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The Dekagram: 15th December 2025
This year we have an important announcement: the winner of the latest Deka Competition! Scott Rigby has the honour of selecting the Dekiri for next year – a twist on the classic Prohibition cocktail, the Bees Knees, made with gin, lemon and honey. It is…
The Dekagram: 24th November 2025
This week Andrew Spencer recounts a quite extraordinary tale, as does Francesca O’Neill, making Julia Brechtelsbauer’s contribution to the Dekagram seem positively sane in comparison. Fundamental Dishonesty – Fundamentally Disastrous Outcome North Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust v Kae Burnell-Chambers, Tipples J, 14th October…
The Dekagram: 17th November 2025
This week brings a reminder from Sarah Prager KC (and the Court of Appeal) that for the purposes of service the date of issue of a claim form is the date on which it was sealed, not the date on which it was sent out by…
The Dekagram: 10th November 2025
This week’s Dekagram covers the court system from top to bottom, domestically and internationally. Sarah Prager KC examines two recent decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union relating to air travel, a decision considering the enforcement jurisdiction of the County Court, and…
The Dekagram: 3rd November 2025
In this week’s dekagram Dominique Smith examines the all-important topic of Part 36 offers, and the knotty question of whether and how they can be withdrawn, whilst Russell Wilcox considers what currency costs orders should be made in. When can a Part 36 Offer be…
The Dekagram: 27th October 2025
In this week’s Dekagram Kerry Nicholson considers whether there’s any way around a failure to serve an N510 form on time when issuing a claim, and Robbie Parkin examines a quite extraordinary case which looks set to rumble on through the courts for years to…
The Dekagram: 20th October 2025
In this week’s Dekagram Linda Nelson and John Schmitt consider the recent judgment of Perrin v Walsh (Rev1) [2025] EWHC 2536 (KB) (09 October 2025). Linda discusses when surveillance evidence may be relied upon, while John considers when the court will make an order for…
The Dekagram: 13th October 2025
With the advent of Autumn, accompanied – for those who like that sort of thing – by Claudia Winkleman and friends hamming it up in Celebrity Traitors, the team are in the mood for the Eerie. And Thomas Yarrow has just the thing: a sinister…
Thom Dyke interviewed by The Advocacy Tutor
Thom Dyke was interviewed by Sonia Simms for The Advocacy Tutor Brief. Spotlight on Thom Dyke Thom Dyke, is a barrister at Deka Chambers. His practice spans serious crime, human rights, prison law, and police law. He is regularly instructed in sensitive and high-profile matters, especially…
Case note: liability decision in Brown v Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd [2025] EWHC 2204 (KB)
Findings of Fact The Claimant was injured while cycling along a temporary two-way cycle lane adjacent to the Defendant’s construction site, when his bicycle struck the unmarked base of a Kingpin cycle bollard from which the vertical wand had been removed, leaving a raised dark…
The Dekagram: 22nd September 2025
In this week’s travel law Dekagram, Anirudh Mandagere examines a case which is required reading for all solicitors and others who litigate claims, and Tom Collins considers the interface between employment and personal injury claims, including an assessment of the doctrine of state immunity. Meanwhile,…
The Dekagram: 15th September 2025
This week we have a bumper issue dealing with a number of crucial developments: Andrew Spencer considers an oft-neglected aspect of local standards evidence, Julia Brechtelsbauer brings us up to date on the Quest for Videolink Evidence, and Megan Bithel-Vaughan examines the recent guidance of…
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