We are hosting a Clinical Negligence half day conference on Brain injuries and Functional Neurological Disorders in Bristol. The conference is taking place at the M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol BS1 4RN on Wednesday the 8th of July 2026. Registration starts at 13:15 and the conference starts…
Following the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C 629/24, MH v Costa Crociere SpA we ask whether the basis for claims against sea and air carriers will now shift from the Athens and Montreal Conventions (with their two…
Section 96 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 implements a proposal of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse by introducing new provisions into the Limitation Act 1980 in relation to claims for child sexual abuse. Paul Stagg KC (who successfully defended the claims…
The recent ruling by the Supreme Court has reversed over a decade of understanding deprivation of liberty. This Dekinar focuses on the impact of the judgment for those involved in Court of Protection proceedings as well as practical tips on how to navigate the new…
Edward Lamb KC is chairing the second day of the Adult Brain Injury Conference in Manchester, on Friday 12 June. He also presented a talk: ‘Utilising the Court of Protection in Injury Work’. The Adult Brain Injury Conference is taking place at the Lowry (Salford…
Giles Bedloe successfully concluded the prosecution in Operation Orientation, a case widely reported in the media (including the BBC and The Independent), at Winchester Crown Court on the 5th of June 2026 The defendant, Anwar Ashraf, was convicted of attempted murder in April for stabbing his…
Thom Dyke and Jennie Oborne were invited to speak at the recent Association of Police Lawyers (APL) National Security Conference, which took place on 8 June 2026 at the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) in London. They covered a range of issues in international criminal…
We are delighted to welcome Kane Simons and Daniel Boal to Deka Chambers. They join us from 18 St John Street Chambers. Kane specialises in personal injury law, predominantly representing claimants in complex, high-value cases. He has experience across all quantum aspects of catastrophic injury,…
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…
Written by experienced members of the Deka Chambers Clinical Negligence Practice Group, the 5th edition of Clinical Negligence Claims: A Practical Guide provides a valuable reference source for clinical negligence practitioners, with insights into still developing areas of law. The book covers the intricacies of investigating breach of duty…
On 29 May 2026, following a 3-day trial before HHJ Murch, liability was established in a personal injury claim brought by a passenger who sustained a severe spinal fracture, amongst other injuries, when the doors of a stationary Northern Line train closed on her as…
This week Sarah Prager KC examines a recent judgment of the Court of Appeal relating to the late service of witness evidence. Meanwhile the team has been celebrating Andrew Spencer and wishing him well as he embarks on the next stage of his career – he will be sitting as…
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