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The Dekagram: 13th April 2026
This week Megan Bithel-Vaughan issues us with another warning on the use of AI in courts – despite our best efforts, litigators are still being caught out. You can’t say we didn’t warn you! Meanwhile Bethany Hutchison considers whether missing out a line of an…
The Dekagram: 2nd February 2026
In this week’s Dekagram Bethany Hutchison considers the consequences of failing to acknowledge service, failing to apply for permission to be heard on an application for summary judgment, and failing to attend the hearing of the application. Spoiler: it didn’t go well for the defendant…
The Dekagram: 15th December 2025
This year we have an important announcement: the winner of the latest Deka Competition! Scott Rigby has the honour of selecting the Dekiri for next year – a twist on the classic Prohibition cocktail, the Bees Knees, made with gin, lemon and honey. It is…
Deka Chambers takes part in the Great legal Bake
Deka Chambers is taking part in the London Legal Support Trust and the Access to Justice Foundation’s Great Legal Bake, raising money in aid of free legal advice charities. Our winning cake was baked by Megan Bithel-Vaughan who retained the title from last year. Many…
The Dekagram: 6th October 2025
This week we welcome Bethany Hutchison to the Dekagram family; in her first Dekagram article she asks what parties need to do if they wish to apply for a stay of proceedings on medical grounds, and how best to resist such an application. Meanwhile Ben…
Bethany Hutchison joins us as a tenant
Deka Chambers is delighted to announce that Bethany Hutchison joins us as a tenant from today, 1 August 2025, having accepted an offer of tenancy following successful completion of a third six pupillage. Bethany brings a valuable breadth of experience to Deka Chambers; she transferred…
Post-placement order contact: necessary or desirable? Re S (Placement Order Contact) [2025] EWCA Civ 823
Bethany Hutchison considers a judgment handed down on 1 July 2025, by the Court of Appeal in Re S (Placement Order Contact) [2015] EWCA Civ 823 (“Re S”), giving detailed consideration to the issue of inter-sibling contact post-placement order. The guidance is much welcomed by…
Alternative Dispute Resolution Briefing: November 2024
This is the last ADR Bulletin of 2024 and it’s been an incredibly exciting year. There have been wideranging changes to the CPR, bringing the rules in line with the landmark case of Churchill v Merthyr. Bethany Hutchison considers the main provisions, noting that the…
Deka hosts Virtual Pupillage Event
On 13 November 2024, Deka Chambers hosted its online pupillage information event. Attendees heard from Louise McCullough about the pupillage application process and what we look for in applicants. Madeleine Miller spoke about the pupillage year and her experience of a mix of areas of…
Deka Chambers to attend Bar Council Pupillage Fair
We will be exhibiting at this year’s Bar Council Pupillage Fair, taking place on Saturday, 19th October at Convene 133 Houndsditch, Liverpool Street, London. We offer two 12 month pupillages each year, with pupils gaining experience across all our areas of civil, criminal and family…
Deka Chambers Attends Legal Cheek Pupillage Fair
Barristers from Deka Chambers attended the Legal Cheek pupillage fair on 9 October 2025. We enjoyed meeting all of the prospective applicants who came to speak to us. Two of our junior tenants, Bethany Hutchison and Anirudh Mandagere, answered questions about applying for pupillage and…
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