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Environmental Protest, Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Friday 2 February 2024

Greenpeace activists acquitted in trial alongside Greta Thunberg

Owen Greenhall, of the Garden Court Protest Team, was instructed be Mike Schwarz of Hodge Jones and Allen solicitors. Raj Chada also of Hodge Jones & Allen represented the co-defendants.

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Protest Rights, Criminal Defence, Protest Rights | Friday 17 November 2023

Extinction Rebellion activists cleared of £500,000 damage to HSBC

Owen Greenhall, of the Garden Court Protest Team, acted for an Extinction Rebellion protestor, instructed by Jane Cleasby of Kellys Solicitors.

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Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Thursday 22 June 2023

Owen Greenhall named Times Lawyer of the Week

We're delighted to announce that Owen Greenhall has been named Times Lawyer of the Week.

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Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Tuesday 13 June 2023

Bristol ‘Kill the Bill’ protestor acquitted of violent disorder

Owen Greenhall of the Garden Court Protest Team. represented the defendant, instructed by Hollie Collinge of Kelly’s Solicitors.

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Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Tuesday 28 March 2023

Black Lives Matter demonstrator found not guilty of three counts of violent disorder

Owen Greenhall of the Garden Court Protest Team acted for the defendant, instructed by Hester Cavaciuti and Lodovica Degan of Bindmans LLP.

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Protest Rights, Criminal Defence, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Thursday 19 January 2023

Anti-Apartheid protestors’ convictions quashed after 50 years

Owen Greenhall of the Garden Court Protest Team represented three anti-apartheid movement campaigners whose cases were referred to the Criminal Cases Review Commission by the Undercover Policing Enquiry.

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Protest Rights, Criminal Defence, Protest Rights | Wednesday 20 March 2024

Director of Public Prosecutions abandons application to take Iain Duncan Smith ‘Tory Scum’ case to Supreme Court

Tom Wainwright and Elena Papamichael, both of the Garden Court Protest Rights Team, represented Ruth Wood, instructed by Lydia Dagostino of Kellys Solicitors. Owen Greenhall, of the Garden Court Protest Rights Team, represented Radical Haslam, leading Mir

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Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Thursday 14 March 2024

Animal rights activists acquitted of campaign of stalking causing serious alarm or distress

Tom Wainwright and Owen Greenhall of the Garden Court Protest Rights Team represented the defendants, instructed by Jane Cleasby of Kellys Solicitors.

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