Our Expertise
St Pauls Chambers provides legal services throughout the UK and worldwide. We are known for providing excellence in our areas of focus.
As a leading barristers chambers in Leeds, our expertise span the depth and breadth of a number of key areas of law.
Our People
St Pauls Chambers have an excellent team of Barristers, Clerks & Administration, with our barristers including KC’s, Members and Pupils.
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Call 2018
Temitayo Dasaolu enjoys a mixed practice, receiving instructions in all areas of criminal, family, civil and prison law.
Tayo was offered Tenancy at St Pauls Chambers after successfully completing pupillage under the supervision of James Bourne-Arton, a senior criminal and civil practitioner.
Tayo regularly appears and conducts trials in the Crown Court. She prosecutes and defends drugs conspiracies, high value theft cases, high value drugs cases, driving offences, dishonesty offences and violent offences. She was instructed as disclosure counsel by the Serious Fraud Office in 2021 and is trusted as led junior by the Crown Prosecution Service. Tayo was placed to the Crown Prosecution Service specialist fraud panel in December 2022.
Tayo receives instructions in all areas of private and public law children proceedings. She is experienced in complex family disputes, contact cases, domestic violence cases and cases involving non-accidental injuries to a child. She regularly appears in fact-finding hearings and other contested hearings. She is particularly mindful to the sensitive nature of disputes in this area and approaches each case with client care at the forefront of her mind. Tayo gives firm advice on prospects of success and manages clients’ expectations effectively. She is trusted as led junior in highly complex family proceedings. As led Junior in a recent case, she represented a teenager with significant vulnerabilities facing allegations of sexualised acts against two of his younger siblings, whilst suffering physical, emotional and sexual harm at the hands of his parents.
Tayo is vastly experienced in claims arising from road traffic accidents. She provides timely advice on liability and quantum. She is regularly instructed to represent claimants and insurers in claims alleging fraud or fundamental dishonesty. Her careful preparation and attention to detail in this area is fostered by her personal injury experience at Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors before coming to the Bar. She regularly appears at trials as well as costs and case management hearings. Her practice in this area also covers claims involving credit hire.
Led Junior in highly complex family proceedings involving Deprivation of Liberty orders.
Prosecution junior in football related violent disorder involving over 20 defendants.
Successfully challenged a Parole Board decision in the High Court using the Judicial review mechanism.
Secured a suspended sentence for a client convicted of 2 counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs and possession of criminal property.
Upon being instructed to represent her client at sentence in a county lines drugs case, Tayo reviewed the evidence and successfully applied to vacate her client’s guilty pleas. She pursued the modern slavery defence which led to Not Guilty verdicts.
Successfully secured a Special Guardianship Order following a 5-day contested hearing.
Tayo Secured an acquittal following trial of a client charged with Exposure.
Case involving expert evidence and non-accidental injury to a child.
Successfully secured contingent destruction orders for clients convicted of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and/or causing injury.
Chambers is centrally located within walking distance of the train station, secure car parks and the Courts.
St Pauls Chambers
Park Row House
19-20 Park Row
Leeds
LS1 5JF
For out of hours assistance please call the senior clerk on 07854170429.
The switchboard will open from 08:30 until 17:30
Phone: +44 (0)1132 455 866
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