A woman stalked an award-winning author after the pair met at a creative writing course, even pursuing the victim to America and threatening to kill her pets in a terrifying ordeal that lasted for 15 years. For full media coverage please click here. If you would like to instruct Liam or any members of the […]
All members of Chambers and staff warmly congratulate our former colleague District Judge Nathan Adams on his appointment to the Circuit Bench. Judge Adams was called to the Bar in 2004. He completed his pupillage in Chambers with James Robinson; he had a mixed common law practice before specialising in civil work. He began […]
A Blyth man has today been convicted for murder after the death of an off-duty ambulance worker, who he fatally struck with his van in the car park of a Northumberland pub. Toby Kelly, 38 from Blyth, was found guilty of one charge of murder and one charge of attempted murder in relation to the […]
‘Simon Garlick specialist Court of Protection barrister was instructed by the local authority (led by Joseph O’Brien KC) in the case of Re PN (Capacity: Sexual Relations and Disclosure) [2023] EWCOP 44 decided by Poole J, sitting as a Tier 3 judge in the Court of Protection’. The case concerned a 34 year old man […]
Dere Street’s Ben Nolan KC and Liam O’Brien secure conviction of Michael Daymond for the murder of 2 year old Maya Chappell and the child’s mother for failing to protect the child. For full media coverage please click here
In high value clinical negligence and personal injury claims where liability has been admitted, there are likely to be substantial delays before quantum can be determined by the court. In such circumstances Costs Orders (often misleadingly described as being ‘an interim payment on account of costs’) can be sought by the Claimant’s lawyers, even though […]
Seven men have now been convicted of conspiring to possess machine guns and ammunition with intent to endanger life; this arms business was described by an expert witness as, “among the very highest level of criminal firearms trafficking ever encountered in the UK”. The case was prosecuted by John Elvidge KC and Neil Fryman (of […]
Crime – North Eastern (Bar) Dere Street Barristers is noted for an “excellent selection of 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 a number of specialist rape […]
Over a hundred delegates attended the ‘Not the Jordans’ Financial Remedies Seminar at the All Saints Church in Newcastle. District Judge Nicola Shaw (retired) introduced our great line up of speakers. Keynote speaker, The Right Honourable Baroness Hale of Richmond give a fantastic insight into how she got to where she is today. Other speakers […]
