Garden Court North's @mirahammad.bsky.social and Rosalind Burgin represented co-defendants Ms Oxlade and Ms Coote in the eight-day jury trial at Newcastle Crown Court, instructed by Nicola Hall of Robert Lizar Solicitors. Read the full article below. gcnchambers.co.uk/mira-hammad-...

Extensive coverage in BBC News of @mirahammad.bsky.social and Rosalind Burgin's cross-examination of Mr Guthrie from Pearson Engineering. Garden Court North's Mira and Rosalind represent defendants accused of criminal damage in the course of a protest. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

From 2-16 Feb, bereaved families and friends gave evidence about their loved ones' treatment in Essex mental health wards to the Lampard Inquiry. Chair Baroness Kate Lampard CBE said the next public evidence sessions will now take place from 6-23 July. gcnchambers.co.uk/lampard-inqu...

'For months, Benefits & Work has been hearing from readers who, contrary to everything they were promised by the DWP, have found themselves much worse off after migrating to Universal Credit because their council tax bill has shot up.' www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/uc-migr...

In a judicial review claim brought against Three Rivers District Council by two of its residents, the High Court on Monday declared that the local authority’s scheme for calculating low income residents’ council tax liability unlawfully discriminated against them. gcnchambers.co.uk/three-rivers...

The jury acquitted all Palestine Action protesters charged with aggravated burglary. This verdict comes amidst a government proposal to restrict jury trials, which Garden Court North's crime and protest team unequivocally oppose. gcnchambers.co.uk/palestine-ac...

Garden Court North's @mirahammad.bsky.social successfully represented Leona Kamio during the trial, instructed by Simon Natas of Irvine Thanvi Natas Solicitors. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

"Thousands of people have been brutally murdered. We don't know the numbers - it could be tens of thousands, or it could be at least 33,000 people killed." Garden Court North's Javaid Rehman spoke to ABC about the troubling situation in Iran. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Garden Court North's Alexa Thompson represented Mr Lewin in the first-ever public parole review hearing held in front of the Parole Board of England and Wales for a prisoner convicted of a terrorism offence. gcnchambers.co.uk/parole-board...

Garden Court North's @tomroyston.bsky.social and @alexathompson.bsky.social represented Mr Mitchell in the High Court, where he was given permission to proceed with his judicial review challenging the lawfulness of Somerset Council’s tax reduction scheme. gcnchambers.co.uk/high-court-g...

Garden Court North’s crime team unequivocally opposes the Government’s proposal to restrict the right to a jury trial, a proposal to irrevocably damage a fair, tried and tested system providing justice to all members of society. Read our full statement below. gcnchambers.co.uk/garden-court...

Thank you also to the team at @inquest-org.bsky.social for joining us and contributing & to Pete Weatherby KC (@gcnchambers.bsky.social) for jumping in to give a whistle-stop tour of the latest developments of the ground-breaking #HillsboroughLaw. #LAGEvents #LAGTraining

Garden Court North's Nina Grahame KC represented Ms Amelia Ali in her guilty plea to manslaughter at Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester. She led Rebecca Filletti from Lincoln House Chambers, instructed by Nicola Hall of Robert Lizar Solicitors. gcnchambers.co.uk/nina-grahame...

On BBC Breakfast this morning, Garden Court North's Pete Weatherby KC called on Government to adopt the amendment to include security services in Hillsborough Law. The Bill was due for its 3rd reading in Parliament today, but it will now be returned on Monday. gcnchambers.co.uk/bereaved-fam...

Garden Court North's Rosalind Burgin was among the legal practitioners and academics who shared their expertise to inform @justicehq.bsky.social's report on the threats facing freedom of assembly and right to protest in the UK.

Garden Court North's @ciarabartlam.bsky.social represented Tamzin Hall's family at the pre-inquest hearing. A jury inquest into her death is scheduled for January 2027. 📰BBC News: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"The Government have tried to put forward measures relating to the intelligence services which look better than they are." Garden Court North's Pete Weatherby KC spoke to BBC News last night, as families bereaved by the Manchester Arena bombing called on Govt to apply Hillsborough Law to MI5.

As 2025 draws to a close, we would like to thank everyone who has contributed to another impactful year of supporting people’s rights through justice. We wanted to reflect on our key cases, ahead of a momentous year as we celebrate our 30th anniversary in 2026. gcnchambers.co.uk/garden-court...

1/🧵📣NEW STATEMENT Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety. Share on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DSXLsi3jZI...

Garden Court North's Nina Grahame KC represented the Defendant at the Court of Appeal application & retrial, which concluded today. news.sky.com/story/man-fo...

📢 WE ARE HIRING 📢 Garden Court North is #hiring a Practice Assistant to support the efficient administration of Chambers. Apply here: gcnchambers.co.uk/vacancy/prac...

On Tuesday, Counsel for Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori made final submissions to the High Court in her legal challenge to the group's proscription. The case awaits judgment. Read more below about the three-day judicial review and four key legal grounds. gcnchambers.co.uk/final-submis...

The IOPC today published its report into the mishandling of the Hillsborough disaster. 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct cases if they were still serving, but none will face disciplinary proceedings because they have all retired. gcnchambers.co.uk/further-vind...

14 years in the making, the IOPC has just released its report investigating the police's role during and after the Hillsborough disaster, when 97 Liverpool FC fans were unlawfully killed. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Garden Court North is delighted to announce that Avril Rushe has become a Member of Chambers. Avril has a busy public law practice in mental capacity & community care. See more about Avril's practice areas and background below. gcnchambers.co.uk/avril-rushe-...

The second day of the Judicial Review for Palestine Action's unprecedented proscription is ongoing in the High Court. Today, the Home Office's legal counsel respond to submissions by counsel for PA's co-founder Huda Ammori. Final submissions will be made on Tuesday. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Covid-19 Public Inquiry has published its second report investigating the government decision-making in the UK’s response to the pandemic. gcnchambers.co.uk/covid-19-inq...

Garden Court North's Ben McCormack, Alexa Thompson, Bethany Currie, Iqra Shahid and Pragnya Iovine will be attending our stand at this Saturday's Pupillage Fair North. gcnchambers.co.uk/event/pupill...

A report aired by @itvnews.bsky.social yesterday investigates the enforced sale of Alistair Taylor’s home by Blackpool Council shortly before his death, which an inquest found played a “more than minimal role” in his suicide. gcnchambers.co.uk/itv-news-inv...

Our panel event: 5pm today at Uni of Manchester gcnchambers.co.uk/event/reflec... Feat. Jade Akoum, David Conn, Dr Patrick Williams, Pete Weatherby KC, Prof Eithne Quinn @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @uomsalc.bsky.social @ethnicityuk.bsky.social @gcnchambers.bsky.social @uomlaw.bsky.social

'A Girl Called Nonita' is a powerful & moving documentary scrutinising the lack of support for young adult care leavers. Garden Court North's @ciarabartlam.bsky.social spoke to Sky News' @nickmartinsky.bsky.social about Nonita Grabovskyte's life, death & inquest. gcnchambers.co.uk/a-girl-calle...

This Friday at 8pm, Sky News will be broadcasting a documentary about the life, death and inquest of Nonita Grabovskyte, which has been released on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7l-...

Congratulations to Garden Court North's Christian Weaver for winning the 'Barrister of the Year' award at last night's Greater Manchester Pro Bono Awards 2025. Read more about Christian's work and his response to the award below. gcnchambers.co.uk/christian-we...

Former England football captain David Watson has successfully appealed the Department for Work and Pensions' refusal of industrial injuries benefit for CTE and probable Alzheimer's dementia sustained during his playing career. gcnchambers.co.uk/former-engla...

Garden Court North's Vijay Jagadesham represented his client throughout his legal challenge to the Home Office and local authority's age assessments, which were quashed by the Upper Tribunal. Vijay was instructed by Scott Laing from Bhatia Best Solicitors. gcnchambers.co.uk/upper-tribun...

On the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, Garden Court North expresses our steadfast support for the ECHR. Incorporated into UK law under the Human Rights Act 1998, the ECHR enshrines key human rights for all citizens. www.equalityhumanrights.com/human-rights...

Garden Court North's Pete Weatherby KC appeared on the Law and Disorder podcast to talk all things Hillsborough Law. open.spotify.com/episode/4dhk...

Ahead of the judicial review on 25-27 November, read the below summary of the grounds on which the Court of Appeal granted Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori's legal challenge to the group's ban. gcnchambers.co.uk/court-of-app...

Garden Court North's @tomroyston.bsky.social represented the appellant pro bono in this ground-breaking Upper Tribunal judgment which will strengthen social security appeal rights. More below. gcnchambers.co.uk/social-secur...

📢 UPCOMING FREE SEMINAR 📢 We will be hosting the ‘Islamic Law in the Courts of England and Wales’ seminar on Thursday 6 November, from 3:15pm at Blackfriars House Auditorium, Manchester. gcnchambers.co.uk/event/islami...

An inquest into the death of 32-year-old Georgia Barter found she was unlawfully killed by her partner following a decade of domestic abuse – only the second-ever such finding in English legal history. Garden Court North’s Kate Stone represented Georgia’s family. gcnchambers.co.uk/georgia-bart...

Garden Court North's James Stark and Anna Watterson will be speaking at the North West Housing Annual Conference at the University of Manchester on 7 November. Further details and booking form below. gcnchambers.co.uk/event/north-...

Garden Court North's Rosalind Burgin will be speaking at JUSTICE's Annual Conference on 9 November in London. Rosalind will speak on one of the morning breakout sessions, from 11:05am-12:35pm: ‘Article 10 and the criminal justice system – protest & drill’. gcnchambers.co.uk/event/justic...

The Coroner's ruling that Georgia Barter was unlawfully killed by her abusive partner is only the second of its type in UK legal history. Garden Court North's Kate Stone represented Georgia's family, instructed by @dpglaw.co.uk and supported by AAFDA. www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

The substantive hearing for the judicial review of the challenge to protest group Palestine Action’s proscription is set to be heard over 25-27 November. gcnchambers.co.uk/judicial-rev...

The Court of Appeal will today hear Al-Haq's challenge to the High Court's previous ruling that the UK Government's export of F-35 fighter jet components and other weapons to Israel, for use in Gaza, is lawful in compliance with international humanitarian law. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Garden Court North's Lucy Mair will speak at @freemovement.bsky.social's webinar on 29 October, exploring legal & practical considerations in submitting entry clearance applications for individuals from Gaza seeking to join relatives in the UK. gcnchambers.co.uk/event/free-m...

Garden Court North's Camille Warren represented Leo Barber's family during the inquest, instructed by Alice See and Navjot Kaur Kahlon of GT Stewart Solicitors. gcnchambers.co.uk/inquest-into...

🎉 Garden Court North is delighted to be ranked as a Top Tier Set by Legal 500 for 2026 🎉 🥇 Ranked Top Tier across four practice areas. 🏅 'Leading' & 'Recommended' Set rankings in COP and crime. 👥 42 members ranked across 6 areas of law, including 3 leading silks and 18 leading juniors.

Garden Court North is delighted to announce that Misha Alexandra Nayak-Oliver and Bethany Currie have accepted invitations to join Chambers following successful completion of pupillage.