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A strong public law practice.

Temple Garden Chambers has long been renowned for its work in public, administrative and regulatory law, and its members regularly appear in the most important, high-profile and cutting-edge cases in the field.

The set is almost unique in its ability to offer expertise across the range of public law issues in tandem with complementary expertise in inquests and inquiries  extradition, professional discipline, and international law. This enables us to provide our clients with big picture strategic advice and a one-stop service across a range of jurisdictions.

We are particularly well known for our work in cases that have a human rights, criminal justice, immigration and asylum or national security dimension, though our expertise runs far wider than this. In recent times our members have acted in cases involving issues as diverse as the Covid-19 hospitality curfew, the military evacuation of Afghanistan, the fees charged for British citizenship applications, extraordinary rendition and enhanced interrogation during the ‘War on Terror’, the release of murderers on parole, the Novichok poisonings, the admissibility of marine safety reports in shipping arbitrations, and the campaign to save Geronimo the alpaca. Our members have appeared in many of the leading cases across the gamut of public law issues, at all levels from the First-tier Tribunal to the Supreme Court and internationally. We have appeared in a huge number of reported cases.

We have a broad client base, including individuals and businesses, Government departments and agencies, local government bodies, the Security and Intelligence services, HMRC, the SFO, regulators, national sports bodies, and Magic Circle and other leading firms of solicitors. Our barristers include members of the Attorney-General’s Panel of Counsel at all levels of seniority.

 

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Public Law Barristers

Public Law
Extradition & Interpol
Inquests

Robin Tam KC

Call 1986 | Silk 2006

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International Law
Public Law

Dominic Grieve KC

Call 1980 | Silk 2008

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Inquests
Inquiries
Personal Injury
Public Law

David Barr KC

Call 1993 | Silk 2014

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International Law
Public Law
Extradition & Interpol
Inquiries

Rodney Dixon KC

Call 2000 | Silk 2014

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Inquiries
Inquests
Public Law
Personal Injury

Andrew O’Connor KC

Call 1996 | Silk 2015

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Inquests
Inquiries
Public Law

Cathryn McGahey KC

Call 1990 | Silk 2016

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Inquests
Inquiries
Public Law

Nicholas Moss KC

Call 1995 | Silk 2021

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Clinical Negligence
Inquests
Personal Injury
Professional Discipline
Public Law

Ian Ashford-Thom

Call 1977

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Automated & Electric Vehicles
Environmental Law
Insurance
Personal Injury
Product Liability
Public Law

Alex Glassbrook

Call 1995

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Environmental Law
Health & Safety
Inquests
Inquiries
Public Law

Nicholas Chapman

Call 2001

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Extradition & Interpol
Public Law

Myles Grandison

Call 2002

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Inquests
Inquiries
Public Law

Louise Jones

Call 2004

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International Law
Extradition & Interpol
Inquests
Inquiries
Public Law
Business & Human Rights

Kathryn Howarth

Call 2005

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Costs & Litigation Funding
Inquests
Inquiries
International Law
Personal Injury
Public Law

Sian Reeves

Call 2006

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Extradition & Interpol
Inquests
Inquiries
International Law
Public Law

Émilie Pottle

Call 2008

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Extradition & Interpol
Inquests
Inquiries
Public Law

Saoirse Townshend

Call 2010

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Inquests
Motor Insurance Fraud
Personal Injury
Public Law

William Irwin

Call 2010

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Inquests
Inquiries
Personal Injury
Professional Discipline
Public Law

Anthony Lenanton

Call 2011

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Clinical Negligence
Costs & Litigation Funding
Health & Safety
Inquests
Motor Insurance Fraud
Personal Injury
Public Law

Richard Boyle

Call 2012

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Inquests
Inquiries
International Law
Professional Discipline
Public Law

Zeenat Islam

Call 2013

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Costs & Litigation Funding
Insurance
Motor Insurance Fraud
Personal Injury
Public Law

Robert Riddell

Call 2015

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Inquiries
Inquests
Public Law
Health & Safety
Professional Discipline
Environmental Law

Harriet Gilchrist

Call 2016

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Public Law
International Law
Business & Human Rights
Collective Redress
Extradition & Interpol
Inquests
Inquiries
Commercial
Costs & Litigation Funding

Juliet Wells

Call 2016

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Personal Injury
Public Law
International Law
Automated & Electric Vehicles
Business & Human Rights
Collective Redress
Inquiries

Paul Erdunast

Call 2018

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Collective Redress
Personal Injury
Public Law
Inquiries
Motor Insurance Fraud
Credit Hire
Insurance
Extradition & Interpol

Harry Peto

Call 2019

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Credit Hire
Inquests
Inquiries
Motor Insurance Fraud
Personal Injury
Public Law
Clinical Negligence

Rochelle Powell

Call 2019

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Extradition & Interpol
Personal Injury
Public Law
Collective Redress

Nicholas Dobbs

Call 2020

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Automated & Electric Vehicles
Extradition & Interpol
Health & Safety
Inquests
Inquiries
Insurance
Motor Insurance Fraud
Personal Injury
Public Law
Professional Discipline

Anisa Kassamali

Call 2020

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Personal Injury
Public Law
Extradition & Interpol
International Law
Collective Redress
Business & Human Rights

Sebastian Bates

Call 2021

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Personal Injury
Public Law
Inquests
Inquiries
Extradition & Interpol

Amy Lanham Coles

Call 2021

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Personal Injury
Extradition & Interpol
Inquests
Inquiries
Public Law

Nancy Kelehar

Call 2022

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R (NC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 1379

23/11/2023

Sian Reeves represented the Secretary of State for the Home Department in an immigration statutory appeal before the Court of Appeal (Newey LJ, Snowden LJ and Whipple LJ). The appeal concerned a narrow issue about the application of the “very significant...
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R (on the application of Kane) v The Secretary of State for Justice

26/07/2023

The Court of Appeal (Bean, Thirlwall and Peter Jackson LJJ) held that rule 53A of the Prison Rules did not impose a requirement for a Governor to give reasons in every case in which they determine that the “so serious”...
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R (MXK, AXB & others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

18/05/2023

The High Court has handed down judgment allowing a claim for judicial review challenging the Home Office’s policy to stop and detain all passengers owing debts to the NHS when seeking entry at the border. The policy – which was...
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The King on the application of Vernon Vanriel v (1) The Adjudicator’s Office, (2) The Secretary of State for the Home Department

28/04/2023

Kathryn Howarth led by Edward Brown KC successfully represented the Secretary of State for the Home Department (“SSHD”) in this case, which concerned a judicial review of an award of compensation under the Windrush Compensation Scheme. The Clamant, Mr Vanriel...
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R (on the application of Pearce and another) (Respondents) v Parole Board for England and Wales (Appellant)

05/04/2023

The Supreme Court held that whilst it is preferable that findings of fact are made by the Parole Board, where it is not able to do so, either because there is insufficient material before it, or such a finding may...
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R (Bailey & Morris) v Secretary of State for Justice

15/03/2023

High profile judicial review claim concerning the Secretary of State for Justice’s decision to amend the Parole Board Rules and to issue guidance about the effect of the amendment.   The rule change, which was made without consultation, purported to...
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