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Court of Appeal hands down combined judgment in Woodcock v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire and CJ and others v Chief Constable of Wiltshire
In the Northamptonshire case, the Court of Appeal allowed the Chief Constable’s appeal, holding that the police had not owed a duty of care to warn the claimant that they had received a report that her former partner, who had threatened her with violence, was…
Eleanor Mawrey interviewed by The Advocacy Tutor
Eleanor Mawrey has been interviewed by Sonia Simms for The Advocacy Tutor Brief. Spotlight on Eleanor Mawrey Eleanor Mawrey is a barrister at Deka Chambers. She has recently been appointed as a Recorder. Eleanor has extensive experience in criminal and regulatory law and has appeared in…
Pupillage Application Window Now Open
We are currently accepting applications for pupillage. We will be recruiting up to three pupils to commence in October 2026. We adhere to the central Bar Council timetable so all applications must be submitted by 11.59pm on 6th February 2025. Deka Chambers is a common…
Deka Chambers’ Christmas Opening Hours 2024
Everyone at Deka Chambers would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2025. We have reduced opening hours over the Christmas period: We will reopen as usual from 8.30am on Thursday 2nd January 2024. During this period our clerks will be…
Louise McCullough and Madeleine Miller successfully prosecute man for multiple counts of false imprisonment and sexual assault
Louise McCullough leading Madeleine Miller successfully prosecuted a man who lured vulnerable women to his West London flat where he supplied them with drugs and variously falsely imprisoned and sexually assaulted them . They obtained Guilty verdicts on four counts relating to three women. Sentencing…
Success for Crime and Fraud team with Serious Fraud Office and Crown Prosecution Service panels of Counsel
Chambers are delighted to announce that Francesca Kolar and Amelia Katz have been successful in their applications to join the Serious Fraud Office’s panel of counsel. The SFO prosecutes complex financial crime with a specialist team of investigators, experts, and counsel. We now have 5…
Eleanor Mawrey and Francesca Kolar secure convictions in £1.5m HMRC Gift Aid Fraud arising from false claims submitted on behalf of 10 evangelical churches.
Following the 10 week trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, Kwabena Duodu was sentenced to 10 years for his role as the accountant submitting the false claims. Moses Asare, head pastor of Praise Harvest Community Church received 7 years imprisonment for submitting the claims in relation…
Deka Chambers presents mock trial for Hastings Direct
Yesterday, Deka Chambers, in collaboration with HF, presented a mock trial and an appeal for Hastings Direct in Bexhill. The trial concerned non tariff injury inflation, claims layering and fundamental dishonesty. The proceedings were presented by Roger André, Simon Trigger and Bernard Pressman. Brendan Hill…
Deka Chambers participates in Middle Temple pupillage event
On Tuesday, Gareth Munday, a member of the Pupillage Committee at Deka Chambers, spoke on the panel at the Middle Temple Young Bar Association’s pupillage event. It was an excellent opportunity for students and prospective applicants to learn about the application process and to ask…
James Thacker KC and Claire Harden-Frost prosecute one of the youngest defendants to appear in the Old Bailey
James Thacker KC and Claire Harden-Frost were instructed to prosecute a girl, now aged 13 years old, for stabbing her mother with a kitchen knife intending to do her really serious harm, attempting to stab two care workers and threatening to kill them. The girl…
Deka Chambers holds mock trial in chambers
Yesterday, we were pleased to invite Horwich Farrelly into chambers, to take part in a mock trial for Marshmallow insurers. Simon Trigger acted as judge with Roger André and James Byrne acting as counsel in a trial on non-tariff injury claims and claims layering.
Deka Chambers marks International Men’s Day 2024
For this year’s International Men’s Day, three barristers – Simon Trigger, Ben Rodgers, and Thomas Yarrow – share with Conor Kennedy their experiences of balancing work at the self-employed bar with life as a parent. CK: What are the main advantages (and disadvantages) of the…
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