Areas of Specialisation


Areas of Specialisation

Garden Court North Chambers is a progressive set of barristers with a strong commitment to publicly funded work and to offering representation to those disadvantaged by discrimination and inequality.

This commitment underpins our emphasis upon criminal defence and civil rights based work in all the areas in which we practice.

Chambers undertakes work in criminal defence, housing, immigration and nationality, employment and discrimination law, individual rights and civil work (including Judicial Review), claims against the police and public authorities, inquests, prisoners' rights, community care, mental health and education law.

Members have experience in all aspects of human rights law and are happy to advise on such matters and undertake human rights challenges wherever relevant

Follow the links on the left to view a full profile of each area of practice including a list of members of each practice team.

Details of Reported and Notable cases and specialist legal bulletins can also be viewed.

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March 2010 Prison law update

11/3/10 GCN and APL announce one day prison seminar (22/04)

9/3/10 Dr Tor Pettit confirmed to speak at GCN's Mental Capacity seminar (23/03)

March 2010 Housing Bulletin

4/3/10 Bryony Poynor presenting Family Law Update for Sheffield Law Society (20/04)

26/2/10 Four housing seminars announced for spring/ summer 2010

25/2/10 One day immigration update announced (13/5/10)

25/2/10 Pete Weatherby on assisted suicide

HOUSING LAW TENANTS

16/2/10 Bryony Poynor to run London Marathon

12/2/10 Brigid Baillie joins chambers

12/2/10 IPP sentence quashed

10/2/10 GCN write to MoJ and LSC in response to proposed government cuts to criminal legal aid

4/2/10 Mark George to speak at US death penalty event

January 2010 Criminal law update

18/01/10 Camille Warren joins chambers

18/01/10 Prison law - Challenging NOMS and UK Board Agency agreement on segregation of foreign nationals

16/12/09 Third party support and/or joint sponsorship permissible for entry clearance applications under Rules 281, 297 & 317

16/12/09 Sonny Lodge public inquiry - final report released

15/12/09 Appeal against 2004 convictions allowed - referral by Criminal Cases Review Commission

11/12/09 Manchester City Council –v- Pinnock - Permission to appeal granted

3/12/09 Prison law - 'Challenging Deportation'

30/11/09 Prison JR: SSJ acted unlawfully in IPP transfer

17/11/09 Chambers & Partners 2010 recommendations

12/11/09 Mark George QC on Judge's decision in child rape case

6/11/09 James Stark to speak at HLPA event on 15/12

30/10/09 Three new members join GCN

9/10/09 Sarah Daley 'the issues of best value tendering in criminal legal aid'

2/10/09 ‘Letter from America’ Kate Stone’s Pegasus scholarship

1/10/09 UK Supreme Court Opens

28/9/09 Legal 500 ratings

23/9/09 Pete Weatherby on assisted suicide guidelines

14/9/09 Appeal against sentencing affecting HDC upheld

11/9/09 Prison JR on reasons for Cat A ERC decisions

9/9/09 Michael Shields released; first ever British pardon of someone convicted abroad (+ media coverage links)

4/9/09 James Stark on "homeless at home"

19/8/09 Prison JR challenges Cat A review decision

16/8/09 Pete Weatherby on "Right to review reviewed"

7/8/09 Latest equal pay case

31/7/09 James Stark on "Reasonable Occupational Continuation"

23/7/09 Sex offenders register without mechanism for review is "incompatible" with HRA 1998

22/7/09 Unlawful killing verdict for aid worker killed in India

17/7/09 House of Lords to consider "third party support"

17/7/09 Prison JR quashes re-categorisation and HDC decision

16/7/09 Who is "Lawyer of the week" and which GCN barrister gets a mention?