Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 12 November 2013
Court of Appeal allows the appeal in JS (Sudan)
JS was convicted of serious sexual offences against vulnerable girls, recommended for deportation and subject to automatic deportation. He was eventually released, after 15 months of immigration detention, after the expiry of his prison sentence, when the
Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 12 November 2013
Leslie Thomas awarded Honorary Doctorate of Law
We are delighted to learn that civil liberties and human rights barrister Leslie Thomas has been awarded an honorary doctorate of law by his alma mater Kingston University London.
Garden Court Chambers | Monday 11 November 2013
Case against NHS doctor accused of Syrian kidnap collapses
The trial against Shajul Islam, an NHS doctor accused of kidnapping a British photographer in Syria, has been dropped. He was represented by Henry Blaxland QC and Hossein Zahir.
Garden Court Chambers | Friday 8 November 2013
Dexter Dias QC publishes article with Fabian Society on the physical restraint of detained children
Garden Court barrister Dexter Dias QC has an article published today by the Fabian Society on the use of pain in restraining detained children. Dexter was leading counsel for the family of Gareth Myatt in the inquest following Gareth's death during physic
