Events

Each of Garden Court North Chambers’ specialist teams deliver seminars throughout the year that cover a range of topics designed to provide practitioners with expert knowledge and learning. Chambers also hosts ad hoc events relating to practice areas and current affairs.

Events are hosted by Garden Court North at Blackfriars House Auditorium, or delivered at external organisations’ venues elsewhere in Manchester City Centre.

To discuss your training needs, query an idea for an event, or request more information, please contact Alex Blair, Communications Manager, at ablair@gcnchambers.co.uk

Please also read our Reasonable Adjustments Policy.

Upcoming events

How Repression Became Routine: Protest Policing in Manchester and Beyond

14 May 2026.

How Repression Became Routine: Protest Policing in Manchester and Beyond

Garden Court North's Rosalind Burgin, Alexander McColl and Bethany Currie will discuss legal implications for protest rights.

University of Liverpool - Rethinking Death Oversight: Emotion, Experience and Process

11 Jun 2026.

University of Liverpool - Rethinking Death Oversight: Emotion, Experience and Process

Garden Court North's Ciara Bartlam will be speaking at the University of Liverpool's workshop examining the death oversight processes.

Past events

CoPPA: Special Educational Needs and EHCP issues in the Court of Protection

05 May 2026.

CoPPA: Special Educational Needs and EHCP issues in the Court of Protection

Garden Court North's Avril Rushe will be speaking at CoPPA North-West's Court of Protection seminar in Manchester on 5 May.

Mark George KC Memorial Lecture - Wrongful Convictions

21 Apr 2026.

Mark George KC Memorial Lecture - Wrongful Convictions

The Mark George KC Memorial Lecture will take place on 21 April 2026, at the University of Manchester's Roscoe Building Theatre B. 

Housing Law Practitioners' Association (HLPA) Conference 2025

04 Dec 2025.

Housing Law Practitioners' Association (HLPA) Conference 2025

Garden Court North's Christian Weaver will be speaking at the HLPA Conference 2025 on Thursday 4 December.

Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL): 25 Years of the Human Rights Act

02 Dec 2025.

Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL): 25 Years of the Human Rights Act

Garden Court North's Misha Nayak-Oliver will be speaking at the YLAL '25 Years of the Human Rights Act' event on 2 December.

Pupillage Fair North 2025

29 Nov 2025.

Pupillage Fair North 2025

Garden Court North's team will be attending the Pupillage Fair North 2025 on 29 November at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Reflecting on Manchester Criminal Prosecutions: Yousef Makki

17 Nov 2025.

Reflecting on Manchester Criminal Prosecutions: Yousef Makki

Pete Weatherby KC will be speaking at the University of Manchester's panel on the unlawful killing of Yousef Makki.

INQUEST Lawyers' Group Conference 2025

13 Nov 2025.

INQUEST Lawyers' Group Conference 2025

Garden Court North's Camille Warren will be delivering a Case Law Update at the INQUEST Lawyers' Group Conference on 13 November.

Orgreave: A Long Road to Truth Justice and Accountability

11 Nov 2025.

Orgreave: A Long Road to Truth Justice and Accountability

Garden Court North's Pete Weatherby KC will speak at the 'Orgreave: A Long Road to Truth Justice and Accountability' seminar on 11 November. 

North West Housing Annual Conference

07 Nov 2025.

North West Housing Annual Conference

Garden Court North's James Stark and Anna Watterson will be speaking at this year’s North West Housing Annual Conference on 7 November 2025.

JUSTICE Annual Conference 2025: 25 Years Since the Commencement of the Human Rights Act

07 Nov 2025.

JUSTICE Annual Conference 2025: 25 Years Since the Commencement of the Human Rights Act

Garden Court North's Rosalind Burgin will be speaking at JUSTICE's 'Annual Conference 2025' on 7 November. 

Islamic Law in the Courts of England and Wales

06 Nov 2025.

Islamic Law in the Courts of England and Wales

Garden Court North is pleased to announce we will be hosting the 'Islamic Law in the Court of England and Wales' seminar on 6 November 2025.

Life as a Prison Lawyer: Managing Difficult Cases and Distressed Clients

04 Nov 2025.

Life as a Prison Lawyer: Managing Difficult Cases and Distressed Clients

Garden Court North's Alexa Thompson and Alexander McColl will be speaking at the Association of Prison Lawyers' workshop on 4 November.

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