News - Dere Street Barristers

12/01/2026

Rachel Kelly secures acquittal

Rachel Kelly had a jury trial last week where a female defendant was acquitted after just 45 minutes of jury deliberations. The Defendant was accused of attempted robbery and after 3 days (2 days of evidence) and around 45 minutes of deliberations the jury returned unanimous not guilty verdicts. Rachel was instructed by Tilly, Bailey […]

08/01/2026

Dere Street Barristers’ Charitable Trust

Dere Street Barristers helping others! Many Barristers at Dere Street have committed to donating a percentage of their gross income to the Dere Street Barristers’ Charitable Trust. This is a novel scheme for The Bar. All Members of Chambers, including staff, are able to propose charitable causes (both National and International) and the Trustees determine […]

06/01/2026

Pupils visit students at York College

Two of our current pupils, Amelia Taylor and Lidia Beqiraj recently visited some students at York College to talk about their experiences as law students through to pupillage and this is what they had to say… ” It was a pleasure to be able to speak to the students of York College about our experiences […]

05/01/2026

Samantha Herman now accepting bookings

On 29th September 2025 we introduced you to a new specialist family law pupil, Sam Herman. As a former solicitor, Sam is undertaking a reduced 6 month pupillage consisting of 3 months none practising and 3 months practising. Everyone at Dere Street would like to congratulate Sam on completing her none practising stage and wish […]

05/01/2026

Leadership, Legacy, and Law: Baroness Hale to Headline

Save the Date: Financial Remedies North 2026 – York We’re pleased to announce the return of Financial Remedies North (formerly Not the Jordans) in May 2026. Join colleagues from across the region for a refreshed and insightful programme featuring leading voices in financial remedies. Further details and formal registration will follow—but for now, please mark […]

23/12/2025

Opening times over the Christmas period

Seasons greetings and a happy New Year from all at Dere Street Barristers. Chambers buildings will close at 3.00pm on Tuesday 23rd December and reopen on Friday 2nd January at 9.00am (until 3.00pm on this day). Staff will be available Monday 29th – Wednesday 31st 9.00am – 3.00pm for urgent business and can be contacted […]

18/12/2025

All for one and one for all: Financial Remedies update

Join Crispin Oliver and Jonathan Walker-Kane for a Financial Remedies update, where they will guide you through the key developments that shaped 2025. The session will also feature contributions from Emma Gough and Zak Fixter. Emma will explore the increasingly topical issue of chattels in “Who Gets the Dog?”, while Zak will provide valuable insight into the latest […]

09/12/2025

We are recruiting for a Barristers’ Clerk in our Teesside office

Salary: Up to £26,000 starting salary Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.30pm Holidays: 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays Benefits: Contributory Pension Scheme, Death in Service Benefit, Cycle to work Scheme, travel expenses if required to work at other locations. Job Description We have a vacancy for a Barristers’ Clerk based in our […]

05/12/2025

The results are in, and we are listening to what you have to say!

Our clients are very important to us and receiving your feedback is a fundamental part of maintaining our professional relationship with you. Chambers are delighted with your recent response to our client satisfaction survey and here is a summary of some the positive feedback we received from you: – “Very professional all around from clerks to barristers.” “Always […]