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Simon Readhead KC steps down as Joint Head of Chambers
After 5 years as Head of 1 Chancery Lane and then 3 as Joint Head of Deka Chambers, Simon Readhead KC will be stepping down from that role. Over 8 years, Simon successfully faced the challenges of the Covid 19 pandemic, merger with 9 Gough Chambers with all the complexities of relocating from…
Tenancy Announcement: Imogen Todd
Deka Chambers is delighted to announce that Imogen Todd joins us as a tenant from today, 1 October 2025, having accepted an offer of tenancy following successful completion of pupillage. Imogen accepts instructions across Chambers’ core areas of practice and regularly appears in court. Imogen is currently a Grade 1…
Deka Chambers Top Ranked in Legal 500 2026
We are delighted to retain our top tier set ranking in the latest Legal 500 guide, with 129 total rankings across several practice areas, including personal injury, clinical negligence, family, crime, police law and professional negligence. We are ranked as top tier in the field…
The Dekagram: 29th September 2025
This week William Dean examines a case in which a litigant’s arguments were described as an ‘affront to common sense’ – perhaps unsurprisingly, the outcome was not to his advantage. Conor Kennedy, meanwhile, looks at recovery of success fees and ATE premiums in infant settlement…
Francesca O’Neill represented Bridgend County Borough Council in inquest into the death of a 13-year-old girl in care
This was highly sensitive inquest into the death of teenager who was placed into care and died in her foster home. Evidence was presented that she suffered from anxiety. The inquest concluded that the teenager died by suicide. Francesca was instructed by Simon Evans of…
James Thacker KC leading Brian Reece prosecutes ‘dangerous’ disgraced Metropolitan Police officer for ‘campaign of abuse’
Jake Cummings, a disgraced Police Constable working for the Metropolitan Police, was sentenced at St Albans Crown Court on 23 September 2025 to an 18-year extended sentence having been found ‘dangerous’ by the learned judge. This comprises of 16 years’ imprisonment with an additional 2…
Deka Crime Every Mountain
This weekend saw 5 members of Deka’s Crime Team take part in the 3 Peaks of Yorkshire. Whilst those down south basked in unseasonably warm weather, those in the North know that Saturday saw a yellow severe weather warning for heavy rain! Undeterred the team…
Tom Little KC to deliver lecture on advocacy at the Attorney General’s Chambers in Singapore
Earlier in the year Tom Little KC was invited by the Attorney General of Singapore, Lucien Wong, to join his Panel of Advisers. This comprises eminent KCs or SCs across various jurisdictions. As a result on 23rd September 2025 he will give a lecture entitled…
The Southport Inquiry is hearing opening statements this week
The Southport Inquiry is hearing opening statements this week. The Inquiry is chaired by Sir Adrian Fulford and has been set up to examine the events leading up to the attack at a children’s dance class in Southport in July 2024 and the circumstances surrounding…
Stuart McKechnie KC to chair session at Cambridge Annual Medico Legal Conference
Stuart McKechnie KC will be chairing an Upper Limb Masterclass session on Friday, 19 September, at the sold out Cambridge Annual Medico Legal Conference at Peterhouse College. The conference will end with a keynote speech from Mr Justice Martin Spencer.
Jake Richards joins Ministry of Justice as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Deka Chambers congratulates Jake Richards MP on his appointment as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice and as Assistant Whip, House of Commons on 7 September 2025. Jake was a barrister with Deka Chambers until he was elected as a member of…
Deka Chambers is pleased to welcome Shekinah Anson
We are delighted to welcome Shekinah Anson to Deka Chambers. She joins us from 1 MCB Chambers. Shekinah is a highly experienced criminal advocate with over two decades’ practice in serious and complex crime. She is a Grade 4 CPS prosecutor and a member of…
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