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Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Administrative and Public Law, Garden Court International | Thursday 20 September 2018

CAN Europe is intervening in the People’s Climate Case

Marc Willers QC of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental and Planning Law Team is the leading barrister representing CAN Europe. Garden Court's Richard Reynolds, Paul Clark and Julia Lowis worked with Marc on the application to intervene. 

Marc Willers KC Paul Clark Richard Reynolds

Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Monday 16 November 2020

Net Zero and downstream emissions in court this week

The Claimant is represented by Marc Willers QC, of the Garden Court Environmental Law Team, leading Estelle Dehon of Cornerstone Chambers, instructed by Leigh Day.

Marc Willers KC

International Environmental Law, International Human Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Monday 30 November 2020

European Court of Human Rights is fast-tracking a climate case against 33 European States brought by 6 Portuguese youth

Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) instructing Marc Willers QC, Irena Sabic, Richard Reynolds, Paul Clark and Ella Gunn of Garden Court Chambers.

Marc Willers KC Ella Gunn Irena Sabic KC Paul Clark Richard Reynolds

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Environmental Law and Climate Justice, International Environmental Law | Thursday 3 September 2020

Portuguese young people file ground-breaking climate case with European Court of Human Rights against 33 countries

Global Legal Action Network instructing Marc Willers QC, Irena Sabic, Richard Reynolds, Paul Clark and Ella Gunn of Garden Court Chambers.

Irena Sabic KC Ella Gunn Paul Clark Marc Willers KC Richard Reynolds

International Environmental Law, Environmental Law and Climate Justice, International Human Rights | Friday 26 February 2021

Coordinated effort by 33 countries to overturn ‘urgent’ status of youth climate change case rejected by Strasbourg Court

Our Marc Willers QC, Irena Sabic, Richard Reynolds, Paul Clark and Ella Gunn of Garden Court Chambers represent the youth-applicants

Ella Gunn Marc Willers KC Paul Clark Richard Reynolds Irena Sabic KC

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 23 April 2020

Legal challenge against UK government’s guidance about personal protective equipment in hospitals

Marc Willers QC of Garden Court Chambers and Estelle Dehon of Cornerstone Barristers represent Dr Viz and Dr Joshi, instructed by Jamie Potter and Basmah Sahib of Bindmans LLP.

Marc Willers KC

Romani Gypsy and Traveller Rights | Tuesday 21 January 2020

Landmark Court of Appeal judgment criticises the use of wide injunctions which target Gypsy and Traveller encampments

Marc Willers QC and Tessa Buchanan of Garden Court Chambers were instructed by Chris Johnson of the Community Law Partnership. London Gypsies and Travellers intervened in the case with Liberty.

Marc Willers KC Tessa Buchanan

Romani Gypsy and Traveller Rights | Monday 6 January 2020

New edition of 'Gypsy and Traveller Law' published by Legal Action Group

'Gypsy and Traveller Law' is edited by Marc Willers QC of Garden Court Chambers. Garden Court co-authors are Marc Willers QC, David Watkinson, Stephen Cottle, Desmond Rutledge, Owen Greenhall and Tessa Buchanan.

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