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10/10/2019

Not the Jordans Family Law Finance update a huge success!

80 Delegates from across the North East, North West and Yorkshire attended Dere Street’s Family Law update.  The programme for the day included external speakers District Judge Shaw, Her Honour Judge Carr QC and Paul Windle covering topics including the new financial remedies Court, public sector pensions update and appealing financial orders.  Hot topics: matrimonial/non […]

10/10/2019

Dere Street Barristers: Chambers and Partners UK Bar 2020 recommendations

Dere Street Barristers are delighted to have 13 members of chambers recommended in the Chambers and Partners UK Bar 2020 edition. Crime Dere Street Barristers is noted for its expertise across a broad range of serious criminal matters. Members are often instructed in complex cases relating to fraud, murder, drug conspiracies and serious sexual offences, […]

10/10/2019

Not the Jordans Family Law Finance update a huge success!

80 Delegates from across the North East, North West and Yorkshire attended Dere Street’s Family Law update.  The programme for the day included external speakers District Judge Shaw, Her Honour Judge Carr QC and Paul Windle covering topics including the new financial remedies Court, public sector pensions update and appealing financial orders.  Hot topics: matrimonial/non […]

04/10/2019

Dere Street Barristers – The Legal 500 Directory 2020 recommendations.

The Legal 500 – 2020 edition, has the following to say about Dere Street Barristers. Dere Street Barristers ‘offers considerable strength-in-depth for family law work’, counsel ‘always willing to go the extra mile’ in personal injury and clinical negligence work including ‘juniors who understand the costs constraints on solicitors and senior counsel able to undertake […]

04/10/2019

Dere Street Barristers – The Legal 500 Directory 2020 recommendations.

The Legal 500 – 2020 edition, has the following to say about Dere Street Barristers. Dere Street Barristers ‘offers considerable strength-in-depth for family law work’, counsel ‘always willing to go the extra mile’ in personal injury and clinical negligence work including ‘juniors who understand the costs constraints on solicitors and senior counsel able to undertake […]

03/10/2019

Assistant Coroner Crispin Oliver, rules drug deaths of two young British rugby players in Sri Lanka was an accident

Coroner Crispin Oliver concluded at today’s Durham inquest that Thomas Baty and Thomas Howard died from opiate toxicity – possibly under solicitation from another person. The two men had grown up and worked together and were members of the Clems Pirates rugby team which raised money for good causes at home and abroad. Media coverage […]

03/10/2019

Assistant Coroner Crispin Oliver, rules drug deaths of two young British rugby players in Sri Lanka was an accident

Coroner Crispin Oliver concluded at today’s Durham inquest that Thomas Baty and Thomas Howard died from opiate toxicity – possibly under solicitation from another person. The two men had grown up and worked together and were members of the Clems Pirates rugby team which raised money for good causes at home and abroad. Media coverage […]

01/10/2019

The Inaugural Dere Street Invitational Golf day!

Chambers is delighted to report that our inaugural Invitational Golf Day was held on Friday 27th September 2019 at the Bishop Auckland Golf Club. Despite the deluge of rain, which meant that only 9 holes were possible, it appeared that everyone enjoyed the day! Pictured left is the winner, Stuart Keith being presented with the […]

01/10/2019

The Inaugural Dere Street Invitational Golf day!

Chambers is delighted to report that our inaugural Invitational Golf Day was held on Friday 27th September 2019 at the Bishop Auckland Golf Club. Despite the deluge of rain, which meant that only 9 holes were possible, it appeared that everyone enjoyed the day! Pictured left is the winner, Stuart Keith being presented with the […]

09/09/2019

Grieving Darlington mum calls for change in law after son’s death

Assistant Coroner, Crispin Oliver records a narrative verdict over the death of Patrick Schaible who was 21. Crispin is a member of the family team within Chambers who sits as an Assistant Coroner in the County of Durham. Media coverage of the inquest can be found here.