We’re proud to have retained our top tier set ranking in the new edition of the Legal 500, with 131 barrister rankings across 13 practice areas.

We are ranked as top tier in the field of Personal Injury, Industrial Disease and Insurance Fraud – Deka Chambers is noted for its ‘excellent breadth and depth of knowledge’. The practitioners are also noted as an ‘excellent chambers in terms of travel and cross-border personal injury litigation’.
We are also ranked in:
Clinical Negligence – Fielding a ‘great spread of really good barristers at all levels’, Deka Chambers represents claimants and defendants in a broad spectrum of regular clinical negligence work, ranging from high-value cognitive injuries acquired at birth, to catastrophic surgical errors seeing disputes over causation, breach of duty and quantum.
Family: Children and Domestic Abuse – Deka Chambers’ family law team is renowned for having a ‘wealth of knowledge and expertise in complex and sensitive child law cases‘.
Police Law (Forces and Constables) – Deka Chambers offers ‘an impressive line up of counsel’, with members regularly sought after to handle complex civil disputes, police misconduct, operational matters, judicial reviews and public inquiries.
Professional Negligence – Deka Chambers has experience handling a range of professional liability matters, including claims against insurance brokers, solicitors, surveyors, and accountants.
In addition, members are ranked for Administrative Law and Human Rights; Aviation and Travel; Construction; Court of Protection: Health and Welfare; Crime; Fraud: Crime; Inquests and Inquiries and Property Litigation.
We thank all our clients for their kind feedback and ongoing support.
Our full Legal 500 rankings and testimonials are available here.
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