Chambers are delighted to announce that Elizabeth Callaghan, a member of Dere Street’s family team, has been nominated and shortlisted for a Legal Aid Lawyer of the year award – Legal Aid Barrister (sponsored by the Bar Council). Legal Aid Practitioners Group director Carol Storer says: ‘The range and quality of finalists this year illustrates not just the important […]

Chambers are delighted to announce that Elizabeth Callaghan, a member of Dere Street’s family team, has been nominated and shortlisted for a Legal Aid Lawyer of the year award – Legal Aid Barrister (sponsored by the Bar Council). Legal Aid Practitioners Group director Carol Storer says: ‘The range and quality of finalists this year illustrates not just the important […]

The members and staff of Dere Street Barristers were delighted to welcome over 80 delegates to the annual Civil Litigation Conference on Friday 13 May. Hosted at the Baltic in Gateshead the seminar proved a huge success with highly rated talks by: HH Peter Langan QC DDJ Nathan Adams DJ Robert Hill DJ Morris Large […]

The members and staff of Dere Street Barristers were delighted to welcome over 80 delegates to the annual Civil Litigation Conference on Friday 13 May. Hosted at the Baltic in Gateshead the seminar proved a huge success with highly rated talks by: HH Peter Langan QC DDJ Nathan Adams DJ Robert Hill DJ Morris Large […]

  R -v- C – Central Criminal Court: Mr Newcombe’s client had pleaded guilty to murder on a Basis of Plea. The Crown disputed the Basis. A Newton hearing was held in order that the judge determine the factual basis for sentence. The Crown case was that this was a murder for gain and that the correct […]

  R -v- C – Central Criminal Court: Mr Newcombe’s client had pleaded guilty to murder on a Basis of Plea. The Crown disputed the Basis. A Newton hearing was held in order that the judge determine the factual basis for sentence. The Crown case was that this was a murder for gain and that the correct […]

John Elvidge QC and Jim Withyman (instructed by TBI) represented the younger girl accused, aged 13, of the notorious killing of Angela Wrightson in her Hartlepool home: News report Mr Justice Globe’s sentencing remarks can be read here The case raised many important issues including the management of a lengthy trial of vulnerable defendants, press […]

Edward Legard; Head of our Employment Team succeeded before the Court of Appeal (Moore-Bick LJ, V-P, McCombe and Beatson LLJ) in defeating an attempt by a care home to overturn a Tribunal and EAT decision to strike out and debar them from participating in proceedings. An extraordinary case involving two separate acts of serious witness […]

John Elvidge QC and Jim Withyman (instructed by TBI) represented the younger girl accused, aged 13, of the notorious killing of Angela Wrightson in her Hartlepool home: News report Mr Justice Globe’s sentencing remarks can be read here The case raised many important issues including the management of a lengthy trial of vulnerable defendants, press […]