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16/05/2024

HHJ Harvey Murray to be appointed DFJ

All in Chambers send their warmest congratulations to our former colleague HHJ Murray on his forthcoming appointment as Designated Family Judge for Cleveland and South Durham with effect from 3rd June 2024. Judge Murray will succeed another former colleague, HHJ Matthews KC who has held the post for the last 9 years.

09/05/2024

Not The Jordan’s’ Financial Remedies Conference York, 8th May 2024

A big thank you from Dere Street Barristers to all the speakers, attendees and organisers for making yesterday’s conference a truly successful one. The event was once again held at the historical Guildhall in York and the early feedback as always was really positive. Here are some photo’s from the day.

09/05/2024

Success in right of way dispute before FTT

Sam Healy represented the successful applicants in REF/2022/0684, a case brought by two residents claiming prescriptive rights of way over open land owned by Doncaster Council known as Denaby Crags. Both applicants gave evidence that they had used the rights of way to access their homes for many decades including after 1997 when the Council […]

07/05/2024

Cleveland and South Durham Local Family Justice Board Conference was a huge success!

Last Friday’s LFJB conference was a huge success. With over 150 attendees, the guests got the chance to listen to various speakers throughout the day discuss different ways to problem solve in the local Family Justice System. Dere Street’s Tim Donnelly was one of the speakers at the event, which took place at Teesside University. […]

29/04/2024

Judge warns that Leo George Neal is a danger to young girls

Anne Richardson recently prosecuted a multiple sex offender, Leo George Neal, at a sentence hearing last week held in York Crown Court. The Defendant had already served two prison sentences for a series of sexual offences and had also breached the sexual harm prevention order imposed on him previously. “Your sexual urges towards children are […]

15/04/2024

York ex-police worker jailed for sexually abusing young boy.

Anne Richardson recently prosecuted an ex-police worker who was convicted of offences of the sexual abuse of a young boy, after a trial at York Crown Court last week. The ex-police worker was found guilty on all six counts following a three-day trial and was immediately sentenced to seven and a half years in jail. […]

08/04/2024

James Reckitt appears in Court of Appeal in landmark insurance case.

Acting for the appellants, James Reckitt on instructions from BDB Pitmans LLP and Ali Reza Sinai led by David Bailey KC in the conjoined appeals of Alam/Hacking/Siddique v HDI Global Specialty SE, with the Financial Services Compensation Scheme intervening. The appeals were heard by the Court of Appeal (Sir Julian Flaux, Lewison LJ and Andrews […]

02/04/2024

Good luck to our pupils, Katherine and Jordan

Good luck to Katherine and Jordan as they embark upon their second six today. Katherine Walton is a family specialist pupil under the supervision of Claire Middleton and Jordan Parkinson is a criminal specialist pupil under the supervision of Anthony Davis. If you would like to book either Katherine or Jordan please contact our clerks.

28/03/2024

Simon Garlick

After a long and distinguished career in the law Simon Garlick will be retiring from practice at the end of March. Simon joined Chambers in 2017 after many years practising as a solicitor at Ben Hoare Bell LLP where he had gained an excellent reputation as a specialist in health and social care law. Over […]