This week we draw to your attention the Justice Committee Call for Evidence on the work of the County Court: Call for Evidence – Committees – UK Parliament. Responses are due by 13th February and questions cover: Anyone working in the County Court is encouraged…
In our annual case law update, Conor Kennedy, Ella Davis and Thomas Yarrow take you on a tour of the key cases of 2024, considering the most interesting and significant cases of the year in the areas of personal injury, clinical negligence and travel law….
Conor Kennedy and Daniel Searle are joined by Saleem Khalid in a webinar discussion of the Building Safety Act 2022, with a particular focus on: View the slides – Civil Liabilities Under the Building Safety Act 2022
For this year’s International Men’s Day, three barristers – Simon Trigger, Ben Rodgers, and Thomas Yarrow – share with Conor Kennedy their experiences of balancing work at the self-employed bar with life as a parent. CK: What are the main advantages (and disadvantages) of the…
Another week, another heartfelt thank you from the team for our readers’ support during the Directory Submissions Season – this time for references to Chambers & Partners, which have seen us ranked as a Band 1 set in Travel: Personal Injury, with four ranked silks…
In this webinar, Conor Kennedy and Francesca O’Neill talk about the duties of professionals in the context of the use of AI technology. They discuss the present state of the law, the impact of guidance and regulation from professional bodies, and the significance of the…
A team of six from Deka Chambers – Laura Johnson KC, Sabrina Hartshorn, Esther Pounder, Bernard Pressman, Conor Kennedy and Tom Priest – joined forces with a team from Slater and Gordon this weekend to participate in The Push. The Push is Back Up Trust’s…
This week’s Dekagram is an update on the factors the court is likely to take into account when considering whether to allow a party to call witness evidence by way of videolink – and a reminder that obtaining permission to do so is far from…
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…
Defective Service, and the mandatory provisions of CPR 11 Travel Law practitioners will be familiar with the difficulties involve with service of the claim form out of the jurisdiction, which have been exacerbated post Brexit. The issues of jurisdiction following defective service, and the requirement…
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….
Claims relating to Japanese Knotweed have multiplied in recent years. As a result of rising property values, even minor diminution in value to the average property can now merit allocation to the multi-track. In Thursday’s webinar Conor Kennedy examined some important themes in such claims,…
Deka Chambers: 5 Norwich Street, London EC4A 1DR