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Tomlinson Twenty Years On: Duty and Obvious Risk
The duty to warn guests of risks seen (with the benefit of hindsight) as being obvious has evolved significantly over the twenty years since the House of Lords (as it then was) handed down judgment in the seminal case of Tomlinson v Congleton BC [2003]…
Personal Injury Briefing: March 2024
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 Guidelines for the…
Dekinar Recording: Retainers, Assumption of Responsibility and Duty of Care: Miller v Irwin Mitchell in Context
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 can view it…
The Dekagram: 5th February 2024
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 package holiday to…
Judgment handed down in Court of Appeal in Miller v Irwin Mitchell [2024] EWCA Civ 53
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 on a package…
Deka Briefing: Abuse
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 field of law….
The Dekagram: 18th December 2023
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 look forward to…
Dekinar Recording: Annual Case Law Update
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 injury and clinical…
Dekinar Recording: Is it Obvious? The duty to warn in package holiday cases
In yesterday’s webinar Sarah Prager KC and Andrew Spencer discussed the law on duty to warn of obvious risks, encompassing: If you missed it, you can view it here
Dekinar: Is it Obvious? The Duty to Warn in Package Holiday Cases
In this webinar Sarah Prager KC and Andrew Spencer discuss the law on duty to warn of obvious risks, encompassing: View the slides – Is it Obvious? The Duty to Warn in Package Holiday Cases
The Dekagram: 10th July 2023
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 v Idziak [2023]…
The Dekagram 27th March 2023
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, nodding, bowing and…
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