Dere Street Barristers are super proud that Katy Watson (Criminal Clerk Andrea Eccleston’s daughter) who we have recently sponsored for the remainder of this season and next has scored her first senior goal for Sunderland AFC Ladies this weekend. What a great Mother’s day gift for Andrea! You can see the matchday programme […]
Chambers would like to congratulate Katie Spence on successfully completing her probationary tenancy. Katie joined Chambers as a probationary tenant practising exclusively in criminal law in October 2021 after working for 18 months as an in house barrister for a large criminal firm in London. Head Clerk Phil Paxton said, “Katie has proved to be […]
Congratulations to Mr David Lamb QC who continues his life at the Bar as Queen’s Counsel from today!
Members of chambers and staff congratulate Oliver Longstaff on his forthcoming appointment to the office of Area Coroner for West Yorkshire, covering the Leeds and Wakefield areas, with effect from the 18th April. As well as being a member of our civil team Oliver has considerable experience of sitting as an Assistant Coroner and is exceptionally […]
David was sworn in by the Lord Chancellor at a ceremony that took place at Westminster Palace today. David has long been a popular choice with all that instruct him and will now be able to accept leading counsel briefs.
Katy is 16 years old and has been playing football for 10 years. She has always played on the wing until recently when she has been playing more of a forward role and is now top goal scorer for the region currently on 35 goals for this season. She started off at Felling Magpies […]
Chambers are now accepting applications for mini-pupillages. All applications received now and those that Chambers have already received will be considered for the period July to September 2022. At Dere Street Barristers we know mini-pupillages are a vital tool in helping potential barristers make career decisions. We have always selected mini-pupils carefully and tried to […]
Dere Street Barristers’ brand new premises at 2 Centre Square are now open. Our latest state of the art office is staffed by our own clerks, offers a suite of spacious conference rooms, and is equipped with facilities to enable remote access to courts and tribunals across the country. These premises are located just a […]
This week’s blog is brought to you by Laura Dawson pupil to Philip Morgan The long-awaited appeal in the case of Greyson v Fuller [2022] EWHC 211 (QB) was handed down recently. The initial case concerned whether the Claimant was allowed to disclose and rely on a second medical report due to the fact […]
This week’s blog is brought to you by Laura Callaghan – pupil to Catherine Fagan The intermediary function was created by the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 for use in criminal cases. Their role has since branched out to include usage in the family courts. Under the Family Procedure Rules (FPR) 2010, […]
