Temple Garden Chambers offers noted capabilities in human rights-related topics, and is equipped to comfortably handle both prosecution and defence work involving a variety of legal systems and jurisdictions. Rodney Dixon KC acts for the defendant in Ahmed Jaafar Ali v Serbia before the European Court of Human Rights concerning an unlawful extradition of a Bahraini national from Serbia after the court ordered the extradition be stayed pending the outcome of the case. Saoirse Townshend is instructed in an extradition request related to a six-year prison sentence for the rape of a 15-year-old British tourist in Turkey.
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- 'The clerks are very helpful.'
- 'The clerks are wonderful to work with.'
- 'There are a series of counsel at TG who are of the very highest standard.'
- 'A heavyweight extradition set with a number of leading Counsel in this area. The depth of Counsel who can cover extradition hearings is reassuring.'
- 'A set with a diverse range of experienced extradition practitioners, who have quite literally written the book on extradition.'
- 'A very good set.'
- 'This is a heavyweight set within extradition proceedings, their barristers have sufficient experience to cover any matter.'
- 'Temple Garden Chambers has some excellent barristers.'