News & Views
Housing Law, Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 25 April 2024
Can Gas Safety Records (GSR), Energy Performance Certificates (EPC), and How to Rent Guides (HTR) be deemed served on a tenant by post under Section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978?
Our Tim Jones of the Garden Court Housing Team is acting for the Appellant, led by Matthew Lee of Doughty Street Chambers and instructed by Manjinder Atwal & Vincent Davis of Duncan Lewis Solicitors.
Welfare Benefits Law, Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 25 April 2024
Legal team acting in landmark Court of Appeal tax credit case win Citizens Advice award
Desmond Rutledge and Ollie Persey of Garden Court Chambers represented the Respondent, Mr Arrbab in the Court of Appeal.
School Inclusion Project (SIP), Education Law | Wednesday 24 April 2024
Hertfordshire County Council commits to review of special needs policies following legal challenge
Ollie Persey of the Garden Court Education Law Team acted for the father of a child, W, in the legal proceedings, instructed by Dan Rosenberg and Heather Davidson of Simpson Millar.
Financial Crime and Confiscation, Criminal Defence | Friday 19 April 2024
Defendants found with nearly £500,000 cash in baggage acquitted of money laundering
Lucie Wibberley and Russell Fraser of the Garden Court Crime Team represented MT & AU in a 12-day trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, instructed by Ali Has & Dilara Demir of Morgan Has Solicitors.
Immigration Detention Civil Claims, Administrative and Public Law | Tuesday 16 April 2024
High Court orders release from immigration detention to Schedule 10 accommodation
Alex Schymyck of Garden Court Chambers represented the claimant, instructed by Lewis Kett and Dominic Chambers of Duncan Lewis Solicitors.
Housing Law | Friday 12 April 2024
High Court grants interim relief to vulnerable refugee faced with imminent homelessness by local authority
Georgie Rea, of the Garden Court Housing Team, instructed by Lauren Sidgwick of Turpin Miller, successfully obtained interim relief from the High Court just before the bank holiday weekend.
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.
Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Tuesday 9 April 2024
European Court of Human Rights finds Swiss government violated Convention rights in a landmark climate justice ruling
Marc Willers KC and Richard Harvey, both of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental Law and Climate Justice Team, represent the Swiss Senior Women in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland as part of an international legal team.
