We will be exhibiting at this year’s Bar Council Pupillage Fair, taking place on Saturday, 19th October at Convene 133 Houndsditch, Liverpool Street, London. We offer two 12 month pupillages each year, with pupils gaining experience across all our areas of civil, criminal and family…
On 11 September 2022, Terence Gillard was crossing the Great West Road in Hounslow in West London when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle. He was taken to hospital and died of his injuries one week later. Although the location of his death is…
We’re proud to have retained our top tier set ranking in the new edition of the Legal 500, with 131 barrister rankings across 13 practice areas. We are ranked as top tier in the field of Personal Injury, Industrial Disease and Insurance Fraud – Deka…
Today we are pleased to welcome Megan Bithel-Vaughan and Julia Brechtelsbauer as our newest tenants, following the successful completion of their pupillages. Julia and Megan are accepting instructions across all of Deka’s practice areas in civil, criminal and family law. Please contact our clerks for…
James Thacker KC and Edward Lamb KC attended the Opening of the Legal Year at Westminster Abbey yesterday, followed by the Lord Chancellor’s breakfast at Westminster Hall. This is a historic ceremony and involves the Lord Chancellor, Lady Chief Justice, Senior Judiciary, Members of the…
In September, Thom Dyke travelled to US Naval Station Guantánamo Bay at the invitation of the Department of Defense, on behalf of the Association of Defence Counsel practising before the International Courts and Tribunals (ADC-ICT), in order to attend the trial of the four individuals…
Deka Chambers is pleased to announce that Imogen Todd and Charlie Stonehill have joined chambers today as new pupils. We are also delighted to be joined by Bethany Hutchison as a third six pupil. Bethany, Imogen and Charlie will be working across all of chambers’…
We are proud to announce that Deka Chambers has been shortlisted as a finalist for Family Law Chambers of the Year – London. The family law team at Deka Chambers offers advice and advocacy in all areas of family practice and regularly appear in the…
We are delighted to announce that Deka Chambers has been shortlisted for three Chambers and Partners 2024 Awards. Congratulations to the staff, members and particularly Jacob Levy KC. All are well deserved nominations. We would also like to thank our clients who provided the feedback…
We are delighted to announce that Lauren Carter has been promoted to Practice Manager. Lauren joined Chambers in April 2022 as Assistant Practice Manager to both Chambers’ Criminal and Police Law teams. She is currently studying at Law School where she has recently completed her…
A former Metropolitan Police officer described as a “sexual predator who used his position to take advantage of vulnerable women” has been found to have committed gross misconduct after pursuing inappropriate relationships with two vulnerable women who he met during welfare checks. Former PC Philip…
We are delighted that Nerys Wyn Rees has joined us as a tenant. Nerys has a wealth of experience, having spent 25+ years at the Bar. She specialises in public law children work and, having spent the last 14 years working within local government, she…
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