09/11/2023

Dan Edwards successfully obtains Anticipatory / Predictive Costs Order in the High Court.

In high value clinical negligence and personal injury claims where liability has been admitted, there are likely to be substantial delays before quantum can be determined by the court.  In such circumstances Costs Orders (often misleadingly described as being ‘an interim payment on account of costs’) can be sought by the Claimant’s lawyers, even though […]

24/10/2023

Katy Watson, sponsored by Chambers, sealed victory for England Women’s U-19s. Well done Katy!

19/10/2023

Convictions in huge firearms conspiracy 

Seven men have now been convicted of conspiring to possess machine guns and ammunition with intent to endanger life; this arms business was described by an expert witness as, “among the very highest level of criminal firearms trafficking ever encountered in the UK”.  The case was prosecuted by John Elvidge KC and Neil Fryman (of […]

19/10/2023

Many members of Chambers recognised in the Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2024 Edition

Crime – North Eastern (Bar) Dere Street Barristers is noted for an “excellent selection of experienced barristers” for a wide range of criminal matters, including serious crimes such as homicides and serious sexual offences. Several members of the team are on CPS panels, and the chambers is also home to a number of specialist rape […]

19/10/2023

‘Not the Jordans’ Financial Remedies Day conference – Newcastle, an overwhelming success!

Over a hundred delegates attended the ‘Not the Jordans’ Financial Remedies Seminar at the All Saints Church in Newcastle. District Judge Nicola Shaw (retired) introduced our great line up of speakers. Keynote speaker, The Right Honourable Baroness Hale of Richmond give a fantastic insight into how she got to where she is today. Other speakers […]

16/10/2023

Thomas Parsons-Munn successfully resisted permission to appeal

Thomas Parsons-Munn recently appeared for the Claimant/Respondent at the hearing of Kaur v Aujla and successfully resisted permission to appeal at an attended hearing at Central London County Court. Below is a summary. The Defendant/Appellant’s mother was recently deceased.  The deceased had previously been granted a beneficial life tenancy in a property owned by the […]

12/10/2023

Yasim Ismael sentenced for the killing of his friend while he was seriously mentally unwell.

David Lamb KC leading Andrew Walker represented the Defendant, who had entered a plea to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at an earlier hearing.  Sentencing him today, His Honour Judge Paul Sloan KC said “No sentence I am permitted by law to impose could even begin to ease the pain and suffering the […]

11/10/2023

Four men convicted of rape and sexual assaults

Anne Richardson – led by Caroline Goodwin KC secured the conviction of the four men after a 4-week trial.   The men, Omar Badreddin, 25, Mohamad Badreddin, 22, Huzaefa Alaboud, 22 and Hamoud Al-Soaimi, 20 were charged with multiple sexual offences following a complex investigation will be sentenced on 22/12/23 at Newcastle Crown Court. Media coverage […]

05/10/2023

A Premature Ode to Bolam post Montgomery

Below we bring you an article written by Jonathan Godfrey, published in the October-December issue of the Barrister magazine. The article looks at a clinical negligence issue. With the advent of the “materiality” test in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [ 2015 ] UKSC 11, it was presumed by many that Bolam was consigned to […]