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The Dekagram: 17th August 2026
In this week’s edition of the Dekagram Linda Nelson addresses the complexities posed by the incidence of costs orders in multi-party litigation, whilst Sarah Prager KC considers the position when a claimant wishes to substitute a defendant after the expiry of the relevant limitation period….
Deka Chambers Clinical Negligence Conference in Bristol on 8 July 2026
We hosted a Clinical Negligence half day conference on Brain injuries and Functional Neurological Disorders in Bristol. The conference is took place at the M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol BS1 4RN on Wednesday the 8th of July 2026. Registration started at 13:15 and the conference starts at…
The Dekagram: 26th May 2026
This week John Schmitt covers a decision regarding a Defendant seeking to withdraw from a pre-action admission of liability: Industrial Maintenance Engineers (IME Contracts) Ltd v Webster Miller Ltd [2026] EWHC 393 (Comm). In this most fiendishly difficult of procedural areas, he is a most welcome…
Deka Chambers attends APIL’s Advanced Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Conference
We will be attending the Advanced Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Conference by APIL. The following barristers will be at the conference: ➡️ Laura Johnson K ➡️ Edward Lamb KC ➡️ Stephen Glynn ➡️ Laura Begley ➡️ Christopher Stephenson ➡️ Jeremy Ford ➡️ Rob Horner ➡️ Linda Nelson ➡️ Sabrina Hartshorn ➡️ Christopher Lowe From our…
The Dekagram: 16th March 2026
This week Linda Nelson considers an issue of crucial importance, and one that comes up more frequently than you would think: how and when it is permissible for parties to resile from admissions of liability, and John Schmitt reports on two recent, and completely different,…
The Dekagram: 12th January 2026
In this week’s Dekagram Linda Nelson explores an area likely to be of increasing interest to practitioners this year; liability for use and misuse of weight-loss drugs, whilst John Schmitt explains the recent decision of Mr Justice Poole in care proceedings regarding the question of…
The Dekagram: 20th October 2025
In this week’s Dekagram Linda Nelson and John Schmitt consider the recent judgment of Perrin v Walsh (Rev1) [2025] EWHC 2536 (KB) (09 October 2025). Linda discusses when surveillance evidence may be relied upon, while John considers when the court will make an order for…
Split trials, preliminary issue trials and clear bright lines
The terms ‘split trial’ and ‘trial of preliminary issues’ are often used interchangeably. They do however play distinct roles: this article reviews the difference between them and provides a summary of the factors to be taken into account by a court when considering whether to…
The Dekagram: 19th May 2025
In this week’s edition Linda Nelson examines how and when to serve surveillance evidence, and how and when to respond to it; and John Schmitt asks whether it’s necessary to have a claim form re-sealed if it’s been amended prior to service, and urges caution…
What is ‘embarking and disembarking’ for the purposes of the Montreal Convention?
A commonly encountered question for those dealing with claims concerning injury suffered by aircraft passengers is whether or not the accident leading to the injury occurred in the course of embarkation or disembarkation. Whilst tempting to think this might be a simple question with a…
Work Accidents at Sea 3rd Edition is published
The 3rd edition of Work Accidents at Sea has been published, written by Grahame Aldous KC and Linda Nelson, and contributing author Ben Rodgers. Work Accidents at Sea provides an introduction to the language, law, procedure and practicalities of claims relating to work accidents at…
The Dekagram: 24th June 2024
This week we bring news of another case on choice of law, this time in the context of a multiparty road traffic accident occurring in England. The judgment provides a useful reminder of how Article 4 of the Rome II Regulation operates. And there’s been…
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