“Dere Street Barristers is a first rate organisation,

offering outstanding service”

Why Choose Dere Street

We are a thriving multi-disciplinary set of approximately 100 barristers including Silks and Junior Counsel.

We offer specialist advocacy, advisory and drafting expertise at every level of seniority.

We are committed to delivering high quality legal services locally and nationally.

Our dedicated and experienced civil, criminal and family clerking teams make the process of instructing us simple with a straight-forward, user-friendly, approach to ensure that clients receive the standard of service they require.

We have modern conference facilities at our staffed premises in Newcastle, Middlesbrough and York.

In the increasingly competitive market for legal services, Dere Street stands out as one of the leading barristers’ chambers in the country with many members of Chambers ranked in the major legal directories.

 

 

 

Our areas of expertise

 

Providing the highest quality service in a friendly, approachable and results-focused manner.

Dere Street Barristers a set with a difference!

 

All members of Chambers (barristers) are regulated by the

Bar Standards Board

Latest News

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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 […]

28/03/2024

After 50 years of working as a barrister, Stephen Twist shares his top ten tips to protect yourself against burn out.

Stephen Twist has been in continuous practice as a barrister since 1979 and has been a member of the North Eastern Circuit since 1988. Until the demise of the publication in 2017 he was listed as one of Britain’s most notable and successful people in Debrett’s ‘People of Today’. Stephen divides his time between the […]

26/03/2024

A man who made false rape claims against six men has been jailed for eight years.

Anne Richardson recently secured the conviction of Liam Smith who made false rape allegations against 6 gay men. Smith has now been sentenced and jailed for 8 years for acts tending or intending to pervert the course of justice. Full media coverage of the matter can be found here and here. To instruct Anne or […]

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