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Chambers news 21 March 2025

High Court of Justice grants limited protest injunction from University of Cambridge after legal intervention

Garden Court North’s Mira Hammad was instructed to intervene in the University of Cambridge’s request, which initially sought a five-year injunction against pro-Palestine protests (pictured)....

Chambers news 21 March 2025

Presence of a police vehicle engaged in a pursuit “significantly contributed” to deaths of Ryan Duffy and Ellie Marsden, inquest jury finds

Christian Weaver (pictured at a speaking event in Liverpool Town Hall) represented Ryan Duffy’s family. Credit: Broudie Jackson.   An inquest jury has concluded that...

Chambers news 18 March 2025

Rosalind Burgin and Mira Hammad secure acquittal for Just Stop Oil campaigners prosecuted for causing public nuisance of Open Golf Championship

The Just Stop Oil campaigners were removed from the Open Golf Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club (pictured) during a protest in July 2023. Credit:...

Chambers news 18 March 2025

Garden Court North Chambers’ Tom Royston appears in Supreme Court appeal

Garden Court North Chambers’ barrister Tom Royston (pictured) in the Supreme Court on 12 March, 2025. Credit: Supreme Court.   In Secretary of State for Work...

Chambers news 13 March 2025

Garden Court North Chambers and the University of Manchester host the inaugural Mark George KC Memorial Lecture: Miscarriages of justice following the Hillsborough disaster

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham (pictured) introduces the Mark George Memorial Lecture on 13 February, 2025, at the University of Manchester. Credit: Alex Blair...

Chambers news 17 January 2025

Universal Credit rent deductions scheme declared unlawful by High Court

Garden Court North’s Tom Royston represented Mr Roberts in the High Court, located inside the Royal Courts of Justice (pictured) in London. Credit: Lazy Llama...

Chambers news 7 October 2024

GCN welcomes new pupils Bethany Currie and Misha Nayak-Oliver

Chambers is delighted to announce that Bethany Currie and Misha Nayak-Oliver commenced their pupillage on Tuesday 1 October 2024. Beth and Misha will be supervised...

Chambers news 4 October 2024

Lyndsey Sambrooks-Wright joins Garden Court North Chambers

We are delighted to welcome Lyndsey Sambrooks-Wright, who has been an Associate Member of Chambers since 2019, as a full Member of Chambers. Lyndsey specialises...

Chambers news 3 October 2024

Universal Credit claimant £50,000 better off after successful ‘capital limits’ appeal

Alexander McColl, instructed by Nick Molyneux of Farleys, has successfully appealed a decision by the Department of Work and Pensions (‘DWP’) to recover £29,000 worth...

Chambers news 2 October 2024

Helen Peden and Alexa Thompson accept invitations to join Chambers

We are delighted to announce that our two exceptional pupils, Helen Peden and Alexa Thompson, have accepted offers of membership following successful completion of pupillage....

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