Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 15 August 2013
Brenda Campbell to speak at UN Human Rights Training Event - 2-5 September
Brenda Campbell is due to speak at the 'Beyond Law: The UN mechanisms for the protection of human rights' event , which runs from 2-5 September 2013. The event aims to provide a practical introduction to how UN human rights can be applied in practice.
Garden Court Chambers | Friday 2 August 2013
Home Office fails in bid to send transplant patient to "certain death"
In a case likely to determine whether a woman will be able to live a relatively healthy long life or whether she will face an extremely distressing and undignified death within weeks, Roseline Akhalu last week won the latest - and her supporters hope the
Garden Court Chambers | Monday 29 July 2013
Social tenant retains tenancy despite temporary move of five years
A woman who moved-out temporarily while a council repaired her home still holds her tenancy eight years later, the Court of Appeal rules.
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 10 July 2013
ECHR rules whole-life tariffs without review inhumane and degrading
In a landmark judgment which the UK government has already aired its "profound disagreement" with, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that whole-life prison sentences without review are inhuman and degrading. Pete Weatherby
