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27/10/2021

Chambers is delighted to welcome Katie Spence to the Criminal Team

Katie joins Dere Street following a successful eighteen months working as an inhouse barrister (and pupil) at one of the largest criminal firms in London. Katie is a criminal practitioner and accepts instructions in the youth, magistrates and Crown Court.   Further details can be found here.  If you wish to instruct Katie then please […]

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25/10/2021

Judge Roger Elsey (1954 – 2021)

Members of chambers and staff were saddened to learn of the death of their former colleague, Judge Roger Elsey on 20th October 2021. A graduate of Newcastle University, Roger William Elsey was called to the Bar in 1977 (Gray’s Inn) and became a member of Guildhall Chambers in Newcastle before joining the chambers of Ian Dawson […]

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25/10/2021

Judge Roger Elsey (1954 – 2021)

Members of chambers and staff were saddened to learn of the death of their former colleague, Judge Roger Elsey on 20th October 2021. A graduate of Newcastle University, Roger William Elsey was called to the Bar in 1977 (Gray’s Inn) and became a member of Guildhall Chambers in Newcastle before joining the chambers of Ian Dawson […]

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21/10/2021

Chambers and Partners 2022 Edition

Chambers is delighted to have 14 members ranked in Chambers and Partners 2022. This is what the directory have to say:- Crime – North Eastern (Bar) John Elvidge QC John Elvidge QC attracts plaudits for his impressive experience of dealing with a broad variety of serious criminal matters. He has expertise in cases involving homicide, serious […]

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21/10/2021

Chambers and Partners 2022 Edition

Chambers is delighted to have 14 members ranked in Chambers and Partners 2022. This is what the directory have to say:- Crime – North Eastern (Bar) John Elvidge QC John Elvidge QC attracts plaudits for his impressive experience of dealing with a broad variety of serious criminal matters. He has expertise in cases involving homicide, serious […]

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21/10/2021

Not the Jordan’s update….Back to the future

  Not the Jordan’s update….Back to the future is well underway at the County Hotel in Newcastle.   Dere Street Barristers hosting an in person conference attended by over 60 family solicitors to listen to top level presenters in the field of family finance matters.

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21/10/2021

Not the Jordan’s update….Back to the future

  Not the Jordan’s update….Back to the future is well underway at the County Hotel in Newcastle.   Dere Street Barristers hosting an in person conference attended by over 60 family solicitors to listen to top level presenters in the field of family finance matters.

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04/10/2021

Welcome to our new Pupils

Chambers would like to welcome our 4 new pupils who all commenced their pupillage on Monday 4 October 2021. Sarah Preest will be undertaking a family law pupillage under the supervision of Ravinder Randhawa and Grace Atkinson, Laura Callaghan and Laura Dawson will be undertaking general common law pupillages under the supervision of Frazer McDermott, […]

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04/10/2021

Welcome to our new Pupils

Chambers would like to welcome our 4 new pupils who all commenced their pupillage on Monday 4 October 2021. Sarah Preest will be undertaking a family law pupillage under the supervision of Ravinder Randhawa and Grace Atkinson, Laura Callaghan and Laura Dawson will be undertaking general common law pupillages under the supervision of Frazer McDermott, […]

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