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New Appointments to the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel
Russell Wilcox, Robert Parkin and Thomas Yarrow have been appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel for the period 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2031. We congratulate them and wish them every success in their appointments. They will join Saleem Khalid, Jennie Oborne and…
The Dekagram: 13th July 2026
This week Anirudh Mandagere has written a longer briefing on the use by lawyers of artificial intelligence and how to avoid being accused of negligence (it’s not as straightforward as you may think); the link to his briefing is here. Meanwhile Sarah Prager KC draws…
You could be liable for not using AI. Read this article to find out why
The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce have produced a Legal Statement on Liability for AI Harms. Given that very few cases have reached the courts, the Legal Statement provides much-needed guidance to legal advisors and representatives. In this article Anirudh Mandagere sets out the key aspects of…
Deka Chambers at Alarm National Conference 2026
The ALARM National Conference is taking place the 22nd and and 23rd of June in Manchester. We have an exhibition stand at the event, staffed by David Barrow and Jamie Moylan. Do come and say hello if you’re attending. We are at stand 16. Paul…
The Dekagram: 8th June 2026
This week Anirudh Mandagere gives us the most lucid explanation we have yet seen of the decision of the Supreme Court in Attorney General for Northern Ireland’s Reference [2026] UKSC 16 relating to deprivation of liberty. We also bring news, from Robbie Parkin and Dominique…
Ness v Miller [2026] EWHC 113 (KB)
After previously striking out the claimant’s libel claim against the first defendant, the High Court struck out a false imprisonment claim against the first defendant as there were no reasonable grounds for bringing it. Mrs Justice Williams also struck out a data protection claim as…
Deka Chambers barristers appear in the Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales 2026
We are delighted that Paul Stagg KC, Edward Lamb KC, Simon Butler and Anirudh Mandagere are recognised in this year’s Pro Bono Recognition List. The List recognises lawyers who undertook 25 hours or more legal pro bono over the last year. The list is available…
Deka Chambers is proud to support PEOPIL’s RTA & NLG Conference in Bucharest
Deka Chambers is proud to support the PEOPIL conference in Bucharest this week. Chambers is sponsoring the conference, and Sarah Prager KC, Dominique Smith and Anirudh Mandagere will be attending and are looking forward to catching up with friends and colleagues. On Friday morning Sarah Prager KC will be leading…
Anirudh Mandagere acts for the Home Secretary in Judicial Review Proceedings
Anirudh Mandagere is representing the Secretary of State for the Home Department as an interested party in judicial review proceedings. This judicial review concerns whether Article 8 ECHR or the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child imposes obligations on public authorities to…
The Dekagram: 9th of February 2026
In this week’s Dekagram Andrew Spencer and Anirudh Mandagere consider the opinion of the Advocate General Norkus in MH v Costa Crociere SpA, a pair of cruise‑related injury cases that raise important questions about whether liability should fall under the Athens Convention or the Package Travel Regulations. The most important case in…
The Dekagram: 1st December 2025
Now that Advent is upon us, and the most junior members of the team have been sent up into chambers’ attic to retrieve the Dekabaubles and tinsel whilst the silks undertake the difficult task of selecting the Christmas Day canapés we’ve taken a moment to…
Deka Chambers barristers appointed to Attorney General’s Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown
We are delighted to announce that Jennie Oborne and Francesca O’Neill have been appointed to Attorney General’s B Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown, and Anirudh Mandagere as Junior Counsel to the Crown (C Panel). They are appointed to the Panel for a period…
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