News & Views
Children Law, Family Law, Criminal Defence | Wednesday 27 March 2024
Lorna Cservenka appears at Cafcass to deliver training on racial bias issues in hair strand testing
Lorna Cservenka of the Garden Court Family Law Team appeared at Cafcass and delivered a presentation to a team of public law Children’s Guardians on the topic of “Is there racial bias in hair strand testing?”
Protest Rights, Criminal Defence, Protest Rights | Wednesday 20 March 2024
Director of Public Prosecutions abandons application to take Iain Duncan Smith ‘Tory Scum’ case to Supreme Court
Tom Wainwright and Elena Papamichael, both of the Garden Court Protest Rights Team, represented Ruth Wood, instructed by Lydia Dagostino of Kellys Solicitors. Owen Greenhall, of the Garden Court Protest Rights Team, represented Radical Haslam, leading Mir
Protest Rights, Criminal Defence, Protest Rights | Monday 18 March 2024
Henry Blaxland KC, Owen Greenhall and Tom Wainwright appear in Court of Appeal for acquitted protestor in Attorney General’s Reference on ‘belief in consent’ defence
Henry Blaxland KC, Owen Greenhall and Tom Wainwright, of the Garden Court Chambers Protest Rights and Criminal Defence teams, represented the acquitted person, instructed by Lydia Dagostino of Kellys Solicitors.
Criminal Defence, Children's Rights | Friday 8 March 2024
Elena Papamichael secures unanimous acquittal for child modern slavery victim after six-week trial
Elena Papamichael is a member of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence and Children's Rights Teams. She was instructed by Darrell Ennis-Gayle at Hodge Jones & Allen.
Criminal Defence | Monday 19 February 2024
Prosecution offers no evidence in class A drugs charge against youth client
Ifẹ Thompson represented LN, instructed by Jeffrey Muhammad of Amosu Robinshaw Solicitors.
Criminal Appeals, Criminal Defence | Monday 19 February 2024
Jury’s acquittal at rape trial ends five year ordeal for man wrongly convicted
David Emanuel KC represented the defendant, instructed by Steven Bird of Birds Solicitors.
Criminal Defence, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Thursday 15 February 2024
Keir Monteith KC appointed Honorary Senior Lecturer at University of Manchester
We are delighted to announce that Keir Monteith KC has been appointed as an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Manchester within the School of Social Sciences.
Criminal Defence | Tuesday 13 February 2024
Carol Hawley secures not guilty verdict for defendant in murder trial
Carol Hawley of Garden Court Crime Team acted for the defendant, led by Emma Goodall KC of Doughty Street Chambers, instructed by Joseph Hill Solicitors.
