News & Views
Criminal Defence, Children's Rights, Youth Justice & Child Rights | Friday 3 February 2023
Elena Papamichael successfully persuades CPS to discontinue proceedings against her 15-year-old client
Elena Papamichael of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team represented the defendant.
Criminal Defence | Tuesday 15 November 2022
Elena Papamichael comments on clearing the court backlog and moving away from mass imprisonment
The massive delays in criminal trials reaching court are now widely known. The reality is that the government has deliberately underfunded the criminal courts system for many years.
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 19 October 2022
New report uncovers ‘institutional racism’ in the justice system
A new report by experts from The University of Manchester and barrister Keir Monteith KC has raised urgent questions about racial attitudes and practices in the justice system in England and Wales.
Criminal Defence | Friday 11 February 2022
Crown court proceedings in commercial scale cannabis production case stayed as an abuse of process
Lee Sergent and Elena Papamichael, both of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team, acted for two of the defendants instructed by GT Stewart Solicitors.
Criminal Defence, Criminal Appeals, Protest Rights | Tuesday 4 January 2022
Elena Papamichael joins Garden Court Chambers Crime Team
Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce Elena Papamichael is now a member of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team.