This week we look at two decisions, both of which will be of critical importance to practitioners in pursuance of contested litigation. In one, unusually, without prejudice correspondence was admissible in a case involving fundamental dishonesty; whilst in the other, the court reviewed the authorities…
This week’s Dekagram concentrates on matters of evidence: the use of Part 18 requests, and the admissibility of settlements in multiparty claims. In both instances the courts have grappled with the use of evidence of (at best) peripheral usefulness at the stage of proceedings at…
Richard Collier was instructed as sole counsel for the defendant by Michael Gwilliam, partner at DWF, and successfully applied to strike out a high value personal injury claim with enforceable costs. The case involved complex legal argument concerning duty of care. “I can see no…
Prevention of Future Death reports (“PFDs”) are an increasingly utilised tool in inquests, by which a coroner can draw attention to matters for which action could be taken to prevent future deaths. In 2023, the number of PFDs issued by coroners increased to 550 reports,…
This week we bring you a further example of the dangers associated with the use of artificial intelligence in litigation, without the tempering effect of any checks or balances. As more and more of these example come to light, we can expect the courts to…
As we hit the ground running in 2025, the team looks back at some of the key developments of the Building Safety Act (“BSA”) in 2024 and opine on where we may be headed in the future. Building Liability Orders Wilmott Dixon Construction Ltd v…
The holidays are over, and the Dekagram is back! We hope that all our readers have enjoyed a well-earned rest and have returned refreshed and ready for another exciting year of litigating. And what better way to start things off than to attend the Deka…
In Various Claimants v Security Service & others (2024) UKIPTrib 6 the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (Lord Justice Singh and Mr Justice Farbey) considered an application to extend time under section 7(5) of the Human Rights Act 1998 (mirrored in section 67(5) of the Regulation of…
This article is co-written by Jack Harding of Deka Chambers and Michael Hagan of Serious Injury Law. This is an edited version of an article the authors originally published in 2022, which we have revisited in light of the recent Court of Appeal decision in…
Christmas is a time for horror stories and mysteries. And so it is that this week we bring you a blood curdling tale of witness mismanagement, with a terrifying denouncement to which anyone proffering expert evidence should pay careful heed. And in other news, for…
This week we welcome our two newest tenants, Julia Brechtelsbauer and Megan Bithel-Vaughan, to the Dekagram family. Working collaboratively, as you have come to expect from Deka Chambers, they have produced a joint article on where the burden of proof lies in quality complaint cases,…
This week we look at cases on two procedural matters which could be fatal to claims; mispleading, and res judicata. In both instances the claimants’ claims survived intact, but it’s never good to have to rely on the appeal courts to rescue you. Much less…
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