Pete Weatherby KC
Garden Court North Chambers ‘Pete's clkients are always expressing their thanks for the way he presents complex issues in an easily digestible way. He is the number one choice for an expert KC.’
Garden Court North Chambers is praised as ‘a go-to chambers for inquests and inquiries’, and its members have significant expertise in representing bereaved families. Both public law specialist Pete Weatherby KC and Anna Morris KC are representing the Covid-19 Bereaved Families 4 Justice UK group at the public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic, as is inquest practitioner Kate Stone; she is especially skilled in representing bereaved families in inquests that engage Article 2 of the ECHR. One of the rising starts of the set, Lily Lewis, has a growing public law practice, and she was instructed on the four-day inquest arising from the death of 14-year-old Mia Janin, who died following allegedly being bullied by other pupils at JFS, a London secondary school, in a Snapchat group.
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- 'The clerks at Garden Court North Chambers are exceptionally helpful in finding appropriate counsel to assist solicitors and families alike. The clerks equally go above and beyond to assist with any enquiries, ensuring a swift turnaround.'
- 'The clerks are all committed to their clients and are prepared to go the extra mile.'
- 'Garden Court North Chambers is a go-to chambers for inquests and inquiries. They offer a range of experience from the top to the newly practicing. All have the same drive and ambition to find answers for their clients.'
- 'Garden Court North Chambers have a very strong team of inquest law practitioners and it is clear that they are keen to keep growing their team, bringing in new and young talent. They are certainly a northern powerhouse in terms of inquest work in the north and are go-to chambers.'
- 'Garden Court North Chambers remains a go-to chambers for the instruction of inquest matters and associated civil claims. They offer high-quality barristers who are highly knowledgeable about their area of law.'
Silks
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.
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.
Anna Morris KC
Garden Court North Chambers ‘Anna is a fearless advocate, both on her feet and also in her written work, and she is empathetic, sensitive, and compassionate to the families that she works with and fights for them every step of the way. In addition, the way that she deals with witnesses at inquests is professional and calm, ensuring that the relevant and important evidence is obtained from the witnesses in a way that also does not cause them distress.'
Juniors
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.
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Kate Stone
Garden Court North Chambers ‘Kate is an outstanding inquest lawyer. She works exceptionally hard and she is prepared to argue difficult points fearlessly, she is forensic in her examination of witnesses and completely committed to uncovering the truth, and she is fantastic with clients and instils their confidence.'
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Christian Weaver
Garden Court North Chambers ‘Christian has a natural attention to detail. He sees issues that other team members may not identify, he is confident with clients and knows the law, and he is a star in the making.'
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.
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Garden Court North ChambersLily Lewis
Garden Court North Chambers ‘Lily has an excellent understanding of policy and parliamentary advocacy, and she has brilliant insight into how to bring together the evidence from her advocacy on behalf of bereaved families and the opportunities to influence law, policy, and practice. A key part of inquest work is highlighting examples from inquests to show the need to reform the coronial service, and Lily always quickly understands the specific brief and is ready with multiple case studies to use to make policies work more effectively.'
Ciara Bartlam
Garden Court North Chambers ‘Ciara brings to the table her experience and passion in relation to the issues around supported accommodation, children in care, and young care leavers into her inquest practice, leading the way to create real change through submissions about prevention of future death reports and persuading coroners to look at these issues with the level of detail that they deserve. She is a fierce advocate on her feet and has continued to fight for her clients.’