Following the stepping down of Jacob Levy KC, we are pleased to confirm the commencement of Tom Little KC as Joint Head of Chambers.
A former pupil, Tom commenced pupillage with then 9 Gough Square in 1997 before becoming a member in 1998. Since then, he has developed an impressive practice and as First Senior Treasury Counsel regularly prosecutes some of the country’s most high-profile cases.
Simon Readhead KC will continue to serve alongside Tom, as Joint Head of Chambers.
It is with great pleasure that Deka Chambers announces that Eleanor Mawrey has been appointed as King’s Counsel in the Ministry of Justice’s new Silk appointments published today, 23rd of January 2026. Eleanor Mawrey is an experienced barrister practising in serious crime and is ranked in the Financial…
Thom Dyke was instructed by the CPS to prosecute a man accused of a nine-year campaign of rape and sexual abuse against his young daughter. He was convicted after standing trial at the Crown Court at Croydon last September. Passing a sentence of thirty years’ imprisonment,…
The Supreme Court has ruled that claims for compensation by a man who killed three people, but was acquitted by a jury in the Crown Court on the grounds of insanity, are barred by the doctrine of illegality. The Claimant, Mr Lewis-Ranwell, sought damages from…
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