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Administrative and Public Law, Court of Protection, Housing Law | Wednesday 1 November 2017

Garden Court is delighted to announce that all four of the pupils who started in October 2016 have accepted offers of tenancy at the end of their pupillage

Stephen Clark, Tihomir Mak, Laura Profumo and Franck Magennis have joined Chambers as full members and have already started developing their practices.

Stephen Clark Franck Magennis

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests and Inquiries | Friday 27 October 2017

Jury identified systematic failures in relation to suicide and self harm management in a G4S run prison

INQUEST has been working with Jagjeet Samra's family since July 2016. The family is represented by Catherine Oborne...

Catherine Oborne

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests and Inquiries | Thursday 19 October 2017

Latest inquest into prisoner death at HMP Winchester finds more failings

Sean's family is represented by counsel, Taimour Lay of Garden Court Chambers and assisted by the charity INQUEST.

Taimour Lay

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests and Inquiries | Thursday 19 October 2017

Jury finds prison failings at HMP Doncaster were causative of the death of vulnerable prisoner Gerard Scahill

Family represented by Ifeanyi Odogwu and instructed by Jenny Fraser and Leanne Devine from Broudie Jackson Canter Solicitors.

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Community Care Law | Friday 22 September 2017

Bach Commission report calls for Rights to Justice Act and far wider eligibility for legal aid

Garden Court Chambers contributed evidence to the Bach Commission.

Joanne Cecil KC Lucie Wibberley

Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Housing Law | Friday 4 August 2017

Garden Court Chambers responds to the Jackson review of fixed recoverable costs

Read the response of our Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Public Law and Housing teams.

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests and Inquiries | Friday 21 July 2017

Jury concludes unnecessary delays and failures in care contributed to death of Sarah Reed at Holloway prison

Sean Horstead of Garden Court Chambers represented the family of Sarah Reed at the inquest.

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests and Inquiries | Tuesday 18 July 2017

Jury finds neglect at HMP Liverpool contributed to the death of Ned O’Donnell

The family is represented by Ifeanyi Odogwu of the Garden Court Chambers civil liberties and inquests teams.

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