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01/11/2024
Halloween visit to Durham University
Members of Chambers, led by John Elvidge KC, were pleased to accept an invitation to speak at the Lindisfarne Centre, St Aidan’s College, Durham on the subject of a career at the Bar in Dere Street. Durham alumnus, Grace Atkinson, together with Thomas Parsons-Munn, Calum McNicholas and Jordan Parkinson gave interesting and informative talks about […]
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David Mason
(1948 – 2024) Members of Chambers and staff were saddened to learn of the death of our friend and colleague David Mason last weekend after a period of illness. David had a very long and successful life in the law. After completing a law degree at Nottingham University in 1970. He completed his solicitors’ finals […]
Read More22/10/2024
Well done to our teams for completing the Yorkshire Marathon Relay!
Congratulations to our runners who took on the Yorkshire Marathon Relay last weekend to raise money for Refuge UK. We had two teams taking part, team Bolt who completed the race in 3 hours 43 minutes and team Farah who completed the race in 4 hours 12 minutes. Together they have raised an impressive £1,635 […]
Read More22/10/2024
Dere Street’s DX Addresses will no longer be in service
Please note that with effect from 31st October, our DX addresses will no longer be in service. Please send any correspondence electronically to individual clerks or to our general clerks@derestreet.co.uk/clerks@derestreet.co.uk.cjsm.net if at all possible. Other mail at all of our addresses will be accepted as normal. Thank you for your co-operation.
Read More18/10/2024
Dere Street Runners take on the Yorkshire Marathon Relay to raise money for Refuge UK
Two teams of runners from Dere Street Barristers are competing in the Yorkshire Marathon Relay on Sunday to fundraise for Refuge UK. Through our work, we regularly come into contact with the 1 in 4 vulnerable women who experience domestic abuse. Those women – and their children – are so often desperately in need of support […]
Read More17/10/2024
Congratulations to our members on their success in this year’s Chambers and Partners 2025 Edition
Crime – North Eastern (Bar) Band 2What the Team is Known ForDere Street Barristers is noted for its “high-quality and experienced barristers” for a wide range of criminal matters, including serious crimes such as homicides and serious sexual offences. Several members of the team are on CPS panels, and the chambers is also home to […]
Read More16/10/2024
Current and former members of Dere Street venture out to walk eight miles across the Durham countryside.
On Sunday the 13th October a hardy group of current and former members of Dere Street stepped out in the Autumn sunshine to embark on an eight mile walk. The walk covered parts of Roman Dere Street between Peircebridge and Bolam in County Durham and concluded with a well deserved rest and Sunday lunch.
Read More15/10/2024
Dere Street’s criminal team congratulate Jenni Coxon on her recent appointment as a Level 2 Crown Prosecutor
Prior to her recently joining the criminal team within Chambers, Jenni was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in 2010 and has been a Higher Court Advocate for 14 years. Jenni has a wealth of experience in all aspects of criminal defence work after 20 years’ experience in the field of criminal law which began […]
Read More14/10/2024
Jury acquits after 25 minutes following a 5-day knife-point robbery trial – Calum McNicholas defends.
Following a 5-day trial at Durham Crown Court, the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty after 25 minutes of deliberations. The case involved Calum cross-examining multiple witnesses, including a vulnerable complainant, a cell site expert, and multiple police officers. Calum has recently acted in three jury trials involving robbery, all of which ended with verdicts of not […]
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