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Welcome to the latest Deka Chambers Personal Injury Team briefing. In this edition we will be looking at ‘The Discount Rate,’ ‘Third Party Costs Orders in Credit Hire’ and hot off the press, the recently published 17th edition of the Judicial College…
In yesterday’s webinar, Andrew Spencer and Henk Soede discussed the Court of Appeal decision in Miller v Irwin Mitchell and what it means for duties owed to prospective clients. Andrew, along with Andrew Warnock KC, represented the successful defendant.
If you missed it you…
Solicitors’ Assumption of Responsibility: Miller v Irwin Mitchell LLP [2023] EWCA Civ 53
There was good news for travel solicitors this week, with the Court of Appeal giving judgment for the solicitors in Miller v Irwin Mitchell.
The Claimant was injured on a…
The Court of Appeal handed down judgment today in Miller v Irwin Mitchell [2024] EWCA Civ 53, upholding the judgment at first instance which dismissed the claim. Andrew Warnock KC and Andrew Spencer represented the successful defendant.
Background
The Claimant was injured…
Deka Chambers is a pre-eminent common law Set. We have leading practitioners in civil, family and criminal law. We consider this diversity a real strength in the service we are able to offer our clients. Legal problems often straddle more than one…
It’s almost impossible to believe it, but this is the last Dekagram of the year. We’d like to wish our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and to thank them for their support and companionship over 2023. We…
In yesterday’s annual case law update, Rob Horner, Abigail Stamp and Andrew Spencer took attendees on a tour of the key cases of 2023. They considered the most interesting and significant cases of the year in the areas of travel law, personal…
In yesterday’s webinar Sarah Prager KC and Andrew Spencer discussed the law on duty to warn of obvious risks, encompassing:
A recap of the caselaw since Tomlinson v Congleton BC;
Exploration of the reasoning in Evans v Kosmar;
Consideration of the decision in White Lion…
This week we bring you news of two cases considering how and when to claim items of special damage (spoiler: claim them as such, and ideally prior to judgment). We were also interested to read an appeal judgment, in Merlin Entertainments Plc…
This week the team has been musing on the forthcoming Coronation – as our readers will know, we do love a party. Speaking of which, it’s Silks Day, and as a consequence Sarah Prager will be spending the day in fancy dress,…
