News & Views
Children's Rights, Community Care Law, Housing Law | Wednesday 13 September 2023
Connor Johnston conducting new Law Commission project on reforming social care for disabled children
Connor Johnston is a member of the Garden Court Chambers Community Care team.
Garden Court Chambers | Friday 1 November 2019
Garden Court Chambers wins Outstanding Contribution to Diversity & Inclusion Award at Chambers Bar Awards 2019
We pay special tribute to Mia Hakl-Law, Director of Operations and HR at Garden Court for spearheading and championing our work on diversity and inclusion together with many others within our chambers.
Housing Law | Friday 28 January 2022
Housing Allocation & Homelessness Law & Practice 6th edition out now
Co-authored by His Honour Judge Jan Luba QC and members of the Garden Court Chambers Housing Team, Liz Davies, Connor Johnston and Tessa Buchanan.
Housing Law | Wednesday 1 July 2020
Crisis unveils draft emergency legislation to end rough sleeping and homelessness
Adrian Berry, Liz Davies and Connor Johnston of the Garden Court Housing Team worked with Crisis to draft the legislation.
Housing Law | Thursday 16 April 2020
Housing Allocation and Homelessness: Law and Practice (LexisNexis 5th ed. 2018) now available free of charge
HHJ Jan Luba QC, Liz Davies, Connor Johnston and Tessa Buchanan are pleased to announce that Housing Allocation and Homelessness: Law and Practice (LexisNexis 5th edition 2018) is now available as a pdf free of charge.
Housing Law | Monday 23 January 2023
Garden Court Housing Team responds to Government’s “Technical consultation on changes to the homelessness legislation”
Consultation response by Liz Davies KC and Connor Johnston on behalf of the Garden Court Chambers Housing Team.
Housing Law | Thursday 30 January 2020
Court of Appeal provides important guidance on late homelessness appeals, recognising the “difficulties faced by homelessness applicants in bringing an appeal… without legal advice and representation”
Liz Davies and Connor Johnston of the Garden Court Housing Team were instructed by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on behalf of the intervener Shelter. They all acted pro bono.
Housing Law | Tuesday 15 October 2019
Garden Court Housing Team responds to Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government consultation on 'A new deal for renters'
The Garden Court Housing Team welcomes the government’s proposal to abolish no fault evictions (based on s.21 Housing Act 1988).