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11/03/2021

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

This week’s blog is brought to you by Laura Doherty – pupil to Sam Healy A father appealed against a decision to set aside a return order and to dismiss his application for summary return under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985, incorporating the 1980 Hague Convention on the civil Aspects of International Child […]

09/03/2021

Recruitment

We invite applications from new and established practitioners, including those who wish to transfer from the solicitors profession, to join each of our practice groups – civil, employment, family and crime – to meet demand for our services which has increased year on year since we formed in 2011. Please address applications for tenancy to […]

01/03/2021

Chambers is delighted to welcome Jessica Barrowman.

We are pleased to announce that Jessica Barrowman has joined chambers. Jessica is a 2012 call and joins chambers from the employed Bar. She will be accepting instruction exclusively in Family Law in the areas of Public and Private Law and she is available for bookings now. For further information or to instruct Jessica then […]

26/02/2021

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

This week’s blog is brought to you by Rebecca Cowell – pupil to Charles McCain On 19 February 2021, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the highly-anticipated employment case. Background to the dispute In summary, the dispute concerned the employment status of the drivers who provide their services through the Uber App. The first […]

19/02/2021

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

This week’s blog is brought to you by Kelly Sherif – pupil to Anne Richardson Usually, the Crown courts are bustling places, alive with court staff, Lawyers, reporters and members of the public. Not today…not any day in these times. Today I find myself at the security point with no queue, obligingly unzipping every single […]

18/02/2021

HH Simon Hawkesworth QC

Chambers was saddened to learn of the death of Simon Hawkesworth yesterday evening. Simon was called to the Bar in 1967 and completed his pupillage with Rudolph Castle Miller at 2 Harcourt Buildings where he remained until York Chambers was formed in 1990. He had a stellar practice on this Circuit and beyond both as […]

15/02/2021

Chambers is delighted to announce that Sam Healy has been re-appointed to the Attorney General’s Regional A Panel of Counsel to the Crown.

Sam’s Government work includes all aspects of employment law, representing a variety of Government departments. In addition, Sam is regularly instructed in personal injury matters, particularly for the Ministry of Defence in cases involving military, for example Inglis v. MoD [2019] EWHC 1153) and other injuries sustained by soldiers. More information on Sam’s […]

12/02/2021

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

This week’s blog is brought to you by Laura Doherty – pupil to Sam Healy Allay (UK) Ltd v Gehlen UKEAT/0031/20 The recent EAT case stresses the importance on companies to regularly review policies and to keep training provided to staff up to date. The existence of policies such as Equality and Diversity are simply […]

08/02/2021

Second Six with a difference

After successful completion of their second six and securing a tenancy within Chambers some of our recently appointed tenants reflect on their second six experience during the pandemic. My exerpience as a pupil I embarked upon my second sixth in March 2020, which coincided with the first national lockdown. To that end, being ‘on […]