News & Views
Criminal Defence | Monday 21 November 2022
Tom Wainwright acts for defendant acquitted of murder on the basis of ‘loss of control’
Tom Wainwright of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team acted for the defendant, led by Emma Goodall KC of Doughty Street Chambers.
Protest Rights, Protest Rights, Protest Rights | Wednesday 16 November 2022
Tom Wainwright represents protestor acquitted of abusing and insulting Iain Duncan Smith
Tom Wainwright of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team represented the defendant. Tom was instructed by Kate Hallam of Kellys Solicitors.
Criminal Defence, Financial Crime and Confiscation | Friday 22 July 2022
Tom Wainwright and Shina Animashaun secure acquittal in £20m cryptocurrency money laundering trial
Tom and Shina of Garden Court Chambers were instructed by Anna Sidgwick of Stuart Miller Solicitors.
Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Protest Rights | Monday 17 January 2022
Tom Wainwright secures acquittal for Black Lives Matter protestor after prosecution drop charge of violent disorder
Tom Wainwright, of the Garden Court Chambers Protest Team, was instructed by Alexandra Riddington of Traymans Solicitors.
Protest Rights, Criminal Defence, Protest Rights | Friday 14 January 2022
XR protestors cleared by jury in DLR trial
Owen Greenhall joint-convenor of the Garden Court Protest Rights Team represented all three of the defendants. He was instructed by Mike Schwarz at Hodge Jones and Allen. Tom Wainwright acted for a fourth defendant whose case was discontinued.
Protest Rights, Protest Rights, Protest Rights | Wednesday 5 January 2022
Colston statue topplers acquitted
Tom Wainwright of the Garden Court Chambers Protest Team represented Milo Ponsford, the first of four defendants charged with criminal damage for toppling the statue of Edward Colston, the notorious 17th century slave trader.
Criminal Defence, Criminal Appeals | Tuesday 21 December 2021
Released after 18 years in prison for a murder he did not commit
David Emanuel QC and Tom Wainwright, of the Garden Court Chambers Crime Team, instructed by Steven Bird of Birds Solicitors have secured the acquittal of a man wrongly convicted of murder in 2004 after an unprecedented three appeals.
Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Criminal Appeals, Protest Rights | Wednesday 17 November 2021
Tom Wainwright successfully appeals conviction of HS2 protestor for protecting wildlife
Tom Wainwright, of the Garden Court Chambers Protest Team, represented the appellant. Tom was instructed by Simon Natas and Anna Renou of ITN Solicitors.
