News & Views
Criminal Defence, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Monday 4 September 2023
London bus driver found not guilty of assaulting a police officer
Meredoc McMinn of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team successfully represented the defendant, instructed by Jessica Murray of Hodge Jones & Allen.
Criminal Defence | Friday 25 August 2023
James Scobie KC secures acquittal for murder
James Scobie KC of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team successfully represented the defendant, leading Robert Ward of 15NBS Chambers, and instructed by Panayiotis Symeou of Faradays Solicitors.
Criminal Defence, Criminal Appeals, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 23 August 2023
Liberty intervention in CCRC referral on Human Rights Implications of ‘Gang’ Evidence in Joint Enterprise Cases
Shahida Begum, of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Appeals Team, is on the legal team who drafted the submissions to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) on behalf of Liberty.
Criminal Defence | Thursday 17 August 2023
Alex Taylor-Camara secures acquittal for possession of firearm after four-day trial
Alex Taylor-Camara, of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team, was instructed by Francis Conteh at Taylor Rose.
Criminal Defence | Wednesday 16 August 2023
Judy Khan KC appointed Old Bailey Senior Circuit Judge
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon has appointed Judy Khan KC to be a Senior Circuit Judge based at Central Criminal Court, with effect from 4 September 2023.
Criminal Defence | Monday 14 August 2023
Tommy Seagull awarded Inaugural CBA Chair’s Essay Prize in Equality and Diversity
Tommy Seagull, a pupil at Garden Court Chambers, is the winner of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA)'s Inaugural Chair's Essay in the area of Equality and Diversity.
Criminal Defence | Friday 11 August 2023
Defendant acquitted of perverting the course of a murder investigation
Michael Goold of the Garden Court Crime Team represented the defendant, instructed by Sophie Lalaoui of Stuart Miller Solicitors.
Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defence | Tuesday 8 August 2023
High Court rules cases referred to Crown Court by CCRC following guilty plea should proceed to appeal
Jennifer Twite of the Garden Court Crime Team successfully represented the first interested party alongside Stephen Knight of 1 Pump Court, led by Francis Fitzgibbon KC of 23 Essex Street. Jennifer was instructed by Karolina Rychlicka of Just for Kids Law
