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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 2d

Maria Moodie has longstanding experience of supporting GREVIO in evaluating compliance with Chapter VII of #IstanbulConvention.

She will author a forthcoming Horizontal Review report that will identify recurring areas of non-compliance & gaps in protection for migrant & asylum-seeking women.📖 #VAWG

Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 2d

Maria Moodie (@mariamoodie.bsky.social) speaks at Council of Europe conference on migrant & asylum-seeking victims of gender-based violence, hosted by GREVIO (Group of Experts on action against violence against women & domestic violence) 🌍⚖️

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gardencourtchambers.co.uk/maria-moodie...

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 6d

📣Giles Cockings KC joins Garden Court Chambers as a new tenant📣

Giles is consistently ranked in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 as a Leading Silk.

Read on here 🔗
tinyurl.com/4ne332yf

#CriminalBarrister #LeadingBarrister #CrimeSilk

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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 10d

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Adrian Berry KC @berryadrianc.bsky.social · 10d

Standing room only at our @soclablaw.bsky.social event on asylum policy with @ilpaimmigration.bsky.social’s @zoebantleman.bsky.social, @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social and Alison Pickup of @helenbamber.bsky.social. A privilege for me to chair

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 8d

📢 High Court quashes Home Office curtailment of leave to remain and finds interview breach of procedural fairness.

The Claimant was represented by Greg Ó Ceallaigh KC of the Garden Court #ImmigrationLaw Team, acting for Zyba Law.

Read on here 🔗📖
tinyurl.com/5de7fe46

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 14d

✨💫 Garden Court Chambers has won Immigration Set of the Year at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2025 💫✨

Our warmest congratulations to the team, to all the winners, and to all who were shortlisted👏👏👏

hashtag#L500Awards
hashtag#Legal500BarAwards

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 21d

Garden Court Chambers pays tribute to the #Hillsborough families, campaigners, & wider legal teams for their dedication.

Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 21d

The Bill has been supported by lawyers representing bereaved families in pursuit of justice. Among them: Pete Weatherby KC of @gcnchambers.bsky.social & Elkan Abrahamson at @bjcsolicitors.bsky.social, supported by Marcia Willis-Stewart of @birnbergpeirceciv.bsky.social & Garden Ct's Patrick Roche.

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 21d

The legislation is the result of years of tireless campaigning by the Hillsborough families, Hillsborough Law Now (@hillsboroughlawnow.bsky.social), INQUEST (@inquest-org.bsky.social) and many other campaigns.

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 Hillsborough Law: Historic move to stop state coverups and bring justice to families

The first reading of the #Hillsborough Bill – formally known as the Public Office (Accountability) Bill – took place in Parliament, marking an historic step.

Read here 🔗
gardencourtchambers.co.uk/hillsborough...

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 21d

Oscar Davies (@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social) is an award-winning barrister, ranked as a ‘Rising Star’ in Legal 500.

Oscar undertakes a range of civil & public law work, including employment, education law & human rights. Oscar won ‘LGBTQ+: Champion of the Year’ at Legal 500 ESG Awards 2024. 💫

Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 21d

"Equality Act is meant to be a shield rather than a sword"– Oscar Davies quoted in PinkNews 🗞️

Garden Ct barrister Oscar Davies has stated the Supreme Ct ruling on single-sex spaces is 'being misinterpreted in a way that excludes trans people'.

Full coverage 🔗
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/16/n...

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 21d

Our Tim Baldwin (@timbgclaw.bsky.social) is co-chair of HLPA, a forum for housing law practitioners to share knowledge and come together to promote housing justice.

Garden Court is ranked in Band 1 of Chambers UK Bar Guide & Tier 1 in Legal 500, in recognition of our expertise in #HousingLaw. 🏘️

Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 21d

Garden Ct's Liz Davies KC @lizdsocialist.bsky.social to speak at Housing Law Practitioners Association (HLPA) Meeting on Renters Rights 🏘️⚖️

📅 17 September 2025, 6.30PM
📍 University of Bristol Law School

Find out more about our #1 ranked #HousingLaw team 🔗
gardencourtchambers.co.uk/areas-of-law...

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 24d

Garden Court Chambers mourns the loss of Professor Conor Gearty KC (Hon).

Conor was a shining light in civil liberties and human rights for decades through his work as a lawyer, as an educator, and as a thinker.

Read on ▶️ gardencourtchambers.co.uk/garden-court...

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Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · 27d

Congratulations to Keir Monteith KC, a @uomsalc.bsky.social Simon Industrial and Professional fellow, on his recent promotion to Honorary Professor of Law.

Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk...

@gardencourtlaw.bsky.social @uomlaw.bsky.social @eithnequinn.bsky.social

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 28d

Adrian Berry KC (@berryadrianc.bsky.social) practices across the field of public law, especially in British nationality, statelessness, immigration, EU law and after matters, international protection (refugee status, asylum), housing and accommodation, social assistance, and education. ⚖️

Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 28d

Garden Court's Adrian Berry KC writes in new Cosmopolis blog: 'The ECHR & UK international relations'💡📝

"To contend that #ECHR withdrawal is a simple act without consequential effect is simply to blind oneself to international political reality..."

Read here 🔽
tinyurl.com/4h4zh9jm
#HumanRights

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 29d

Oscar Davies draws attention in @pinknews.bsky.social to how possible downgrading of #EHRC could impact its credibility: “Holding ‘A status’ accreditation enables an institution to speak at UN human rights forums, including Human Rights Council & lends credibility to its domestic work."

Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 29d

EHRC credibility – Oscar Davies in PinkNews ⚖️🗞️

Garden Ct's Oscar Davies (@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social) quoted in PinkNews on recent concerns raised by Lemkin Institute over UK's Equality & Human Rights Commission accreditation at UN level.

Coverage here 🔽
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/09/e...

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 29d

Ollie Persey (@olliepersey.bsky.social) & Alex Temple of the Garden Ct #EducationLaw Team acted for the successful Respondent in defending the High Court order in TYC v Birmingham City Council [2025] EWHC 623 (Admin).

Link to judgment (BAILII) ⚖️🔽
www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 29d

Birmingham City Council abandons appeal against High Ct order to reassess home-to-school transport package

Ollie Persey & Alex Temple of Garden Ct's #EducationLaw Team acted for the respondent, instructed by Rachael Smurthwaite of Irwin Mitchell.

Read on 🔽
gardencourtchambers.co.uk/birmingham-c...

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · Sep 8

"I am confident one day soon, judges will acknowledge institutional racism in the justice system and take concerted action to combat it."

Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · Sep 8

Keir said: "I would like to thank the University for promoting me and recognising the role academic research plays in identifying and evidencing institutional racism in our criminal justice system."

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · Sep 8

🎓💫 Keir Monteith KC appointed Honorary Professor of Law at University of Manchester 🎓💫

Keir is promoted to Honorary Professor of Law (previously Honorary Senior Lecturer) at the University's School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social.

Read more here 📖
gardencourtchambers.co.uk/keir-monteit...

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