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 We write to assure you that Doughty Street Chambers will remain open and prepared for legal business, notwithstanding the coronavirus emergency. Chambers is following government and Bar Council guidelines that are consistent with these responsibilities. We will be open at normal hours and our clerks and barristers will be available notwithstanding an encouragement to work from home if they can do so effectively.

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08th October 2020
Intermediaries for child defendants
24th September 2020
Possession and Covid: new and reactivated cases
This one-hour seminar will cover what is likely to happen with new and old claims for possession after the stay is lifted on 20 September 2020. It will focus on (i) the impact of COVID on defences (ii
21st September 2020
Covid-19 deaths of care home residents: what does justice look like? (Webinar)
More than 20,000 people in care homes in England have died of Covid-19, and many more have died of other causes because they were not provided healthcare. In other countries a third to half Covid-19 d
14th September 2020
Schedule 10 bail accommodation, detention and destitution challenges and the Humnyntskyi judgment (Webinar)
The Home Office’s policy and practice concerning bail accommodation to foreign national offenders (FNOs) under paragraph 9, Schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016 have been declared unlawful in R (on
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08th September 2020
Avoiding eviction at the warrant stage (Webinar)
The stay on possession proceedings is about to be lifted, and the first cases to be heard are likely to be warrant cases. The county courts are anticipating a deluge of cases and housing practitioners
03rd September 2020
People, Power & Politics: Protecting & Promoting Human Rights in Belarus
The aim of the webinar is to explore and discuss what options there are in the short, medium and long term to resolve the crisis in Belarus. The webinar will map the recent events from a human rights
25th August 2020
#JusticeforChris: Ending Impunity for the Killings of Journalists
Doughty Street Chambers, Howard Kennedy LLP, and Reporters Without Borders invite you to an online event to renew calls for justice for journalist Christopher Allen on the eve of the third anniversary
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04th August 2020
The British Trial of the Century?
Johnny Depp v. News Group — behind the headlines and before the verdict. What’s the significance of the case? How will it impact #MeToo libel liar claims?
30th July 2020
Judicial Review of Asylum Support