News - Dere Street Barristers

16/01/2025

Rights from Day One

Now that we have dusted off the cobwebs from 2024 and the snow has finally melted in the areas it overstayed its welcome; we thought Adam Mugliston’s take on the recent implementation of ‘The Employment Rights Bill 2024’ may help kick off 2025 with a clearer understanding of what this new legislation brings to the […]

14/01/2025

Success for Holly Hickin in adverse possession claim before FTT.

Holly Hickin successfully represented the Applicant in a claim for adverse possession. The case concerned disputed land which was part of a larger field, the Applicant’s case being that she had been in exclusive possession of the entire field since 1988 at the latest and at the time the land was subject to First Registration in […]

10/01/2025

Pupillage at Dere Street Barristers

January is when the window of opportunity opens up for the Law students who have undertaken the Bar Course and have taken the next step in fulfilling their dreams of becoming the next generation of successful Barristers, helping to secure their future and future of the Bar.We are a friendly and forward-thinking multidisciplinary set that […]

06/01/2025

Dere Street’s Charitable Trust update.

Many barristers at Dere Street donate a proportion of their income to charitable causes. The Charitable Trust is delighted to announce that they have now raised in excess of £250,000. For further information concerning the Trust please click here.

02/01/2025

It’s arrived – the pupillage gateway opens today!

We hope all you aspiring barristers out there have dusted down the cobwebs from the festive season and are now able to focus on making your dream of becoming a barrister, a reality. Now is the time to put your hard work into practice and show us who you really are! How to apply for […]

24/12/2024

Jordan Parkinson secures a suspended sentence for defendant charged with misconduct in a public office and conveying a list A article into prison.

The defendant pleaded guilty at the PTPH to misconduct in a public office and conveying a list A article into prison, namely codeine. Between April and November 2022, the defendant was employed as a maths teacher at HMP Holme House and was having a relationship with a serving prisoner. Love letters were recovered from the […]

23/12/2024

District Judge Susan Boothroyd

Everyone in Chambers sends their warmest congratulations to Sue Boothroyd upon her appointment to the full-time judiciary. The announcement can be found on the judiciary website here. Sue has been a stalwart member of our family team and has previously been appointed a fee paid tribunal judge and as a Recorder. On behalf of Chambers […]

17/12/2024

Jordan Parkinson Successfully Represents Appellant in Durham Crown Court Appeal.

Jordan Parkinson, instructed by DJMS, has successfully represented the appellant at Durham Crown Court in an appeal against conviction in which the appellant’s sexual risk order was revoked. The court found that it was not necessary for the making of such an order. This was the first time Durham Crown Court had heard an appeal against […]

16/12/2024

Charles McCain and Andrew Pike successfully represent parents alleged to have inflicted bilateral skull fractures to their baby.

Charles McCain and Andrew Pike have successfully represented parents alleged to have inflicted bilateral skull fractures to their baby. Following a fact-finding hearing, the Court found that the injuries were sustained accidentally as the result of a low-level fall from the father’s arms onto a laminate floor, and the children were returned to the care […]