We are delighted to announce that we have 7 pupils who have now accepted offers to commence their pupillage here at Dere Street Barristers; 5 pupils will begin this Autumn 2022 and 2 further pupils in Autumn 2023. The new pupils starting October 2022 are: Haris Simpson, Molly Mcnestry , Calum McNicholas, Rachel Kelly and […]
An inquest touching upon the death of a patient who died from sepsis has concluded with the coroner finding that the omissions of an NHS trust “shortened [the patient’s] life and more than minimally contributed to her death”. The family of the deceased instructed Emma White at SJP Law, who in turn instructed James […]
Criminal Barrister, Anne Richardson’s prosecution of the case secured the conviction of the Defendant for the offence of Rape resulting in Mark Heron receiving a nine year imprisonment order at the sentence hearing that took place at Newcastle Crown Court this week. Heavily covered by the media, Heron was tried and convicted in his absence […]
This week’s blog is brought to you by Laura Dawson pupil to Philip Morgan Electric scooters are becoming more and more popular especially with students and are being trialled in multiple cities across the UK with the possibility in some cities to rent an electric scooter or E-Scooter. Over the last few years E-Scooters […]
Dere Street Barristers were really excited to be invited to sponsor Niamh Boothroyd who has been selected to play for the England Schools Football Association Under 15’s Girls. No sooner had we taken on the sponsorship of Niamh for the remainder of the international season we saw Niamh score her first international goal on Sunday […]
Michael Cahill successfully defended 5 defendants accused of being members of an Organised Crime Group by Northumbria Police. The applications were brought by the Police under s34 Policing and Crime Act 2009 and if successful the injunctions would have imposed limitations on the defendants’ rights of assembly; would have required them to register vehicle registrations […]
John Elvidge QC and Jolyon Perks of CPS Northumbria prosecuted the case. Media coverage of the case can be found here [please use a hyperlink below]. The defendants will be sentenced at a later date. Media coverage can be found here
This weeks blog is brought to you by Sarah Preest -pupil to Ravi Randawa D and E (Parent with Autism) [2020] EWFC [144]“Mild autism doesn’t mean one experiences autism mildly… It means you experience their autism mildly.” It is essential that a parent with an autism spectrum condition receives a diagnosis as soon as is […]
This week’s blog is brought to you by Grace Atkinson – pupil to Frazer McDermott The number of potential modern slavery victims referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) has risen from 2,340 in 2014 to over 10,000 in 2020. Labour and criminal exploitation are the most prevalent forms of modern slavery identified in […]
Chambers would like to congratulate Katie Spence on successfully completing her probationary tenancy. Katie joined Chambers as a probationary tenant practising exclusively in criminal law in October 2021 after working for 18 months as an in house barrister for a large criminal firm in London. Head Clerk Phil Paxton said, “Katie has proved to be […]
