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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: 20th July 2026
This week Julia Brechtelsbauer confirms that the Court of Appeal tends not to allow appeals on the basis that Something Might Turn Up, whilst Tom Collins examines an interesting first instance judgment which reiterates the importance of Pleading Everything From the Outset. Stop the Clock:…
We are delighted to welcome Nick Beechey and Nasreen Shah to Deka Chambers
They join us from Great James Street Chambers. Nick is an experienced leading junior, noted for his particular ability to cut through complex issues of fact and law in order to get to the heart of the case. Nick’s practice is in defending clients…
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…
James Thacker KC prosecutes Murder trial at the Old Bailey
On 7 July 2026 the jury unanimously convicted Kevon Jenkins for the murder of a 22 year old man in Wembley. Detailed analysis of CCTV demonstrated that the defendant travelled from his home address to Wembley Police Station, where he was required to report following…
A new approach to deprivation of liberty
This month has seen a significant change in how practitioners and courts are to approach deprivations of liberty for both adults and children moving forward with the Supreme Court decision in A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under…
Leave to Oppose Adoption: Good Practice Guidance
In this article, Oliver Millington considers R (A Child: Leave to Oppose Adoption) [2026] EWCA Civ 673, a helpful reminder of guidance to be applied when the court is considering an application for leave to oppose the making of an adoption order. In the recent case…
When is a father not a father?
Oliver Millington looks at the Court of Appeal’s decision in Re J (Loss of Parental Responsibility) [2026] EWCA Civ 344, which provides clear guidance that an unmarried man who is registered on a child’s birth certificate does not acquire parental responsibility unless he is, in…
The Dekagram: 6th July 2026
This week Bethany Hutchison considers a recent Court of Appeal decision on negligence by omission, and Sarah Prager KC examines how to deal with multiparty claims. If you missed the recent dekinar on claims arising from carriage by sea and air presented by Sarah and…
When the Specialists Mark Their Own Homework
RAIB Investigations, Coroners’ Constrained Powers, and Why Families Must Still Press By James Byrne and Giles Mooney KC Introduction The recent collision between two trains at Bedford is a sober reminder of how suddenly lives can be lost on the railway, and of the machinery…
The Dekagram: 29th June 2026
This week Sarah Prager KC examines a case featuring litigation conduct on the part of the claimant said to be so egregious that it should sound in costs; and another relating to post-judgment requests for ‘clarification’ so egregious that the judge refused to answer them….
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