Last month saw an additional twist in the litigation currently under way in the English courts between pilots and their employers resulting from what the pilots claim to have been exposure to toxic fumes in aircraft cockpits. The trial in the case is expected to…
This week the team, in a shameless demonstration of our multilingualism, brings you an article on Covid refund claims rendered in no fewer than three languages. And to cap it all the subject of the article is a claim in which Deka’s own Tom Yarrow…
Join us at The Hoxton, Holborn on Thursday, 13th February 2025 for our half day conference on Accidents and Deaths Abroad. We are delighted that we will be joined by Sir Peter Thornton KC, Former Chief Coroner of England and Wales, for a talk on…
Welcome to the Deka Chambers January Briefing where we draw once again upon our multi-disciplinary expertise to deliver a series of articles which examine key themes in litigation. For this edition we consider Best Evidence. Success at trial is often as much about enabling clients…
This week we welcome our two newest tenants, Julia Brechtelsbauer and Megan Bithel-Vaughan, to the Dekagram family. Working collaboratively, as you have come to expect from Deka Chambers, they have produced a joint article on where the burden of proof lies in quality complaint cases,…
For this edition of the Personal Injury Briefing we are wrapping up warm, pouring a hot chocolate, passing around the treacle toffee and embracing all things Bonfire Night. Whilst we hope that all our readers enjoy the seasonal celebrations safely, we look at some of…
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…
Today we are pleased to welcome Megan Bithel-Vaughan and Julia Brechtelsbauer as our newest tenants, following the successful completion of their pupillages. Julia and Megan are accepting instructions across all of Deka’s practice areas in civil, criminal and family law. Please contact our clerks for…
Our team of 15 walkers took part in yesterday’s London Legal Support Trust Legal Walk. The team joined tens of thousands of walkers who come together to raise funds and awareness and help support over 100 free legal advice charities, including Advocate and Free Representation Unit (FRU). Please…
Online booking platforms are an everyday part of modern life; marketplaces which permit consumers to browse, and companies to display competitors, allow for convenience and consumer choice. However, can a booking agent displaying accommodation be liable for any injury suffered by a customer through the…
This week Anirudh Mandagere looks at the application of the decision of the Supreme Court in TUI v Griffiths; and Julia Brechtelsbauer looks at the reforms under way to the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018. It seems likely that both Griffiths and…
On Monday 29 January 2024 the Transparency Reporting Pilot, which was launched last year in Cardiff, Leeds and Carlisle, will be extended and come into effect in a number of other court centres, including the Family Courts at the Central Family Court, East London and…
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