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04/04/2022

Good luck to our Pupils

Good luck to our pupils, Grace Atkinson, Laura Callaghan, Laura Dawson and Sarah Preest who embark upon their second six pupillage today. If you require any further information regarding their experience then please see their individual profiles or contact one of our clerks.

31/03/2022

Duncan Smith

It was with great sadness that members of chambers and staff learnt of the sudden and premature death of our former colleague and friend Duncan Smith at the age of just 66. Duncan was a great character who graced a number of chambers on the North Eastern Circuit including our own. He was […]

29/03/2022

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

This week’s blog is brought to you by Grace Atkinson – pupil to Frazer McDermott The number of potential modern slavery victims referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) has risen from 2,340 in 2014 to over 10,000 in 2020. Labour and criminal exploitation are the most prevalent forms of modern slavery identified in […]

28/03/2022

Congratulations Katy Watson

Dere Street Barristers are super proud that Katy Watson (Criminal Clerk Andrea Eccleston’s daughter) who we have recently sponsored for the remainder of this season and next has scored her first senior goal for Sunderland AFC Ladies this weekend. What a great Mother’s day gift for Andrea! You can see the matchday programme […]

25/03/2022

Congratulations on gaining tenancy to Katie Spence

Chambers would like to congratulate Katie Spence on successfully completing her probationary tenancy. Katie joined Chambers as a probationary tenant practising exclusively in criminal law in October 2021 after working for 18 months as an in house barrister for a large criminal firm in London. Head Clerk Phil Paxton said, “Katie has proved to be […]

23/03/2022

David Lamb QC

Congratulations to Mr David Lamb QC who continues his life at the Bar as Queen’s Counsel from today!

21/03/2022

Oliver Longstaff to be appointed Area Coroner for West Yorkshire (Eastern)

Members of chambers and staff congratulate Oliver Longstaff on his forthcoming appointment to the office of Area Coroner for West Yorkshire, covering the Leeds and Wakefield areas, with effect from the 18th April. As well as being a member of our civil team Oliver has considerable experience of sitting as an Assistant Coroner and is exceptionally […]

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 […]