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04/10/2021

Welcome to our new Pupils

Chambers would like to welcome our 4 new pupils who all commenced their pupillage on Monday 4 October 2021. Sarah Preest will be undertaking a family law pupillage under the supervision of Ravinder Randhawa and Grace Atkinson, Laura Callaghan and Laura Dawson will be undertaking general common law pupillages under the supervision of Frazer McDermott, […]

30/09/2021

Exciting New Premises for Chambers at Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre 

Chambers is delighted to announce it has taken a suite of rooms at ‘Haylofts’ on St Thomas Street, Haymarket, which will be operational from Tuesday 5th October. These stylish rooms are situated in a smart, modern, purposefully renovated facility and they will augment our existing premises on Broad Chare, Newcastle and at York, providing generously […]

30/09/2021

Exciting New Premises for Chambers at Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre 

Chambers is delighted to announce it has taken a suite of rooms at ‘Haylofts’ on St Thomas Street, Haymarket, which will be operational from Tuesday 5th October. These stylish rooms are situated in a smart, modern, purposefully renovated facility and they will augment our existing premises on Broad Chare, Newcastle and at York, providing generously […]

27/09/2021

Inquest touching the death of Thomas Brookes

    HM Senior Assistant Coroner for Sunderland Karin Welsh has concluded the Inquest touching the death of Thomas Brookes. Thomas was 16 years old and placed at home under a Care Order at the time of his death in September 2019. The Coroner’s conclusion was one of death by misadventure, having been unable to establish […]

27/09/2021

Inquest touching the death of Thomas Brookes

    HM Senior Assistant Coroner for Sunderland Karin Welsh has concluded the Inquest touching the death of Thomas Brookes. Thomas was 16 years old and placed at home under a Care Order at the time of his death in September 2019. The Coroner’s conclusion was one of death by misadventure, having been unable to establish […]

23/09/2021

Coroner rules Yorkshire Ripper died of natural causes and says he hopes the victims can finally rest in peace

Senior Assistant Coroner Crispin Oliver presided over the inquest into the death of the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe.  Media coverage can be found here.

23/09/2021

Coroner rules Yorkshire Ripper died of natural causes and says he hopes the victims can finally rest in peace

Senior Assistant Coroner Crispin Oliver presided over the inquest into the death of the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe.  Media coverage can be found here.

31/08/2021

Paul Wilkinson (1965-2021)

Chambers was saddened to learn of that our friend and colleague Paul Wilkinson has died. He had been ill for some time and passed away peacefully in hospital last Saturday morning. He was 56. Paul worked as a chartered quantity surveyor in the construction industry before he was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in […]

31/08/2021

Paul Wilkinson (1965-2021)

Chambers was saddened to learn of that our friend and colleague Paul Wilkinson has died. He had been ill for some time and passed away peacefully in hospital last Saturday morning. He was 56. Paul worked as a chartered quantity surveyor in the construction industry before he was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in […]

26/08/2021

Prison Officer, David Whitfield, sentenced to 6 years and 9 months

Anne Richardson led Rachael Landin for the prosecution of David Whitfield, a prison officer from Low Newton women’s prison charged with misconduct in a public office.  Whitfield was convicted after a trial lasting more than 3 weeks at Teesside Crown Court.  For press coverage please click here