Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 15 July 2010
Coroner makes critical findings at inquest into teenager's death in hospital
Stephen Simblet represented the family of a teenager at a recent inquest after the detained patient was able to take her own life despite supposedly being under continuous observation
Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 15 July 2010
Damages can be sought under the Human Rights Act for failure to educate
UK Supreme Court rules that a breach of Article 2 Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights can be justiciable and sound in damages where a child is denied access to education available within the domestic system, however inadequate, to meet t
Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 15 July 2010
Sarah Hemingway secures damages for a man assaulted by a Merseyside police officer
Sarah Hemingway of Garden Court Chambers successfully acted for a man who suffered injuries when he was punched by a police officer in 2006. He received damages for assault and malicious prosecution after a jury found in his favour in Liverpool last week.
Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 13 July 2010
Stephen Knafler QC secures supported housing for woman with a learning disability
Stephen Knafler QC has secured supported housing on behalf of a woman with a learning disability after she moved home and became the subject of a dispute between local authorities.
