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21/03/2022

Congratulations to Mr David Lamb QC

David was sworn in by the Lord Chancellor at a ceremony that took place at Westminster Palace today. David has long been a popular choice with all that instruct him and will now be able to accept leading counsel briefs.

16/03/2022

Dere Street Barristers are proud to sponsor Katy Watson who has recently signed for Sunderland AFC ladies.

  Katy is 16 years old and has been playing football for 10 years. She has always played on the wing until recently when she has been playing more of a forward role and is now top goal scorer for the region currently on 35 goals for this season. She started off at Felling Magpies […]

09/03/2022

Mini Pupillages

Chambers are now accepting applications for mini-pupillages. All applications received now and those that Chambers have already received will be considered for the period July to September 2022. At Dere Street Barristers we know mini-pupillages are a vital tool in helping potential barristers make career decisions. We have always selected mini-pupils carefully and tried to […]

09/03/2022

Middlesbrough Premises Open for Business 

Dere Street Barristers’ brand new premises at 2 Centre Square are now open. Our latest state of the art office is staffed by our own clerks, offers a suite of spacious conference rooms, and is equipped with facilities to enable remote access to courts and tribunals across the country. These premises are located just a […]

04/03/2022

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

This week’s blog is brought to you by Laura Dawson pupil to Philip Morgan   The long-awaited appeal in the case of Greyson v Fuller [2022] EWHC 211 (QB) was handed down recently. The initial case concerned whether the Claimant was allowed to disclose and rely on a second medical report due to the fact […]

25/02/2022
Laura Doherty

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

This week’s blog is brought to you by Laura Callaghan – pupil to Catherine Fagan    The intermediary function was created by the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 for use in criminal cases. Their role has since branched out to include usage in the family courts. Under the Family Procedure Rules (FPR) 2010, […]

18/02/2022

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

This weeks blog is brought to you by Sarah Preest -pupil to Ravi Randawa Guidance was provided for the payment of contact in cases where abuse has been found or admitted. Background In 2018 the parties separated with the mother leaving the family home with the child (D). Father had contact on an ad hoc […]

11/02/2022

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

This week’s blog is brought to you by Grace Atkinson – pupil to Frazer McDermott In September 2021 the NHS announced the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccination to school children aged 12-15 years old. One month later, the winter flu vaccination programme for 2021-22, which already included children of primary school age, was expanded […]

03/02/2022

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

This week’s blog is brought to you by Laura Dawson pupil to Philip Morgan An employment tribunal has held that the summary dismissal of a care assistant for unreasonably refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 was fair. In Allette v Scarsdale Grange Nursing Home Ltd ET/1803699/2021 an employment tribunal held that the summary dismissal of […]

02/02/2022

Kate Branigan QC

We are delighted to announce that Kate Branigan QC has accepted an invitation to become a Door Tenant at Dere Street Barristers.  Kate is an accomplished family law specialist with a particular interest in complex public law proceedings involving non-accidental injury, infant death, factitious illness, and neglect.  She is a member of 4pb (4 paper […]