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Clarity on Intermediaries in Family Law Proceedings

On 10 April 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down Judgment in Re M (A Child) [2025] EWCA Civ 440, providing long awaited guidance for deciding whether and when to grant intermediary assistance to vulnerable parties in family proceedings. An intermediary is someone whose function…

The Dekagram: 14th April 2025

This week the government announced a further consultation on proposed amendments to the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018; Anirudh Mandagere considers the proposals in detail and provides a link for the use of those who wish to respond to them. Alternatively, you…

The High Court handed down its judgment in Butler v Ward [2025] EWHC 877 (KB) yesterday, striking out £2.5million of the Claimant’s Schedule of Loss. Francesca O’Neill represented the Defendant surgeon (instructed by DWF LLP).  The Judgment also raises interesting questions about when summary judgment applications…

Deka members recognised for their exceptional advocacy work

Five members of Deka have been included in the latest rankings published by the Lexology Index. This index features the leading barristers and solicitors at the UK Bar who stand out for their exceptional advocacy work across an array of practice areas. Within Aviation &…

Removal of detainees’ clothing in police custody – Carter v Chief Constable of Essex Police

The judgment of the Court of Appeal has been handed down today dismissing an appeal by Mr Matthew Carter. The court’s judgment has the neutral citation number [2025] EWCA Civ 367. The claimant was arrested on December 14th 2017 following an altercation in a pub…

Pro Bono Recognition List 2025

We are delighted for 6 of our members to be included within the Recognition List 2025, for undertaking 25 hours or more pro bono work over the last year.

The Dekagram: 7 April 2025

Last month saw an additional twist in the litigation currently under way in the English courts between pilots and their employers resulting from what the pilots claim to have been exposure to toxic fumes in aircraft cockpits. The trial in the case is expected to…

Victimisation decision handed down in X (A Former School Pupil) v Y Independent School

The First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) (the “FTT”) handed down judgment in this matter earlier this year.  A claim was brought for victimisation of a Sixth Form school boy (the “Claimant”) following an email from his mother to the headteacher alleging discrimination.  The…

New APIL role for Chris Lowe

Chris Lowe has been appointed as a joint coordinator for the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) East Midlands regional group. As a joint coordinator, Chris will be responsible for encouraging membership engagement within the group, organising content and chairing group meetings, as well as…

New Joint Head of Chambers

Following the stepping down of Jacob Levy KC, we are pleased to confirm the commencement of Tom Little KC as Joint Head of Chambers. A former pupil, Tom commenced pupillage with then 9 Gough Square in 1997 before becoming a member in 1998.  Since then,…

Thom Dyke writes for the LRB about Guantánamo and international law

Following his visit to Guantánamo Bay last year, Thom Dyke has a piece published in the current issue of the London Review of Books about the trial proceedings against the 9/11 detainees, as both sides gear up for an inevitable showdown in the US Supreme…

Francesca O’Neill successfully strikes out Part 8 detailed assessment proceedings in the Senior Courts Costs Office

Francesca O’Neill successfully strikes out Part 8 detailed assessment proceedings in the Senior Courts Costs Office Read the full Judgment here