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14/09/2016

Dere Street are delighted to have been recommended as a leading set in this year’s Legal 500 directory, 13 members of Chambers, across all disciplines, including 3 Queen’s Counsel have been recommended.

  ‘Dere Street Barristers is ‘an excellent set with very capable and talented counsel’. Its barristers are well known for their crime, family and children law practices. The set also has commercial, employment, personal injury and clinical negligence teams. Kevin Beaumont heads the clerks’ room, where ‘nothing is too much trouble and they often go […]

14/09/2016

Dere Street are delighted to have been recommended as a leading set in this year’s Legal 500 directory, 13 members of Chambers, across all disciplines, including 3 Queen’s Counsel have been recommended.

  ‘Dere Street Barristers is ‘an excellent set with very capable and talented counsel’. Its barristers are well known for their crime, family and children law practices. The set also has commercial, employment, personal injury and clinical negligence teams. Kevin Beaumont heads the clerks’ room, where ‘nothing is too much trouble and they often go […]

20/07/2016

Elizabeth Callaghan wins prestigious Legal Aid Barrister of the Year award for 2016

20/07/2016

Elizabeth Callaghan wins prestigious Legal Aid Barrister of the Year award for 2016

19/07/2016

Dere Street Barristers were proud sponsors of LAGLA North East at Newcastle Pride 2016

19/07/2016

Dere Street Barristers were proud sponsors of LAGLA North East at Newcastle Pride 2016

05/07/2016

R -v- Sadiq – Sheffield Crown Court

The jury heard evidence that the Defendant had a successful business selling class A drugs and often used violent enforcement methods.   The Defendant and two others beat the deceased with a baseball bat, punched and kicked him and then left him in the middle of a road. He was given a 20 year minimum term.  […]

05/07/2016

R -v- Sadiq – Sheffield Crown Court

The jury heard evidence that the Defendant had a successful business selling class A drugs and often used violent enforcement methods.   The Defendant and two others beat the deceased with a baseball bat, punched and kicked him and then left him in the middle of a road. He was given a 20 year minimum term.  […]

27/06/2016

Dere Street Barristers and ‘BREXIT.’

With our established reputation for being at the forefront of circuit policy in the North East, Dere Street Barristers are committed to being a driving force in addressing the legal implications and resultant challenges the region’s legal practitioners and their clients will face over the coming months and years.

27/06/2016

Dere Street Barristers and ‘BREXIT.’

With our established reputation for being at the forefront of circuit policy in the North East, Dere Street Barristers are committed to being a driving force in addressing the legal implications and resultant challenges the region’s legal practitioners and their clients will face over the coming months and years.