News & Views
Protest Rights, Environmental Protest, Environmental Law and Climate Justice | Friday 24 May 2024
Friends of the Earth takes legal challenge against anti-protest injunctions to European Court of Human Rights
Friends of the Earth is represented in these proceedings by Stephanie Harrison KC, Stephen Clark and Fatima Jichi of Garden Court Chambers and by Wessen Jazrawi at the law firm Hausfeld.
Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 21 February 2024
Garden Court barristers recover six figure damages in successful High Court claim against Metropolitan Police
Stephen Simblet KC and Stephen Clark of the Garden Court Civil Liberties Team represented the claimant, instructed by Jules Carey of Bindmans.
Romani Gypsy and Traveller Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Administrative and Public Law | Wednesday 29 November 2023
Supreme Court rules wide injunctions have negative impact on Gypsies and Travellers' ability to pursue traditional nomadic way of life
Marc Willers KC, Tessa Buchanan & Owen Greenhall represented London Gypsies and Travellers (LGT), Friends Families and Travellers (FFT) and the Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group (DGLG). Stephanie Harrison KC, Stephen Clark & Fatima Jichi represented FFT.
Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Children's Rights | Wednesday 4 October 2023
UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 2 Continues - Opening statement on behalf of Core Participants
Several Garden Court Barristers are representing core participants at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Children's Rights | Tuesday 3 October 2023
UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 2 - Opening statement on behalf of Core Participants
Several Garden Court Barristers are representing core participants at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Wednesday 13 September 2023
UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 4 preliminary hearings open
Today marks the start of public preliminary hearings for the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 4: Vaccines and therapeutics.
Inquests and Inquiries, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Friday 25 August 2023
Liam Cullen: Inquest finds that inappropriate mental health safety plan contributed to self-inflicted death
Stephen Clark of the Garden Court Inquests and Inquiries Team is representing Liam's family, instructed by Gemma Vine and Cara Wiltshire of Ison Harrison Solicitors. They are supported by INQUEST Caseworker Jordan Ferdinand-Sargeant.
Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Tuesday 13 June 2023
UK Covid-19 Inquiry first substantive hearing underway - Garden Court counsel instructed
Numerous Garden Court Chambers counsel, of the Garden Court Inquests & Inquiries Team, are instructed in the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.