Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

September 29, 2025

As you will have seen from our news thread, each week leading up to their start we have been introducing our 5 new pupils to you all, Lidia Beqiraj, Lydia Gibson, Samantha Herman Amelia Taylor and Robert White. Today is the day they all commence their pupillage here in Chambers, Lidia Bequiraj, Lydia Gibson and Samantha Herman will undertake specialist family pupillages under the supervision of Frazer McDermott, Liz Callaghan and Ravi Rhandhawa respectively. Amelia Taylor will be undertaking a general common law pupillage under the supervision of Victoria Hajba-Ward and Robert Taylor a specialist civil law pupillage under the supervision of Stephen Fletcher. Sam, who was a Solicitor until recently, will be undertaking a reduced pupillage of 6 months, 3 none practising followed by 3 months practising.

John Elvidge KC said “We are absolutely delighted to be extending a warm welcome to five new pupils here at Dere Street and wish them all the very best as they embark upon their pupillage in Chambers.”

Samantha: Lydia: Robert: Amelia: Lidia