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The Dekagram: 23rd March 2026
Dominique Smith joins us fresh from the PEOPIL RTA and NLG groups’ conference in Bucharest, a roaring success as always (both the conference and Dominique). She wasn’t too busy attending presentations on issues such as positive lawyering and vicarious trauma to consider a decision which…
Deka Chambers is proud to support PEOPIL’s RTA & NLG Conference in Bucharest
Deka Chambers is proud to support the PEOPIL conference in Bucharest this week. Chambers is sponsoring the conference, and Sarah Prager KC, Dominique Smith and Anirudh Mandagere will be attending and are looking forward to catching up with friends and colleagues. On Friday morning Sarah Prager KC will be leading…
Dominique Smith acts as Counsel to the Inquests into the Deaths of the Patients of Ian Paterson
Dominique Smith is currently acting as Counsel to the Inquests into the Deaths of the Patients of Ian Paterson and is the Team Leader of the Junior Counsel Team. She is led by Jonathan Jones KC, Briony Ballard and Scott Mathewson. This week, she has…
Dominique Smith instructed in case involving British woman who suffered injury and contracted Legionnaires’ Disease while abroad
Dominique Smith is instructed in a personal injury matter that involves a British woman who sustained injuries while on holiday in Barbados. Her foot was crushed by a granite worktop in her hotel bedroom, causing her to spend the rest of her holiday using a wheelchair before flying home….
An update on medical tourism claims: Ashamu v Get Slim in Turkey [2025] EWHC (QB)
This case note by Dominique Smith, who acted for the claimants, explains the factual basis of this cross-border clinical negligence claim and provides analysis about the significance of the judgment. Dominique was instructed by Phil Banks, Carly McGill and Daniella Preger of Irwin Mitchell. Last week,…
Dominique Smith Featured in LexisNexis Video
We’re delighted to share that Dominique Smith was recently interviewed by LexisNexis for their Future of the Bar series. In this wide-ranging conversation, Dominique explores: • How the Bar is responding to change and innovation • The growing importance of wellbeing in a high-pressure profession • The real-world…
The Dekagram: 19th January 2026
In this week’s Dekagram Dominique Smith examines a recent decision of the Court of Appeal considering and endorsing 90:10 split liability offers (contrary to the received wisdom following the decision of the High Court in Mundy v TUI [2023] EWHC 385 (Ch); and Robbie Parkin…
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…
Dominique Smith instructed in an inquest concerning a homicide
Dominique was instructed by Tom Sampford and Rosie Brown from Trowers & Hamlin to represent Homes in Somerset in an inquest into the death of man who was killed by his neighbour. The BBC has written about the inquest here.
The Dekagram: 3rd November 2025
In this week’s dekagram Dominique Smith examines the all-important topic of Part 36 offers, and the knotty question of whether and how they can be withdrawn, whilst Russell Wilcox considers what currency costs orders should be made in. When can a Part 36 Offer be…
Tom Collins and Dominique Smith appointed as Deputy District Judges
Deka Chambers is delighted to announce that Lady Chief Justice, The Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, has appointed both Tom Collins and Dominique Smith to sit as a Deputy District Judges on the South Eastern Circuit. They will continue their practices alongside their…
Dominique Smith represented the family of Leslie Green at the inquest into his death, which happened while on holiday in Spain
An inquest has concluded that the death of a British man who died in Spain was as a result of contracting salmonella from partially cooked chicken he ate whilst on holiday. Dominique Smith represented the deceased’s family. She was instructed by Jennifer Hodgson and Jatinder Paul of…
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