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Environmental Law and Climate Justice, International Environmental Law, International Human Rights | Tuesday 26 September 2023

Climate Case to be heard at European Court of Human Rights against 32 European States brought by 6 Portuguese youth

Richard Reynolds and Paul Clark are representing the youth-applicants, led by Alison Macdonald KC of Essex Court Chambers. Counsel are instructed by Global Legal Action Network.

Ella Gunn Irena Sabic KC Paul Clark Richard Reynolds

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 Irena Sabic KC Ella Gunn Paul Clark Richard Reynolds

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

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

Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Friday 13 July 2018

Inquest jury concludes that Christopher Tyler, a prisoner at HMP Thameside, “died in part because of serious failures in medical care”

Richard Reynolds represented Mr Tyler’s sister and was instructed by Jocelyn Cockburn and Claire Brigham of Hodge, Jones and Allen Solicitors.

Richard Reynolds

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production, International Environmental Law | Thursday 28 March 2024

European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber to Deliver Rulings in Landmark Climate Justice Cases

Marc Willers KC and Richard Harvey represent the Swiss Senior Women in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland. Richard Reynolds and Paul Clark represent the youth-applicants in Duarte Agostinho and Others v. Portugal and 32 Others.

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 Paul Clark Ella Gunn Marc Willers KC Richard Reynolds

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Friday 6 April 2018

High Court quashes Parole Board refusal to direct re-release

The claimant was represented by Richard Reynolds of Garden Court Chambers and Hamish Arnott of Bhatt Murphy Solicitors.

Richard Reynolds

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