Blog post by Georgie Rea of the Garden Court Immigration Law Team.
24 June 2024
Garden Court Chambers is delighted to welcome four new pupils: Matthew Banks, Abby Buttle, Daniella Davenport, and Christopher Lambert.
9 October 2023
Abby holds a Masters in Law from Harvard Law School, a BCL from the University of Oxford and an LLB from London School of Economics (LSE).
Prior to joining Chambers, Abby worked as Legal Officer at the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB).
Abby spent six months as the Oxford Human Rights Hub Fellow at the Legal Resources Centre in South Africa working on constitutional law cases concerning the rights to education and housing. She also worked as a paralegal at a specialist crime and extradition law firm while studying on the Bar course.
While studying, Abby was also a student researcher at the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic. Abby conducted research for Oxford Pro Bono Publico during her BCL.
Abby has previously volunteered at human rights organisations including JUSTICE, the Howard League for Penal Reform, Prisoners Advice Service, the Free Representation Unit, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, Safe Passage and Refugee Support Europe.
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