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Family Law | Wednesday 28 August 2024

Amanda Weston KC shortlisted for 'KC of the Year' at Family Law Awards 2024

We are delighted to announce that our Amanda Weston KC has been shortlisted for 'KC of the Year' at The Family Law Awards 2024.

Amanda Weston KC

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 12 June 2024

Garden Court barristers appointed as panel counsel to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

We are delighted to announce that 12 members of Garden Court Chambers have been appointed to the Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) preferred panel of counsel.

Administrative and Public Law, Family Law, Children's Rights | Friday 7 July 2023

Amanda Weston KC successfully secures order setting aside findings against vulnerable teenager

Amanda Weston KC, of the Garden Court Chambers Children’s Rights & Public Law Team, alongside Garden Court Pupil Barrister Josephine Fathers, represented T. They were instructed by Oliver Fisher Solicitors.

Josephine Fathers Amanda Weston KC

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Tuesday 14 March 2023

Permission to appeal on additional grounds granted in challenge to Home Secretary decision to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda

Sonali Naik KC, Amanda Weston KC, Mark Symes and Isaac Ricca-Richardson of Garden Court Chambers represented AS (Iran) instructed by Paul Turner and Iain Palmer of Barnes Harrild and Dyer Solicitors.

Mark Symes Sonali Naik KC Amanda Weston KC Eva Doerr Isaac Ricca-Richardson

Education Law, Children's Rights | Tuesday 14 February 2023

Changes to legal aid rules in SEND appeals following legal challenge

Amanda Weston KC, Oliver Persey, and Isaac Ricca-Richardson of Garden Court Chambers represented the child, instructed by Emma Vincent Miller of Public Law Project.

Amanda Weston KC Ollie Persey Isaac Ricca-Richardson

Administrative and Public Law, Community Care Law, Children's Rights | Friday 20 January 2023

Human Rights Assessments: Local Authority concedes Children Act 1989 duties take precedence over residual & discretionary Immigration Act 1999 powers

The claimant, HTT, was represented by Amanda Weston KC and Maria Moodie of Garden Court Chambers. Counsel instructed by Verity Cannell of Bindmans LLP.

Maria Moodie Amanda Weston KC

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law | Wednesday 18 January 2023

Rwanda judgment: Permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal granted

Sonali Naik KC, Amanda Weston KC, Mark Symes, Eva Doerr, Isaac Ricca-Richardson, Alex Grigg, David Sellwood, Raza Halim and Ali Bandegani of Garden Court Chambers instructed for the claimants.

Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration: Personal and Business | Monday 19 December 2022

Rwanda judgment: Home Secretary failed to properly consider if asylum seekers should not be relocated to Rwanda

Garden Court Chambers (with others) represented a number of claimants.

Ali Bandegani Raza Halim Mark Symes Sonali Naik KC David Sellwood Alex Grigg Amanda Weston KC Eva Doerr Isaac Ricca-Richardson

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