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12/09/2024

Intensive Supervision Court Guide

Teesside Crown Court has recently begun trialling a new type of community sentence: the intensive supervision court. The sentence is designed as an alternative to immediate custody for those whose offending is fuelled by drug addiction. The author, Calum McNicholas, represented one of the first defendants to receive this sentence, following a guilty plea to possession of […]

11/09/2024

Rachel Kelly represents defendant acquitted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and making threats to kill following four-day jury trial at Newcastle Crown Court.

Rachel Kelly successfully defended a man at Newcastle Crown Court who was charged with a Section 20 and threats to kill. After a legal argument on the first day of the trial, the offence was reduced from S.20 wounding to a Section 47 assault. On day four, the defendant was found not guilty on both […]

09/09/2024

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

We are looking forward to our 5 new pupils, Hawa Jogi, Jessica Noble, Zackeray Fixter, Laura Petoand Jillian Newton commencing their pupillage on 30th of September 2024. Each week, leading up to their start, we shall be introducing each of them individually. The limelight this week goes to Jessica Noble – General Common Law Pupil […]

02/09/2024

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

We are looking forward to our 5 new pupils, Hawa Jogi, Jessica Noble, Zackeray Fixter, Laura Petoand Jillian Newton commencing their pupillage on 30th of September 2024. Each week, leading up to their start, we shall be introducing each of them individually. The limelight this week goes to Zackeray Fixter – General Common Law Pupil […]

27/08/2024

Dere Street’s Pupil Deck

We are looking forward to our 5 new pupils, Hawa Jogi, Jessica Noble, Zackeray Fixter, Laura Petoand Jillian Newton commencing their pupillage on 30th of September 2024. Each week, leading up to their start, we shall be introducing each of them individually. The limelight this week goes to Jillian Newton – Criminal Specialist Pupil Jill […]

15/08/2024

Dere Street represents defendants in first Teesside Crown Court sentence of widely reported violent disorder.

Calum McNicholas represented 19-year-old Kieron Gatenby and Michael Cahill represented 18-year-old Bobby Shirbon. The hearing took place Thursday 8 August and you can read all of the media coverage via the following links: Daily Mail, LBC, BBC and ITV. If you would like to instruct Calum or Michael you can contact the clerks here.

14/08/2024

LimbBo Foundation Adventure Day 2024

The LimbBo Foundation are a charity who are currently sponsored by the Dere Street Charitable Trust. Many Members of Chambers donate a percentage of their income to the trust who in turn distribute the funds around a number of chosen charities selected each year. The LimbBo foundation support children with limb differences and their families […]

02/08/2024

Welcome to Jenni Coxon

Chambers is pleased to announce that Jenni Coxon has joined Chambers. Jenni was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in 2010 and has been a Higher Court Advocate for 14 years. She will be joining our expanding criminal team and her practice profile can be found here Head of Chambers, John Elvidge KC said, “Jenni […]

31/07/2024

Success in the Court of Appeal for Richard Herrmann and Liam O’Brien.

Richard Herrmann and Liam O’Brien have successfully appealed against a terminating ruling in the case of a defendant charged with participating in the activities of an organised crime group. They also successfully appealed an earlier evidential ruling which had prevented them from having adduced hearsay evidence upon the basis that a “proposition that the prosecution […]