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Chambers news 4 April 2025

Covid-19 Inquiry: Module 5 hears how government failures led to PPE shortages during the pandemic

The Covid-19 Inquiry held hearings on how the UK government prepared for and responded to the challenges of procuring PPE during the pandemic.

Chambers news 4 April 2025

Joanne Sharkey receives suspended prison sentence for manslaughter of her newborn child on the basis of diminished responsibility

Joanne Sharkey received a suspended two-year prison sentence for the manslaughter of her newborn child in 1998.

Chambers news 2 April 2025

Dean Johnstone pleads guilty to murder of Karen Youdell

Dean Johnstone pleaded guilty to the murder of Karen Youdell during a pre-trial review at Manchester Crown Court earlier today.

Chambers news 26 March 2025

Inquest determines neglect contributed to the death of David Lodge

An inquest determined that neglect contributed to the death of David Lodge, a 40-year-old man with a learning disability and autism.

Chambers news 25 March 2025

Rosalind Burgin’s client walks free over environmental protest at Drax train line

Environmental activist Dr Diana Warner has walked free after being found guilty of blocking a train bound for the UK’s largest power station.

Chambers news 21 March 2025

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

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

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

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

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

Rosalind Burgin and Mira Hammad secured acquittal for Just Stop Oil campaigners accused of public nuisance of Open Golf Championship.

Chambers news 18 March 2025

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

Garden Court North Chambers’ Tom Royston appeared in a Supreme Court appeal on a widower's claim for bereavement support payment.

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

Leading human rights barristers, politicians, journalists and academics have called for the adoption of ‘Hillsborough Law’.

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