On 2 October 2025, William Dean and Francesca O’Neill from Deka Chambers took part in a panel discussion with A-Level students for the 2025 edition of the Big Voice London (“BVL”) Model Law Commission. The project enables 100 students to mirror the work of the Law Commission by studying a subject before identifying and proposing legal reforms.
The panel discussed the current state of the law as it relates to cosmetic surgery, including recent regulatory changes, the overlap with clinical negligence, and potential criminal liability. It was one of 12 sessions attended by the students before the final event at Westminster when they will present their proposals.
Deka Chambers has a strong connection with BVL through the Aqeel H. Noorali essay competition, which runs annually in memory of our talented colleague who passed away in 2020.
In this week’s edition of the Dekagram Linda Nelson addresses the complexities posed by the incidence of costs orders in multi-party litigation, whilst Sarah Prager KC considers the position when a claimant wishes to substitute a defendant after the expiry of the relevant limitation period….
We are hosting a half day conference in London: The Intersection between Public Liability and Human Rights. The conference is taking place at etc.venues Chancery Lane, 50-52 Chancery Lane London, London WC2A 1HL. Registration starts at 13:15 and the conference starts at 13:30 – 17:30. We will…
We are delighted to share that Deka Chambers has been shortlisted for the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2026. Our warmest thanks go to our clients and everyone who supported our nominations, and congratulations to all those shortlisted. Our nominations are: ⭐Andrew Warnock KC – Personal…
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