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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.

Connor Johnston

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.

Irena Sabic KC Joanne Cecil KC Anya Lewis KC Gemma Loughran Paul Clark Mia Hakl-Law Marina Sergides

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.

Tessa Buchanan Liz Davies KC Connor Johnston

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.

Liz Davies KC Connor Johnston Adrian Berry

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.

Connor Johnston Liz Davies KC

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.

Liz Davies KC Connor Johnston

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).

Liz Davies KC Tessa Buchanan Irena Sabic KC Marc Willers KC Maria Moodie Desmond Rutledge Stephen Cottle Tim Baldwin Adrian Berry Marina Sergides Kevin Gannon David Renton Sophie Caseley Catherine O'Donnell Bethan Harris Navida Quadi Hannah Rought-Brooks Alex Grigg

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