Dean Thistle
Dean joined Chambers as a tenant in 2010 having spent the previous three and a half years acting as a solicitor advocate.
Dean joined the Bar with extensive previous legal experience in the areas in which he practices. He has an established practice, undertaking court and advisory work in all areas of civil and family law at all stages of proceedings.
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Dean joined Chambers as a tenant in 2010 having spent the previous three and a half years acting as a solicitor advocate.
He joined the Bar with extensive previous legal experience in the areas in which he practices. He has an established practice, undertaking court and advisory work in all areas of civil and family law at all stages of proceedings.
Dean is valued by those who instruct him both for his detailed case preparation as well as his ability to provide pragmatic advice. However it is his skilled and carefully considered advocacy that most commonly attracts those who instruct him.
He has particular expertise in the civil arena including contractual disputes, landlord and tenant matters as well as property and trust disputes acting for clients ranging from large commercial organisations to individuals. Dean has gained comprehensive experience of both fast and multi-track matters throughout his career.
Within family law Dean specialises, and is particularly experienced, in matrimonial finance proceedings, he also has significant experience of acting in cases involving children.
He is able to sensitively work with and support vulnerable clients and those without capacity to undertake proceedings. He is also adept at working with interpreters as well as intermediaries as necessary to overcome any communication barriers.
He is a diligent, hard-working advocate with a growing reputation for providing frank and realistic advice, whose experience of previous practice as a Solicitor gives him a rounded perspective on his cases and helps him to work particularly closely with his clients’ legal teams.
Dean frequently provides CPD accredited seminars for solicitors in civil and family law.
Whilst practicing as a solicitor Dean was the youngest person in England and Wales to obtain Higher Rights of Audience.
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Reported Cases
Re H (a child) [2011] All ER (D) 01 (Apr)