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The Intersection between Public Liability and Human Rights – Conference in London on 6 October
We are hosting a half day conference in London: The Intersection between Public Liability and Human Rights. The conference is taking place at etc.venues Chancery Lane, 50-52 Chancery Lane London, London WC2A 1HL. Registration starts at 13:15 and the conference starts at 13:30 – 17:30. We will…
Civil Claims for Child Sexual Abuse – the New Limitation Provisions
Section 96 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 implements a proposal of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse by introducing new provisions into the Limitation Act 1980 in relation to claims for child sexual abuse. Paul Stagg KC (who successfully defended the claims…
Deka Chambers at Alarm National Conference 2026
The ALARM National Conference is taking place the 22nd and and 23rd of June in Manchester. We have an exhibition stand at the event, staffed by David Barrow and Jamie Moylan. Do come and say hello if you’re attending. We are at stand 16. Paul…
Deka Chambers barristers appear in the Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales 2026
We are delighted that Paul Stagg KC, Edward Lamb KC, Simon Butler and Anirudh Mandagere are recognised in this year’s Pro Bono Recognition List. The List recognises lawyers who undertook 25 hours or more legal pro bono over the last year. The list is available…
Women in Focus: A spotlight on issues in injury litigation involving women
Thank you to all those who attended our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence conference at Glaziers Hall on the 15th of April. We were pleased to bring a variety of experts together to explore the topic: Women in Focus: A spotlight on issues in injury litigation involving women A huge…
Liability of police for injuries caused by pursued vehicles – ASB v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
A claim brought by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau and two Article 75 insurers against the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis was abandoned on November 19th 2025 during the closing stages of the trial before Ritchie J in the High Court. The anonymised claimant, ASB,…
Removal of detainees’ clothing in police custody – Carter v Chief Constable of Essex Police
The judgment of the Court of Appeal has been handed down today dismissing an appeal by Mr Matthew Carter. The court’s judgment has the neutral citation number [2025] EWCA Civ 367. The claimant was arrested on December 14th 2017 following an altercation in a pub…
Pro Bono Recognition List 2025
We are delighted for 6 of our members to be included within the Recognition List 2025, for undertaking 25 hours or more pro bono work over the last year.
Dekinar: Police Negligence Liability: an Update
In this webinar Paul Stagg KC talks about recent developments in the liability of the police in negligence, including the decisions in Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police v Woodcock, and Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police. Richard Collier then considers tasers and the…
Deka Briefing: Best Evidence
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…
Failure to Remove: Where are we now?
Join us on Thursday, 9th May when leading practitioners from Deka Chambers’ Civil and Family teams will come together to provide a unique analysis of issues arising in claims against local authorities relating to the removal of children into care. The conference will be followed…
Deka celebrates Silks Day for Paul Stagg KC, James Thacker KC and Edward Lamb KC
Huge congratulations to Paul Stagg KC, James Thacker KC and Edward Lamb KC who have been formally sworn in as King’s Counsel today at Westminster Hall. Paul was called to the Bar in 1994 and has a broad civil practice based mostly in the areas…
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