18/11/2009
The newly published Chambers & Partners 2010 directory hails "Garden Court North is widely accepted as the strongest public law set in the North of England" with recommendations accross five of Chamber's practice areas.
"Outside of the capital, Pete Weatherby is recognised as one of the top choices for civil liberties. His caseload on human rights, prisons, inquests and criminal law. His recent highlights include the leading case on IPP (indeterminate sentence for public protection) prisoners."
"Garden Court North is widely accepted as the strongest public law set in the North of England......."
"At Garden Court North, Pete Weatherby is a leading junior practising human rights, prison, inquest, criminal and public law. He has a tremendous level of expertise in his specialist areas and is in constant demand."
"Former solicitor
Ben McCormack
is an important figure in public law in the North........."
New silks: "An 'excellent attorney' who just recently took silk, Mark George QC of Garden Court North has regularly appeared on behalf of teachers and carers accused of serious sexual assaults."
" Pete Weatherby ......... has a mixed practice of serious crime and prison law. He is expert in civil liberties, human rights and miscarriage of justice matters."
"Garden Court North is widely accepted as the strongest public law set in the North of England, and sources bestow much praise upon its immigration practitioners."
" Rory O'Ryan has extensive immigration experience, having previously worked as a legal officer for the Refugee Legal Centre (now Refugee and Migrant Justice), before being called to the Bar."
"
Ian Macdonald QC's
practice encompasses the full range of immigration law, and he has appeared in numerous reported immigration cases in the Immigration Appeal Tribunal and the House of Lords. One of the practice’s true veterans, he authored a leading textbook in the sector, and has been involved in immigration and race relations since he was called to the Bar."
" James Stark ....... is one of the leading lights for social housing work in the region and 'has the Northern market largely sewn up,' according to peers."
"Former solicitor
Ben McCormack
is an important figure in public law in the North and has a lot of experience within the social housing world."
> See all rankings for Garden Court North Chambers on Chambers & Partners website
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