Legal 500 recommends

10/09/2008

The 2008 edition of the Legal 500 was published today with Garden Court North recommended as a Northern Circuit Leading Set for being a "centre of excellence in niche practice areas".

The new edition recommends six individual members. Along with recognition as a leading set on the Northern circuit, chambers is also recommended in the practice areas of crime (including prison and police law), employment and personal injury law.

UK LEGAL 500 - 2008 recommendations

Regional Bar - Northern Circuit Leading Sets

"Others such as ... and Garden Court North Chambers maintain centres of excellence in niche practice areas".

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Crime

"Garden Court North Chambers' "very clever" Pete Weatherby continues to score victories in prison and police law cases with unerring regularity; Weatherby with Melanie Plimmer succeeded on appeal against the Ministry of Justice in the case of James. Farrhat Arshad is "a determined advocate, who leaves no stone unturned in putting her case". Nick Stanage acted for press photographer Marc Vallée to achieve an apology and out-of-court financial settlement from the Metropolitan Police."

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Employment

"Garden Court North Chambers is prepared to take on claimant cases against major employers and attracts a high volume of cases countrywide; John Hobson is "a tough and intelligent lawyer- the sort you expect to see in Garden Court [North]"."

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Personal injury

"Garden Court North Chambers' Peter Hodson appeared for the successful respondent in the Court of Appeal mesothelioma litigation, Rolls Royce Industrial Power v Cox."

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