 23 December, 2009

• Jury Find Police Restraint Killed Mikey Powell
  Published on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009

• Garden Court Chambers Christmas Opening Times
  Published on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009

• Supreme Court delivers judgment in the case of Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs v Meier and others
  Published on Wednesday, 9 December, 2009

• Failures at HMP Leeds, the Probation Service and Mental Health Inreach Team Contribute to the Death of a Recalled Prisoner
  Published on Thursday, 3 December, 2009

• SOLD OUT! The Imperfect Triad Conference at LSE - 5th December
  Published on Thursday, 26 November, 2009

• Oxford University Press launches "Forensic Mental Health - concepts, system and practice" at Garden Court Chambers
  Published on Monday, 23 November, 2009

• Richard Harvey Appointed as Lead Counsel to Represent Dr. Radovan Karadžic
  Published on Friday, 20 November, 2009

• Dexter Dias QC addresses Annual Bar Conference on the alarming number of women dying in prison.
  Published on Friday, 13 November, 2009

• Garden Court Housing Team - Top Ranked Chambers UK 2010
  Published on Thursday, 12 November, 2009

• Garden Court 'First Tier' Chambers in Legal 500
  Published on Thursday, 29 October, 2009

• Chambers is delighted to announce publication of "Support for Asylum-seekers and other Migrants"
  Published on Wednesday, 28 October, 2009

• Fraud Warning - "Arfen" Chambers
  Published on Tuesday, 27 October, 2009

• Suicide at HMP Foston Hall: Jury finds death contributed to by neglect
  Published on Tuesday, 27 October, 2009

• Fraud Alert!
  Published on Monday, 26 October, 2009

• Fair and Flexible
  Published on Monday, 26 October, 2009

• Garden Court Chambers is Delighted to Announce the Publication of “Housing Law Handbook: A Practical Guide.”
  Published on Thursday, 22 October, 2009

• Edward Grieves Wins Terrorism Case in the Charity Tribunal
  Published on Friday, 16 October, 2009

• The Human Rights of Children
  Published on Sunday, 4 October, 2009

• Children’s Rights – Moving Forward, Keynote Address by Professor Geraldine Van Bueren
  Published on Friday, 25 September, 2009

• Open House London Annual Event 19 & 20 September
  Published on Monday, 14 September, 2009

• Fraud Alert
  Published on Thursday, 3 September, 2009

• Registry of the Supreme Court opens its doors
  Published on Thursday, 20 August, 2009

• Should Irish State Pension be taken into account as income for the purposes of State Pension Credit?
  Published on Tuesday, 18 August, 2009

• Children's Rights Day Conference on Thursday 24th September 2009
  Published on Tuesday, 4 August, 2009

• Chambers' Barristers in Today's Times
  Published on Thursday, 16 July, 2009

• Positional Asphyxia and Restraint Death at HMP Belmarsh - Jury Find Healthcare Guilty of Neglect
  Published on Monday, 6 July, 2009

• Staff Vacancies
  Published on Sunday, 5 July, 2009

• Garden Court Chambers response to ‘Best Value’ Tendering Scheme
  Published on Sunday, 5 July, 2009

• House of Lords agrees women fleeing domestic violence entitled to Homelessness Assistance
  Published on Wednesday, 1 July, 2009

• FIT watch campaigners lodge complaint against climate camp arrests
  Published on Monday, 22 June, 2009

• Housing association tenants protected!
  Published on Thursday, 18 June, 2009

• Dexter Dias QC wins Human Rights award
  Published on Monday, 15 June, 2009

• ASLLUK fundraising
  Published on Monday, 15 June, 2009

• Judicial Review Conference at LSE - SOLD OUT!
  Published on Wednesday, 10 June, 2009

• Inquest touching on the death of Albert Banks
  Published on Tuesday, 9 June, 2009

• Protestor accused of throwing a shoe at Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao acquitted.
  Published on Monday, 8 June, 2009

• Death of Myron Hall- report criticises NHS investigation and care standards
  Published on Friday, 5 June, 2009

• Summer Seminar Programme
  Published on Friday, 29 May, 2009

• NEW Publication
  Published on Sunday, 17 May, 2009

• Garden Court Barrister defends Briton accused of drugs smuggling
  Published on Tuesday, 5 May, 2009

• Peter Rowlands joins Garden Court
  Published on Thursday, 30 April, 2009

• Three cleared of helping 7/7 bombers
  Published on Tuesday, 28 April, 2009

• Welwyn Garden City resident wins eviction appeal
  Published on Monday, 20 April, 2009

• Judge: siblings stay in home
  Published on Monday, 20 April, 2009

• Garden Court Welcomes Greenpeace: Pledges Support for "Tokyo Two"
  Published on Thursday, 9 April, 2009

• Inquest touching on the death of Mohammed Mudhir
  Published on Wednesday, 25 March, 2009

• Children’s Rights Day
  Published on Wednesday, 18 March, 2009

• Successful judicial review of conviction of mentally vulnerable man
  Published on Monday, 16 March, 2009

• The Freedom Film Fest Retrospective
  Published on Tuesday, 10 March, 2009

• The Law on Waiting Lists
  Published on Wednesday, 4 March, 2009

• Dexter Dias to be appointed as Queen's Counsel
  Published on Thursday, 19 February, 2009

• New tenants join Garden Court
  Published on Tuesday, 17 February, 2009

• Verdict in the Michael Bailey Inquest
  Published on Monday, 9 February, 2009

• Latest Homelessness case from the House of Lords
  Published on Friday, 6 February, 2009

• Book Launch: Blackstone's Guide to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
  Published on Tuesday, 3 February, 2009

• Court of Appeal Decisions
  Published on Monday, 5 January, 2009

• Jan Luba QC in landmark House of Lords "Tolerated Trespassers" case
  Published on Wednesday, 10 December, 2008

• Ian Peddie QC represents Norfolk family in landmark Adoption Challenge
  Published on Monday, 8 December, 2008

• Email Scam involving ?Dr. Sean Walcott?, 'Barrister David Morgan of 9 Northumberland Avenue,London WC2N 5BX' and Marian Parker
  Published on Monday, 8 December, 2008

• Seminar: Asset Recovery Mediation
  Published on Sunday, 7 December, 2008

• Garden Court Counsel Ranked Leaders at the Bar - Chambers and Partners 2009
  Published on Monday, 1 December, 2008

• The 4th Tsunami Charity Reception
  Published on Monday, 1 December, 2008

• Charity Fundraising Evening at Garden Court
  Published on Tuesday, 18 November, 2008

• Two members of Garden Court Chambers have been shortlisted for Legal Aid Barrister of the Year.
  Published on Tuesday, 18 November, 2008

• NEW Housing Seminars
  Published on Wednesday, 5 November, 2008

• Bar Pro Bono Award 2008
  Published on Tuesday, 4 November, 2008

• Birmingham City Council v Shafi
  Published on Thursday, 30 October, 2008

• Inquests: a practitioner's guide
  Published on Friday, 3 October, 2008

• Latest book from Garden Court Practitioners
  Published on Thursday, 2 October, 2008

• Leading family and child protection silks top ranked in 2009 Legal 500
  Published on Friday, 12 September, 2008

• Airline plot: alleged ring-leader acquitted
  Published on Thursday, 11 September, 2008

• NEW Human Trafficking for Sexual and Labour Exploitation Seminar
  Published on Wednesday, 10 September, 2008

• Secretary of State for Work and Pensions amends law to assist full-time students who are lone parents following successful Human Rights challenge
  Published on Thursday, 7 August, 2008

• Email Scam involving 'Barry Hugill', 'Daniel T Owen' and 'Family Law Chambers'.
  Published on Wednesday, 6 August, 2008

• Highest court upholds rights of gypsy families
  Published on Wednesday, 30 July, 2008

• Court of Appeal quashes Ministry of Justice Rules on use of restraints on children in Secure Training Centres as in violation of human rights
  Published on Monday, 28 July, 2008

• Failed asylum-seekers are abused by private security companies
  Published on Monday, 14 July, 2008

• High Court makes order for habeas corpus in psychiatric detention case
  Published on Tuesday, 1 July, 2008

• Garden Court Welcomes New Tenants
  Published on Wednesday, 25 June, 2008

• House of Lords hands down judgment in four key immigration and Article 8 cases
  Published on Wednesday, 25 June, 2008

• NEW Community Care Legal Resource
  Published on Wednesday, 25 June, 2008

• Alison Grief: New 'Assistant Deputy Coroner for Mid Kent and Medway'
  Published on Tuesday, 24 June, 2008

• Courtenay Griffiths and Terry Munyard defend the former president of Liberia, Charles Taylor.
  Published on Monday, 23 June, 2008

• Garden Court successful in House of Lords on the standard of proof in care proceedings
  Published on Thursday, 12 June, 2008

• Garden Court Chambers response to the Bar Standards Board Consultation on the Legal Services Act 2007. Implications for the regulation of the Bar in England and Wales.
  Published on Sunday, 1 June, 2008

• BE (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 540
  Published on Friday, 30 May, 2008

• Inquest into restraint-related death of psychiatric patient
  Published on Tuesday, 27 May, 2008

• Important House of Lords Case on Standard of Proof in Care Proceedings
  Published on Friday, 23 May, 2008

• Conviction quashed as Court of Appeal rule men don't have breasts
  Published on Friday, 16 May, 2008

• Decade Altering Decision in Housing Law
  Published on Tuesday, 13 May, 2008

• Sean Horstead joins Garden Court Crime Team
  Published on Monday, 12 May, 2008

• Latest Edition: Macdonald's Immigration Law and Practice
  Published on Tuesday, 6 May, 2008

• Henry Blaxland QC secures retrial for Babysitter Suzanne Holdsworth
  Published on Thursday, 1 May, 2008

• Inderpal Rahal Memorial Trust 2008 Award
  Published on Tuesday, 1 April, 2008

• Garden Court Chambers Advertises for Housing Tenants
  Published on Tuesday, 25 March, 2008

• Patient released by High Court in habeas corpus application.
  Published on Thursday, 6 March, 2008

• Homeless Teenagers: Landmark Decision from the Law Lords
  Published on Monday, 25 February, 2008

• Poker players dealt a poor hand by the Court of Appeal
  Published on Friday, 8 February, 2008

• Jan Luba QC Wins Landmark Homeless Case
  Published on Thursday, 7 February, 2008

• Encountering Human Rights:Gender/Sexuality, Activism and the Promise of Law'.
  Published on Wednesday, 6 February, 2008

• Petra Blanksby Inquest: Coroner urges changes in the prison service
  Published on Tuesday, 5 February, 2008

• Ministry of Justice to Review Bail Guidance to Judges following police officer's suicide
  Published on Thursday, 31 January, 2008

• Resounding victory in the case of Payir: Earning right to work after entry as a student
  Published on Wednesday, 30 January, 2008

• Anthony Jennings QC
  Published on Wednesday, 23 January, 2008

• Kieran Vaughan in landmark Omagh bombing verdict
  Published on Friday, 4 January, 2008

• Joanne Harris appointed new Circuit Judge
  Published on Thursday, 13 December, 2007

• Gypsy and Traveller Law, second edition
  Published on Thursday, 13 December, 2007

• Mark Muller QC: Shortlisted for Human Rights Lawyer of the Year 2007
  Published on Wednesday, 5 December, 2007

• 3rd Six Pupillage Vacancies at Garden Court (Closing date 4th January 2008)
  Published on Tuesday, 4 December, 2007

• Asset Recovery and Mediation Advocacy - An Overview for the Criminal Practitioner
  Published on Tuesday, 4 December, 2007

• Crime Seminar 26th November: IPP Sentences - How Dangerous Are They?
  Published on Monday, 26 November, 2007

• Garden Court Chambers in latest Chambers & Partners 2008 Directory
  Published on Friday, 16 November, 2007

• ILPA and Garden Court Conference: Trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation II
  Published on Tuesday, 13 November, 2007

• Garden Court in the latest Legal 500 (2007) Rankings
  Published on Thursday, 27 September, 2007

• Garden Court defends Specialist Support Contract
  Published on Wednesday, 19 September, 2007

• Henry Blaxland QC - possible reopening of Essex Boys murder case
  Published on Tuesday, 11 September, 2007

• David Watkinson urges law reforms in social housing to combat continuing injustice
  Published on Friday, 7 September, 2007

• Garden Court barristers succeed in important protest case
  Published on Tuesday, 7 August, 2007

• Garden Court Crime VHCC Information
  Published on Thursday, 19 July, 2007

• 'Wholly unforgivable' if lessons not learned from child's death, Judge tells Secretary of State for Justice
  Published on Wednesday, 18 July, 2007

• Jan Luba QC wins Legal Aid Barrister of the Year
  Published on Friday, 29 June, 2007

• NEW Crime Clerks' Direct Line: 020 7993 7624
  Published on Wednesday, 27 June, 2007

• Free Seminars for July! Book Now
  Published on Monday, 25 June, 2007

• Important decision ordering new inquest in a police restraint case
  Published on Monday, 11 June, 2007

• Neglect verdict following death in hospital from clostridium difficile infection
  Published on Friday, 8 June, 2007

• Garden Court run for Crisis!
  Published on Monday, 4 June, 2007

• Inquest: Shahid Aziz
  Published on Wednesday, 23 May, 2007

• Homeless children in need must be accommodated under Children Act 1989, s 20 and not s 17
  Published on Friday, 18 May, 2007

• Birmingham City Council v Paul Walker [2007] UKHL 22
  Published on Wednesday, 16 May, 2007

• "A major new free legal resource"
  Published on Sunday, 13 May, 2007

• Butterworths involvement with the arms trade
  Published on Tuesday, 1 May, 2007

• Estoppel still a "Shield" not a "Sword" and Time is "of the Essence" of a Rent Review Date
  Published on Wednesday, 25 April, 2007

• Garden Court Chambers is being published in India
  Published on Tuesday, 17 April, 2007

• Housing team respond to government's Choice Based Lettings guidance
  Published on Friday, 13 April, 2007

• "Garden Court Chambers expresses concern in relation to cuts to public funding"
  Published on Thursday, 5 April, 2007

• Successful Police Action
  Published on Thursday, 22 March, 2007

• Success in the case of Huang and Kashmiri
  Published on Thursday, 22 March, 2007

• Garden Court sponsoring the Minority Lawyers Conference 2007
  Published on Wednesday, 21 March, 2007

• Criminal Bar Association Spring Conference
  Published on Friday, 16 February, 2007

• Victory in the case of Brian Haw
  Published on Wednesday, 14 February, 2007

• Latest Seminars at Garden Court Chambers
  Published on Friday, 2 February, 2007

• Times 100 Panellist Jan Luba QC invites Cinderella to Law Reform Ball
  Published on Tuesday, 16 January, 2007

• Seminar to address case on EU Nationals
  Published on Thursday, 11 January, 2007

• Encountering Human Rights Conference, 5th and 6th January 2007
  Published on Thursday, 4 January, 2007

• Discussion paper on new Coroners Reform Bill
  Published on Thursday, 14 December, 2006

• Tsunami relief continues at Garden Court
  Published on Tuesday, 12 December, 2006

• Mark Muller QC and Dexter Dias, shortlisted for Liberty's Human Rights Lawyer of the Year Award 2006
  Published on Tuesday, 5 December, 2006

• New tenants join Garden Court
  Published on Monday, 4 December, 2006

• Garden Court QC, Ian Macdonald, praised for his work to release death row prisoner, Abu Jamal
  Published on Monday, 27 November, 2006

• Latest Events in Chambers
  Published on Wednesday, 22 November, 2006

• Murabek analysis to be published by Garden Court prison law team on December 1st
  Published on Wednesday, 22 November, 2006

• 'Seeking Asylum Alone' Report Launch
  Published on Friday, 17 November, 2006

• House of Lords victory: Fornah v Secretary of State for the Home Department
  Published on Wednesday, 18 October, 2006

• EU Immigration and Asylum Law
  Published on Tuesday, 10 October, 2006

• Defending the Right to Defend Human Rights
  Published on Friday, 6 October, 2006

• JUSTICE Custody & Detention Conference
  Published on Thursday, 5 October, 2006

• Seminar Programme Autumn/Winter 2006/07
  Published on Sunday, 1 October, 2006

• Homelessness 'shambles' condemned by Housing Specialists
  Published on Monday, 25 September, 2006

• Judges quash demonstrators' Asbos
  Published on Monday, 25 September, 2006

• International Conflict Management Course
  Published on Monday, 11 September, 2006

• Advanced Workshop In Refugee Law Hosted by the Law Society Immigration Law Committee
  Published on Wednesday, 6 September, 2006

• ASBOs: a practitioner's guide to defending Anti-social Behaviour Orders
  Published on Monday, 4 September, 2006

• What future for housing solicitors in the LSC's strategy 2006-2001
  Published on Friday, 1 September, 2006

• Employment seminar - Age Discrimination
  Published on Thursday, 31 August, 2006

• Iranian homosexual male wins important case
  Published on Saturday, 26 August, 2006

• Mumia Abu Jamal Press Conference
  Published on Saturday, 5 August, 2006

• Appointment of two new QCs at Garden Court Chambers
  Published on Thursday, 20 July, 2006

• European Court of Human Rights to order Government to pay compensation to family for police raid
  Published on Monday, 17 July, 2006

• Newsletter - Garden Court News - Issue 2
  Published on Saturday, 1 July, 2006

• Supreme Court rules Bush administration in wrong
  Published on Thursday, 29 June, 2006

• Zahid Mubarek Inquiry final report
  Published on Wednesday, 28 June, 2006

• The case of Eric Smith
  Published on Thursday, 22 June, 2006

• Walker v Birmingham City Council [2006] EWCA Civ 815
  Published on Thursday, 22 June, 2006

• SEMINAR: Life after Grogan: future developments in continuing care
  Published on Tuesday, 20 June, 2006

• Conville v Richmond upon Thames LBC [2006] EWCA Civ 718
  Published on Tuesday, 13 June, 2006

• Garden Court successful in House of Lords on the standard of proof in care proceedings
  Published on Monday, 12 June, 2006

• Deportation of Foreign Nationals
  Published on Saturday, 3 June, 2006

• R (M) v Slough Borough Council
  Published on Wednesday, 24 May, 2006

• Afgan Hijackers win Court of Appeal
  Published on Tuesday, 9 May, 2006

• An end of shop lockouts
  Published on Friday, 5 May, 2006

• Haldane Society lecture
  Published on Thursday, 13 April, 2006

• Barristers and Advocates Disabled Society
  Published on Sunday, 9 April, 2006

• Review of Events Relating to the Death of Christopher Alder Published
  Published on Thursday, 23 March, 2006

• Gypsy law seminar and exhibition
  Published on Thursday, 23 March, 2006

• LSC withdraws Notice to Terminate Contract
  Published on Wednesday, 22 March, 2006

• LSC strongly criticised
  Published on Tuesday, 14 March, 2006

• HOUSING & HUMAN RIGHTS DIVIDE THE LAW LORDS' AGAIN!
  Published on Friday, 3 March, 2006

• Court of Appeal - welfare benefits
  Published on Thursday, 16 February, 2006

• Immigration law bulletin
  Published on Monday, 13 February, 2006

• Support Service questionnaire
  Published on Tuesday, 7 February, 2006

• Human Trafficking conference
  Published on Monday, 6 February, 2006

• LSC Specialist Support services to be axed from July 2005
  Published on Thursday, 2 February, 2006

• New practitioners
  Published on Thursday, 2 February, 2006

• The launch of The Gurkhas: The Forgotten Veterans
  Published on Thursday, 2 February, 2006

• Damning verdict in Andrew Jordan inquest
  Published on Tuesday, 31 January, 2006

• The Times Law Section - 31.01.06
  Published on Tuesday, 31 January, 2006

• Employment law bulletin
  Published on Tuesday, 17 January, 2006

• Housing Law Bulletin
  Published on Monday, 16 January, 2006

• The Citizens Directive - EEA Regulations 2006 The Citizens Directive - EEA Regulations 2006
  Published on Wednesday, 30 November, 2005

• House of Lords judgment in Limbuela
  Published on Thursday, 3 November, 2005

• Prison service fails Paul Day inquest
  Published on Tuesday, 1 November, 2005

• Courtenay Griffiths to receive Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws
  Published on Monday, 31 October, 2005

• Housing Management Conference 2005
  Published on Monday, 31 October, 2005

• Vivienne Westwood and Liberty Launch Wednesday 28th September 2005
  Published on Thursday, 27 October, 2005

• Rick Scannell to receive Honorary Doctorate
  Published on Tuesday, 25 October, 2005

• R (application Mills) v Birmingham Magistrates' Court
  Published on Tuesday, 25 October, 2005

• Langley & ors v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police & anr
  Published on Tuesday, 25 October, 2005

• Dexter Dias instructed in Feltham racial murder inquiry
  Published on Thursday, 13 October, 2005

• LSC Callcounsel changes
  Published on Monday, 8 August, 2005

• Gypsy appeal
  Published on Thursday, 21 July, 2005

• Important changes at Two Garden Court Chambers
  Published on Monday, 11 July, 2005

• Legal aid lawyer of the year
  Published on Friday, 24 June, 2005

• Community care law reports practitioner seminars
  Published on Saturday, 30 April, 2005

• Inderpal Rahal Memorial Trust
  Published on Friday, 22 April, 2005

• New appeals regime: transitional provisions
  Published on Thursday, 7 April, 2005

• Social Housing Law & Practice 2005
  Published on Thursday, 31 March, 2005

• Brian Haw wins appeal
  Published on Thursday, 31 March, 2005

• Junior Bar Committee debate
  Published on Wednesday, 30 March, 2005

• Newsletter - Garden Court News - Issue 1
  Published on Tuesday, 1 March, 2005

• Courtenay Griffiths QC receives Honorary Doctorate
  Published on Wednesday, 2 February, 2005

• Download Owen Davies QC's speech entitled Human Rights and Poverty Reduction.
  Published on Monday, 31 January, 2005

• Rick Scannell resigns from SIAC
  Published on Tuesday, 18 January, 2005

• Romany wars - article
  Published on Saturday, 15 January, 2005

• Owen Davies QC statement
  Published on Tuesday, 21 December, 2004

• Detention without charge unlawful
  Published on Thursday, 16 December, 2004

• Spring/Summer 2005 - Seminar programme
  Published on Wednesday, 8 December, 2004

• Step-by-step guides to the Extradition Act 2003 New Law Journal - 26 November and 3 December 2004
  Published on Tuesday, 7 December, 2004

• Two Garden Court Chambers recommended by Legal 500
  Published on Thursday, 11 November, 2004

• Two new barristers join Garden Court teams
  Published on Wednesday, 10 November, 2004

• Human Rights victory for the family of a murdered Kurdish father in South-East Turkey Nicola Rogers - Immigration Team
  Published on Tuesday, 2 November, 2004

• Ian Macdonald QC resigns from SIAC
  Published on Monday, 1 November, 2004

• Housing team respond to LSC consultation
  Published on Monday, 1 November, 2004

• Two Garden Court Chambers welcomes two new practitioners
  Published on Monday, 1 November, 2004

• Gypsies win appeal
  Published on Wednesday, 29 September, 2004

• New Gypsy and Traveller Law book published - Legal Action Group
  Published on Tuesday, 31 August, 2004

• Two Garden Court Chambers win three LSC contracts
  Published on Thursday, 1 April, 2004

• Business immigration day course deferred
  Published on Tuesday, 2 March, 2004

• R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Tum and one other action [2003] EWCA Civ 788 Nicola Rogers - Immigration Team
  Published on Wednesday, 11 February, 2004

• Jan Luba QC appointed Employment Tribunal Judge Chambers news
  Published on Monday, 22 December, 2003