News - Dere Street Barristers

02/09/2025

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

We are looking forward to welcoming our 5 new pupils, Samantha Herman, Lydia Gibson, Lidia Beqiraj, Robert White and Amelia Taylor. The pupils will be commencing their pupillages on the 29 of September 2025 and each week, leading up to their start, we shall be introducing each of them individually. The limelight this week goes […]

01/09/2025

Michael Forrest joins Dere Street’s Criminal Team

The criminal team and all members of Chambers and staff are delighted to welcome Michael. Michael practices exclusively in crime both prosecution and defence and joins Dere Street after relocating to the North East from Hull where he was an extremely popular and successful junior tenant. Michael was acknowledged as a Rising Star with the […]

27/08/2025

Modernising Civil Litigation through practice direction updates

The next episode from ‘The Advocates Lounge’ is brought to you by Laura Dawson. Laura talks us through modernising civil litigation through practice directions. Laura accepts instructions in civil, regulatory, and employment work, she routinely appears in the County and Crown Courts and various Tribunals on a variety of civil and employment claims. This featured […]

26/08/2025

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

We are looking forward to welcoming our 5 new pupils, Samantha Herman, Lydia Gibson, Lidia Beqiraj, Robert White and Amelia Taylor. The pupils will be commencing their pupillages on the 29 of September 2025 and each week, leading up to their start, we shall be introducing each of them individually. The limelight this week goes […]

20/08/2025

Criminal Pupil Laura Peto successfully prosecutes prolific shoplifter

Criminal Pupil Laura Peto successfully prosecuted in a sentence last week resulting in a 21 month custodial sentence and Criminal Behaviour Order for a prolific shoplifter. The offender had gone on a spree of offending and has been committed for sentence for five offences: affray, possession of an offensive weapon, burglary, thefts, and criminal damage. […]

19/08/2025

Christine Harmer

Members of Chambers and staff were saddened to learn of the death of our dear retired colleague Christine Harmer who died peacefully at home. Christine was called to the Bar in 1973. She has rightly been described as a trailblazer for women and was one of the first female barristers in the North East to […]

18/08/2025

Jordan Parkinson secures acquittal for partner and father charged with ABH

Jordan Parkinson recently represented a man at Teesside Crown Court alleged to have assaulted his elderly estranged uncle. After cross examining the Complainant, Jordan argued that the Defendant was acting in self-defence, in response to the Complainant’s physical aggression towards him. The jury acquitted the Defendant after 30 minutes of deliberation. If you would like […]

13/08/2025

LimbBo Adventure Day 2025

Dere Street Barristers were once again proud to the support The LimbBo Foundation at the recent Adventure Day which took place at the Cawthorne Cricket Club. The LimbBo Foundation are a charity who are currently sponsored by the Dere Street Charitable Trust. Many members donate a percentage of their income to the trust who in […]

12/08/2025

Criminal Team Summer Drinks Party

The criminal team were hosts to some of their professional clients for a summer reception on Friday evening held at Chaopphraya in Grey Street, Newcastle. The evening was well attended by both clients and members of the criminal and clerking team, including the Head of Chambers and Head of the Criminal Team. The food was […]