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13/06/2024
Success for Liam O’Brien as the jury return unanimous not guilty verdicts in Darlington double stabbing.
The Defendant was accused of two counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Having been attacked by two other men in the home of an ex-partner, he armed himself with a kitchen knife. Shortly thereafter, when he was set upon for a second-time, he used the kitchen knife to defend himself. One […]
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Dere Street Family Group presents their Teesside Lecture Schedule
Join us at the Curve Lecture Theatre in Teesside for our CPD accredited lectures designed to cover recent updates. Access to the venue (room 1.10) will be from 4pm with the lectures commencing promptly at 5pm until 6:30pm. 13th June 2024 – Representation of Young Persons within Family Proceedings – Presented by Helen Scourfield and Cath […]
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Camp LimbBo 2024
Many Barristers at Dere Street have committed to donating a percentage of their gross income to the Dere Street Barristers’ Charitable Trust. The LimbBo Foundation is one of the Charities this year that is sponsored by the Trust. The LimbBo Foundations is just one of this year’s beneficiary and one of our recent donations helped […]
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Success for Sam Healy in long running victimisation claim.
Judgment has been handed down in Rashad v. CC of Cleveland Police 2501152/2021 where Sam Healy successfully represented the Chief Constable. The claim involved allegations of race discrimination and victimisation made by a serving police constable, spanning several years. The ET heard evidence from eighteen witnesses over the course of three weeks earlier this year. […]
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Successful opposition to an application for permission to appeal in the Central London County Court.
Following the termination of a life tenancy upon death, the deceased’s daughter, who had been living at the property in question, sought to be added as a party so they could resist a claim for possession and advance a monetary claim against the landlord. The District Judge at first instance refused that application and granted […]
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Stephen Fletcher speaks about ‘witness statements and PD57 AC’ at Northern Business & Property Bar Association’s inaugural conference
The conference was held at the Civil Justice Centre in Manchester and was chaired by Lord Justice Snowden, Mr Justice Fancourt, the Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster and Mr Justice Waksman. Stephen is a highly regarded chancery, commercial and property law barrister who has practiced exclusively in civil law since he was called […]
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HHJ Harvey Murray to be appointed DFJ
All in Chambers send their warmest congratulations to our former colleague HHJ Murray on his forthcoming appointment as Designated Family Judge for Cleveland and South Durham with effect from 3rd June 2024. Judge Murray will succeed another former colleague, HHJ Matthews KC who has held the post for the last 9 years.
Read More09/05/2024
Not The Jordan’s’ Financial Remedies Conference York, 8th May 2024
A big thank you from Dere Street Barristers to all the speakers, attendees and organisers for making yesterday’s conference a truly successful one. The event was once again held at the historical Guildhall in York and the early feedback as always was really positive. Here are some photo’s from the day.
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Success in right of way dispute before FTT
Sam Healy represented the successful applicants in REF/2022/0684, a case brought by two residents claiming prescriptive rights of way over open land owned by Doncaster Council known as Denaby Crags. Both applicants gave evidence that they had used the rights of way to access their homes for many decades including after 1997 when the Council […]
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