𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 Rabah was instructed by Andrew Sperling and Yasmin Karabasic of SL5 Solicitors. ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/high-co...

𝗪𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/win-com...

Win for communities opposing coal mine in landmark first climate case before Australia’s highest court

On Wednesday 7 October 2026, the High Court of Australia issued a decision in the first climate case to be decided by Australia’s apex court,

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𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗣𝗣𝘀 On 5th October 2026, Claire Overman participated in an expert consultation at the Council of Europe’s Paris bureau. ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/claire-...

𝗨𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝘇𝗮 - Michelle Knorr and Agata Patyna were instructed by Decla Palmer from @gmiau.bsky.social ▶️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/upper-t... #Immigration #ImmigrationLaw

"𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘅𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹": 𝗠𝘂𝗸𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝗱𝗮 ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/waiting...

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹: 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 Callum’s parents, Gemma and Nick Ball, were represented by Cian Murphy of Doughty Street Chambers. ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/callum-...

𝗔𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗮, 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗶 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗹𝘀 We are delighted to welcome Anastasia Solopova, Juliet Smith and Sonder Li as they embark on their pupillage journey here at Doughty Street. ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/anastas...

𝗭𝗶𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/zimran-...

𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 Doughty Street Chambers is delighted to announce that Sean Sutherland, Beth Chalcraft and Julie Davis have successfully completed their pupillages.  ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/sean-su...

𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀? 𝗔 𝟯𝟬𝟬-𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗦𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗩𝗣𝗦 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 “𝗮 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗽” ➡️ insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102o3bh... This article is written in a personal capacity and reflects the authors’ own views.

𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 The second hearing in the Manston Inquiry was heard today, on 25 September 2026. ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/several...

𝗔𝗜, 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: "𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱"? | 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗵𝘆 ➡️ insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102o37v... This article is written in a personal capacity and reflects the authors’ own views.

𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 Jennifer Robinson won as ‘International Law Junior of the Year’, while ‘Set of the Year’ was awarded to both the Immigration team and the Crime and Extradition teams. www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/doughty...

Doughty Street Chambers is delighted to welcome back Christopher Hough, who returns as an Associate in the Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury team. ▶️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/christo...

📢 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬 📢 DSC is recruiting an Assistant Practice Manager to join our Civil Team. This role assists in the delivery of a high quality, efficient clerking service to clients and members of Chambers. Application deadline is 5pm on 1st October. ▶️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/join-us/staff

Closing submissions in the Nottingham Inquiry took place this week, with closing statements from Counsel to the Inquiry. Adam Straw KC and Kirsten Heaven act for Celeste and Elias Calocane instructed by Charlotte Haworth Hird of @bhattmurphy.bsky.social. ▶️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/notting...

📣Introduction to #Inquests Training📣 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟭 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 | 𝟵.𝟯𝟬𝗮𝗺 - 𝟱𝗽𝗺 | 𝗜𝗻-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 @gatehouse.bsky.social 🐦Early-bird available until 20 Sept! ⚡BOOK HERE ➡️ events.humanitix.com/introduction...

𝗔𝗹𝗶 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗹𝗶: 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼-𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/ali-kar... Doughty Street Chambers’ Cian Murphy is acting for Mr Karimli in the international proceedings, alongside Emin Abbasov, an Azerbaijani human rights lawyer.

𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗘𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/doughty...

𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗞𝗖 We are very sorry to report the death of Sir Andrew Nicol KC after a long illness. We send our heartfelt condolences to Camilla Palmer KC (Hon) (an Associate Member of Chambers) and to the rest of Andy’s family. www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/sir-and...

𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/philip-... Adam Wagner KC was instructed by Rosie Walker of @gilsongray.bsky.social to advise on the Equality Act 2010 aspects the case, leading David Welsh, who appeared before the Sheriff Court.

𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗖 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲–𝟮𝟳 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/adam-wa...

𝗝𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟳 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀 The family was represented by Jamie Burton KC and Ruby Peacock, instructed by Amy Ooi of @bhattmurphy.bsky.social. ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/jury-fi...

We are delighted to announce that Adam Straw KC has been shortlisted as Silk of the Year for Inquests and Public Inquiries & @shushinluh.bsky.social as Junior of the Year for Human Rights & Public Law at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2026. ▶️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/adam-st... #ChambersUKBarAwards

Adam Straw KC and Shu Shin Luh shortlisted at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2026

Doughty Street Chambers is delighted to announce that

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𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 Oliver Lewis (@droliverlewis.bsky.social) was instructed by Bríd Doherty at @hodgejonesallen.bsky.social to represent Richard’s family. ➡️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/unlawfu...

𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗔 ➡️ insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102nfhs...

𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 “𝗝𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀’ 𝗟𝗮𝘄” | 𝗕𝘆 𝗖𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗵𝘆 ➡️ insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102neyk... This article is written in a personal capacity and reflects the authors’ own views.

𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗯𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 - Ms Parry was represented by Beth Grossman and Mark Lewis of Patron Law. ▶️ www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/beth-gr... #MediaLaw

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