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Legal 500 recommends  

25/09/2009

The 2009 edition of the Legal 500 was published today with Garden Court North recommended as a Northern Circuit Leading Set with a "reputation for criminal defence and civil rights work".

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

UK LEGAL 500 - 2009 recommendations

Regional Bar - Northern Circuit Leading Sets

“Garden Court North Chambers has a reputation for criminal defence and civil rights work.”

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Crime

“Garden Court North Chambers’ committed and extremely clever‘ Pete Weatherby recently appeared in the leading imprisonment for public protection case; Secretary of State for Justice v Walker and James.”

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Personal injury

“Garden Court North Chambers’ Peter Hodson is recommended for occupational injury and disease claims; he successfully represented the widow of an employee killed by a fall from scaffolding in DD v Keir North West.”

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