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Multi-million pound settlement in horrific industrial accident
Laura Johnson KC and James Byrne have secured a multi-million pound settlement for a young woman who suffered horrifying avulsion injuries including the total loss of her scalp and right ear when her ponytail became trapped in factory drill. This was a highly unusual and…
Conference: Vulnerable Parties – a Multi-Disciplinary Perspective
Join us at The View in the Royal College of Surgeons on Thursday, 6th March for our half day conference focusing on Vulnerable Parties. This conference will provide a legal update on the current position of vulnerable parties/witnesses and participation directions in civil and family…
Personal Injury Briefing: November 2024
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…
Cambridge Annual Medico-Legal Conference
Deka Chambers will be in attendance at the Cambridge Annual Medico-Legal Conference. Stuart McKechnie KC, who also co-organises the conference, will be chairing a session on catastrophic injuries. Laura Johnson KC will be speaking on psychiatric injuries after Paul, and ex Member of Chambers, Mr…
A team from Deka participated in The Push
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…
Deka Chambers takes part in London Legal Walk
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…
Deka Chambers celebrates International Women’s Day 2024
To mark International Women’s Day 2024, four of our barristers have been discussing some of the key issues that affect women at the Bar today. Laura Johnson KC (Call: 2001 | Silk: 2022) – Laura’s practice is focused on claims that are high value, complex…
Brain Injury Litigation: Expert Insights and Topical Issues
Join us at Glaziers Hall on Wednesday, 6th March for an afternoon of presentations on the topic of brain injury litigation. Our expert speakers, along with members of Deka Chambers’ personal injury team, will provide a range of talks covering the anatomy and causation of…
Secondary Victim Claims – Where are we now?
The Supreme Court decision in Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024] UKSC 1 was eagerly anticipated because of the impact it was likely to have on claims arising in a clinical setting. What was not anticipated was that the Supreme Court would take the…
Dekinar: Secondary Victim Claims: where are we now?
Laura Johnson KC and Phil Barnes, National Head of Medical Negligence at Shoosmiths LLP discuss the case of Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Foundation Trust. Laura and Phil acted for the claimants in the lead case of Paul. They discuss their experience of litigating a…
Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024]
Supreme Court restricts secondary victim claims to those who witness an accident but removes the requirements that a claimant must witness a “sudden shock to the nervous system” caused by a “horrifying” event In a majority decision (with Lord Burrows dissenting) the Supreme Court has…
Laura Johnson KC elected Master of the Bench of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn
Congratulations to Laura Johnson KC who has been elected a Master of the Bench of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn. Benchers are senior members of the Inn, responsible for the Inn’s governance and education and training activity.
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