SAFC Women produced a solid performance to round off a strong pre-season. In their friendly against Nottingham Forest, #SAFCwomen went into the second half leading 1-0 and were helped along the way to their final victory of 3-0 by our very own Katy Watson. 79′ Scarr’s free kick goes over the bar. Soon after, Watson’s […]
Our team of runners consisted of, from left to right, Debbie Adcock, Michael Cahill, Angela Morgan, Nick Rooke, Victoria Hajba-Ward, Katie Spence and Jennie Smith. Money raised so far has exceeded our target of £200 with the current total at £310. There is still time to donate and thank you to all who have donated […]
Four members of Chambers were instructed on behalf of the defence in the Murder trial after an attack took place, the victim having attended the final night of the Houghton Feast funfair in Houghton-le-Spring on 16 October last year. The high profile trial at Newcastle Crown Court lasted 2 ½ months involving 10 youths and […]
Calum McNicholas graduated with a first-class degree in law and an Outstanding on the Bar Professional Training Course. He received the Linda Sykes Memorial Prize for ranking first in his cohort, and was one of two students admitted to the Northumbria Bar Course Honour Roll. He also received the Middle Temple Certificate of Honour for […]
All members of chambers and staff at Dere Street join in congratulating Harvey Murray on his forthcoming appointment as a Circuit Judge. Harvey is a highly respected member of our distinguished family team who became a Recorder in 2019. He was born and raised in New Zealand, educated at the Universities of Auckland and Newcastle […]
Royal Courts of JusticeStrand, London, WC2A 2LL29/07/2022 These extremely serious and high-profile cases provided an opportunity for the Lord Chief Justice to consider the provisions relating to the imposition of ‘whole life’ tariffs when passing a sentences of life imprisonment. Full transcript of the Judgment can be found here
The Appellant was convicted after trial of two counts of sexual assault against a 16-year-old girl by then 18 year old defendant. Appeal against conviction on basis that section 28 YJCEA1999 Act application should not have been granted, as relevant legislation in force at time did not permit the evidence of complainant to be adduced […]
‘Simon Garlick recently appeared for the local authority in SCC v FP & ors [2022] EWCOP 30 – a complex personal welfare dispute heard by a Tier 3 judge, resulting in interim orders preventing face to face contact between ‘P’, a woman with severe and enduring mental health problems, and her mother. The orders were […]
This week’s blog is brought to you by Laura Dawson pupil to Philip Morgan Private FDR’s what are they and are they useful: One of the stages of a matrimonial finance application is the Financial Dispute Resolution hearing or FDR. Normally at an FDR you have to attend court at a set time and a Judge will provide […]
All members of chambers and staff warmly congratulate Carly Henley on the news of her forthcoming appointment to the Circuit Bench. Carly has been an outstanding member of the Dere Street family team, appearing in many high profile cases in the High Court and Court of Appeal. She has also served as Assistant Coroner […]
