Dere Street Barristers is renowned for its ‘brilliant, dedicated, and persuasive advocates, handling cases of the utmost gravity across all practice areas’. John Elvidge KC was recently instructed to prosecute a case involving five men charged with the attempted murder of a 16-year-old boy in Salford. Peter Makepeace KC represented a man, and Elvidge KC his son, in a murder and manslaughter trial and appeal after the father killed a man in a deliberate hit and run revenge attack. Anne Richardson prosecuted a man sentenced to eight years after being convicted of seven counts of perverting the course of justice for making false rape allegations against multiple men.
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Testimonials
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- Craig Mead is the shining light in the set of chambers.'
- 'Craig Mead is a wholly outstanding clerk, always available, tremendously efficient and deals with his huge workload professionally.'
- 'The clerks are always available and supportive of your cases and achieving the best outcome for our clients.'
- 'Dere Street Barristers is a strong set of chambers, particularly at the senior junior level and kings counsel.'
- 'Dere Street Barristers is a multi-disciplinary set, a healthy mix of expertise across the chambers.'
- 'Dere Street Barristers is a very friendly set, always willing to go the extra mile.'
Lawyers
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Peter Makepeace KC
David Lamb KC
'David's huge assets are his attention to detail, his preparation and client care. No stone is left unturned, and his calm and collective manner with witnesses and jurors is second to none.'
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Anne Richardson
‘Anne is down to earth and has a commanding presence, excellent with juries and witnesses.’
Daniel Cordey
Anthony Davis
‘Anthony is a fantastic advocate with a tremendous legal brain. His ability to win trials is legendary.’
Richard Herrmann
Jane Waugh
‘Jane is very fair and has an endearing manner with the jury. She is also very good with witnesses who are nervous or require reassurance.’
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.