The Legal 500 2023: GCN summary

7 October 2022

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Garden Court North is delighted to have been listed as a top ranked set for several areas of law – Administrative and Public Law, Immigration, Inquests and Inquiries and Social Housing. We are also listed as a Tier 2 set for Crime.

We have several excellent juniors who have entered the rankings for the first time this year, joining some of our other outstanding barristers.

Please see below for our individual barrister’s rankings.

Administrative and public law (including civil liberties and human rights)
Tier 1 Set
Rising stars

Christian Weaver Tier 1

Leading Silks

Pete Weatherby KC Tier 1

Leading Juniors

Alex Offer Tier 1

Tom Royston Tier 1

James Stark Tier 1

Vijay Jagadesham Tier 2

Tasaddat Hussain Tier 2

Mikhil Karnik Tier 2

Lucy Mair Tier 2

Joseph Markus Tier 2

Anna Morris Tier 2

Immigration
Tier 1 Set

Rising stars

Elizabeth Mottershaw Tier 1

Leading Juniors

Tasaddat Hussain Tier 1

Vijay Jagadesham Tier 1

Mikhil Karnik Tier 1

Tom Royston Tier 1

Kerry Smith Tier 1

Camille Warren Tier 1

Lucy Mair Tier 2

Rory O’Ryan Tier 2

Natalie Wilkins Tier 2

Sean Ell Tier 2

Inquests and inquiries
Tier 1 Set
Rising stars

Mira Hammad Tier 1

Ciara Bartlam Tier 1

Leading Silks

Pete Weatherby KC Tier 1

Leading Juniors

Kate Stone Tier 1

Anna Morris Tier 1

Camille Warren Tier 3

Social Housing: Tier 1 Set
Rising stars

Elizabeth Mottershaw Tier 1

Leading Juniors

Joseph Markus Tier 1

James Stark Tier 1

Gary Willock Tier 1

Sonia Birdee Tier 2

Crime (General and Fraud)
Tier 2 Set
Leading Silks

Mark George KC Tier 1

Pete Weatherby KC Tier 1

Nina Grahame KC Tier 2

Leading Juniors

Brigid Baillie Tier 1

Clare Ashcroft Tier 1

Rebecca Filletti Tier 2

Court of Protection & community Care
Leading Juniors

Ben McCormack Tier 1

Chambers news

Chambers news

Camille Warren’s inquest into the death of James Stow adjourned

The inquest into the death of James Stow at South London Coroner’s Court has been adjourned and relisted to take place on 23 February 2026.

Chambers news

Jury acquits protestor of conspiracy to cause criminal damage to drone factory alleged to export weaponry to Israel

The protestor was charged with conspiracy to cause criminal damage to a factory in 2024, protesting against the export of weaponry to Israel.

Chambers news

27 Garden Court North members sign UK judges’ and lawyers’ open letter concerning the Occupied Palestinian Territory

The open letter to the UK Government calls for action against Israel’s violations of law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).

Chambers news

Multiple state agencies missed safeguarding opportunities before Rhianan Rudd’s death, Chief Coroner finds

An inquest into the death of 16-year-old Rhianan Rudd found several missed opportunities by Counter Terrorism Police and other state bodies.

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