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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Smith examines the all-important topic of Part 36 offers, and the knotty question of whether and how they can be withdrawn, whilst Russell Wilcox considers what currency costs orders should be made in.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…
The Dekagram: 8th September 2025
This week we consider yet another case on expert evidence, and a decision bringing clarity on the new(ish) jurisdictional gateway relating to contractual claims. And as if that were not enough, after a break over the summer the dekinar series is returning with aplomb, with…
The Dekagram: 1st September 2025
There seems to be a never-ending supply of judgments in which experts come in for criticism. This week is no exception, although as a change the judge in the latest case also criticised two of the defendants for failing to give evidence at trial, and…
The Dekagram: 26th August 2025
This week Tom Clarke addresses the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010, a double edged sword if ever there was one – whilst, on the one hand, it can provide a lifeline for claimants seeking redress from insolvent defendants, it is not without its…
The Dekagram: 18th August 2025
This week we bring news from the gastric coalface; Dr Russell Wilcox examines a recent decision on appeal relating to a sickness claim. The judgment makes for illuminating reading, not least for the exploration of the parties’ expert evidence, and the pivotal role played by…
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