News & Views
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 12 June 2024
Garden Court barristers appointed as panel counsel to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
We are delighted to announce that 12 members of Garden Court Chambers have been appointed to the Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) preferred panel of counsel.
Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law | Friday 7 June 2024
High Court rules Home Secretary acted unlawfully by failing to provide document to thousands of migrants with valid immigration status
Stephanie Harrison KC of Garden Court Chambers represented RAMFEL and Ms Adjei alongside Shu Shin Luh of Doughty Street Chambers, instructed by Janet Farrell and Christina Bodenes of Bhatt Murphy Solicitors.
Protest Rights, Environmental Protest, Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Friday 24 May 2024
Friends of the Earth takes legal challenge against anti-protest injunctions to European Court of Human Rights
Friends of the Earth is represented in these proceedings by Stephanie Harrison KC, Stephen Clark and Fatima Jichi of Garden Court Chambers and by Wessen Jazrawi at the law firm Hausfeld.
Administrative and Public Law, Administrative and Public Law, Education Law | Tuesday 21 May 2024
High Court hears landmark challenge to the lack of legal aid for school exclusion appeals
The Claimant is represented by Stephanie Harrison KC & Ollie Persey, both of Garden Court, instructed by Coram Children’s Legal Centre. The charity MIND is intervening. MIND is represented by Grace Brown & Nadia O’Mara, both of Garden Court.
Administrative and Public Law, Housing Law, Community Care Law | Wednesday 10 April 2024
High Court finds Local Authority's housing policy to be discriminatory against women and girls escaping violence in successful judicial review challenge
Stephanie Harrison KC and Nadia O’Mara of the Garden Court Public Law Team successfully acted for the Claimant, instructed by Public Interest Law Centre.
Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 30 November 2023
High Court rules Home Office use of hotels for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children unlawful
Stephanie Harrison KC, Gráinne Mellon and Ollie Persey, of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law team, are instructed by Bhatt Murphy.
Romani Gypsy and Traveller Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Administrative and Public Law | Wednesday 29 November 2023
Supreme Court rules wide injunctions have negative impact on Gypsies and Travellers' ability to pursue traditional nomadic way of life
Marc Willers KC, Tessa Buchanan & Owen Greenhall represented London Gypsies and Travellers (LGT), Friends Families and Travellers (FFT) and the Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group (DGLG). Stephanie Harrison KC, Stephen Clark & Fatima Jichi represented FFT.
Education Law, School Inclusion Project (SIP) | Tuesday 28 November 2023
High Court grants permission in test case challenging the lack of legal aid for school exclusion appeals
Stephanie Harrison KC and Ollie Persey of the Garden Court Chambers Education Law Team, instructed by Sabrina Simpson and Abigail Hands of Coram Children’s Legal Centre.
