
We are delighted to retain our top tier set ranking in the latest Legal 500 guide, with 129 total rankings across several practice areas, including personal injury, clinical negligence, family, crime, police law and professional negligence.
We are ranked as top tier in the field of Personal Injury, Industrial Disease and Insurance Fraud – Deka Chambers is noted as “a first class set. A true leader in the personal injury sphere.”
We are also ranked in:
Clinical Negligence – 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 boasts a team of specialist family law barristers. We have a strong reputation as approachable and conscientious practitioners who deliver excellent results. Family law barristers at Deka Chambers offer advice and advocacy in all areas of family practice and regularly appear in the High Court and Court of Appeal.
Police Law (Forces and Constables) – members of Deka Chambers are 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, our barristers are ranked for Administrative Law and Human Rights; Aviation and Travel; Construction; Court of Protection: Health and Welfare; Crime; Fraud: Crime; Inquests and Inquiries, Property Litigation and Sanctions.
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Our full Legal 500 rankings and testimonials are available here.
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