Anna Morris KC
‘Anna is a great team leader and brings out the best from all members of the team. Her advocacy skills allow her to use whatever strategy is required to bring out the answers that her clients deserve.’
Garden Court North Chambers has an administrative law and human rights practice notable for the breadth and depth of its skills and experience, with specialties in human rights elements of large public inquiries, representing children and vulnerable individuals, and in EU, immigration and asylum law. Pete Weatherby KC is a highly experienced public and human rights law specialist, and Anna Morris KC leads in cases regarding the civil obligations of local authorities and has been recently instructed in an inquiry into individuals impacted by the Covid-19 vaccine. The set also has a remarkable depth of juniors: Tom Royston appears regularly in a range of courts – with a track record of work in appellate work – regarding social security appeals.
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Testimonials
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- 'The set as a whole are incredible and are passionate about defending human rights.'
- 'Garden Court North is a niche set of Human Rights Lawyers who will all fight for the rights of their clients. They are able to offer a service for whatever legal issue is at hand and can readily offer alternatives with equal seniority or skill set.'
- 'A very strong chambers for inquests, civil actions against public authorities and related work - one of our go-to chambers in this area.'
- 'One of the top human rights chambers in the country.'
- 'Clerks are welcoming, supportive and very capable. They consistently go the extra mile.'
- 'Always efficient and helpful'
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.
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.
Vijay Jagadesham
Tom Royston
‘Tom is an outstanding advocate - his oral submissions are clear and well structured, and his written advocacy is excellent. Tom is brilliant on social security and has been involved in some of the key cases in this field.'
Kate Stone
'She is clear and focussed, brave and succinct. Her written work is fabulous.'
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.
