Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Civil Liberties & Human Rights - London (Bar)
What the Team is Known For
A highly experienced claimant set, Garden Court Chambers regularly handles complex and high-profile human rights disputes. Members at the set have expertise across prison law, protest law, immigration detention and public inquiries. Several members, including Gráinne Mellon and Una Morris, have recently appeared in the Undercover Policing Inquiry, examining the targeting of political activists, grassroots organisations, justice campaigns and politicians by undercover police officers since 1968. Members acted in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland, the first climate change-related ECtHR. The court ruled that state inaction towards climate change was an infringement of human rights. One instructing solicitors described Garden Court Chambers as having barristers who "have always been able to provide clear and sensible guidance and advice".
Tim Hempsted is the senior practice manager for the civil liberties and housing team.