Garden Court Chambers garners praise as ‘one of the strongest sets in administrative and human rights law, a very formidable operation’, a ‘leader in the field’ and ‘trailblazers in the field of human rights’. Stephanie Harrison KC is ‘a formidable advocate who combines expert knowledge of human rights with an approachable manner’. Patrick Roche is ‘a persuasive, canny advocate who inspires confidence in his clients’. Protest law matters have been prominent in the group’s recent workload, and in one prominent example, Bijan Hoshi appeared as junior counsel for the intervener in Liberty v Secretary of State for the Home Department, a high-profile judicial review challenge to the Public Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023. Joanne Cecil KC was elevated to silk in March 2024.
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- 'Colin Cook is a great senior clerk.'
- 'Colin Cook is a stand out clerk.'
- 'Lisa O'Leary is a gem.'
- 'Lisa O'Leary is wonderful.'
- 'The clerks are lovely and always helpful.'
- 'The clerks are supremely helpful, efficient and approachable.'
- 'Always a very high standard of service.'
- 'An excellent set.'
- 'Garden Court has strength in depth.'
- 'An incredible outlay of superb and talented barristers.'
Lawyers
Leading silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
2024 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
2023 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Leading juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
