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Recognition for Deka Chambers’ barristers in Best Lawyers 2025
Congratulations to our eleven barristers who have been recognised by their peers in The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom 2025. Jacob Levy KC, Simon Readhead KC, Edward Faulks KC, Graham Aldous KC, Edward Bishop KC, Andrew Warnock KC, Matthew Chapman KC, Sarah Prager KC,…
Judgment handed down in Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services & Others (2024)
The Court of Appeal has today handed down its long-awaited judgment in Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services & Others (2024). It held, by a majority of 2 to 1, that a person who deliberately and unlawfully kills whilst insane is not barred by the defence…
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….
Andrew Warnock KC and Stuart McKechnie KC named in the Top 10 Most Influential Personal Injury Lawyers in London Bar 2023
Congratulations to Andrew Warnock KC and Stuart McKechnie KC who have been named in the Top 10 Most Influential Personal Injury Lawyers in London Bar 2023 by BusinessToday. Business Today says this list “is dedicated to showcasing some of the notable Personal Injury lawyers practicing in…
Recognition for Deka Chambers’ barristers in Best Lawyers 2024
Congratulations to our twelve barristers who have been recognised in The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom 2024. Jacob Levy KC, Simon Readhead KC, John Foy KC, Edward Faulks KC, Graham Aldous KC, Edward Bishop KC, Andrew Warnock KC, Matthew Chapman KC, Sarah Prager KC,…
The Line of Duty: Police and the Duty of Care
When do the police owe a duty of care in the tort of negligence? Andrew Warnock KC, along with Ella Davis, represented the Chief Constable in Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police and, along with Lisa Dobie, the Commissioner in James-Bowen v Commissioner…
Dekinar: Preventing and Responding to Terrorism: Key Recommendations of the Manchester Arena Inquiry to Date
Following the handing down of the second Report of the Manchester Arena Inquiry, Andrew Warnock KC and Laura Johnson KC give a brief summary of the Inquiry’s main findings to date and consider some of its principal recommendations relating to the emergency response and the…
Manchester Arena Inquiry Report Volume Two Published
The Chairman of the Manchester Arena Inquiry published Volume Two of his report yesterday, detailing his findings and recommendations on the emergency response to the attack. Andrew Warnock KC and Laura Johnson KC represented Greater Manchester Combined Authority on behalf of the Greater Manchester Fire…
Dekinar: Uncivil Justice? The Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and Civil Litigation
In this webinar Andrew Warnock KC and Lisa Dobie consider the implications of the IICSA report for civil litigation, with a particular focus on the proposals to abolish the limitation period and introduce a redress scheme. View the slides – Uncivil Justice? The Report of…
1CL Weekly Webinar: The Illegality Defence in the light of Stoffel v Grondona and Henderson v Dorset Healthcare
On 30 October Andrew Warnock QC and Maurice Rifat were successful in the Supreme Court in the case of Stoffel & Co v Grondona [2020] UKSC 42 which concerned the impact of the “illegality” defence to a claim against a solicitor for professional negligence in…
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