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APIL Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims, Fourth Edition launched at Emirates Stadium
Over a hundred attendees celebrated the launch of the APIL Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims, Fourth Edition at the Avenell Club at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday the 23rd of April. The event was sponsored by Pathway Expert Chambers, which provides independent medical expertise for both…
Gordon Exall reviews APIL Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims
In his blog Civil Litigation Brief, barrister Gordon Exall, has called the APIL Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims, Fourth Edition “a book of considerable importance, assistance and utility” and said that it is a “must buy”. The book was edited Stuart McKechnie KC, and is…
Stuart McKechnie KC will be a speaker at the Cambridge Annual Medico-Legal Conference
Stuart McKechnie KC will be chairing a session on complex lower limb injuries at the Cambridge Annual Medico-Legal Conference at Peterhouse College, Cambridge on 18th September 2026. The conference will end with a keynote speech from Mr Justice Poole. There are less than 40 tickets…
Stuart McKechnie KC co-author of the Judicial College Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases (18th ed)
The 18th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases will be published on 9th April. Stuart McKechnie KC of Deka Chambers is a co-editor of the Guidelines. The Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages is designed…
Stuart McKechnie KC and Sarah Prager KC have articles featured in the March edition of APIL’s PI Focus magazine
Stuart McKechnie KC and Daniel Taylor co-authored an article in which they examine a landmark new proposed national strategy for spinal cord injury Sarah Prager KC’s piece highlights pitfalls when it comes to expert evidence. PI Focus is a professionally designed magazine published in print…
Jacob Levy KC and Stuart McKechnie KC recently presented a talk on amputation claims to Moore Barlow
Jacob Levy KC and Stuart McKechnie KC recently presented a talk on amputation claims to the Personal Injury and Medical Negligence team at Moore Barlow. 📸 In the photo: Matthew Tuff, Legal Director at Moore Barlow and President of APIL (back left), Alan McDougall from Proactive Prosthetics (back middle),…
Stuart McKechnie KC to chair session at Cambridge Annual Medico Legal Conference
Stuart McKechnie KC will be chairing an Upper Limb Masterclass session on Friday, 19 September, at the sold out Cambridge Annual Medico Legal Conference at Peterhouse College. The conference will end with a keynote speech from Mr Justice Martin Spencer.
Stuart McKechnie KC is shortlisted for ‘Personal Injury Silk of the Year’ at Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards 2025
Deka Chambers is delighted to announce that Stuart McKechnie KC has been nominated at the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 2025 for ‘Personal Injury Silk of the Year’. This nomination marks another excellent year for Stuart working on behalf of those who have suffered injuries of…
Stuart McKechnie KC acted as leading counsel to secure a £14m settlement for a motorbike rider who experienced complications after a spinal cord injury
In July 2022, the client was involved in a road traffic collision while riding his motorcycle, resulting in a high-level spinal cord injury classified as T1 complete paraplegia. One-year post-accident, he was diagnosed with a post-traumatic spinal cord syrinx, an uncommon but serious complication that…
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…
Stuart McKechnie KC secures settlement of just under £15 million in complex cerebral palsy case
As a result of negligent treatment during birth, the Claimant suffered hypoxic brain damage causing mild Cerebral Palsy and global developmental delay. The case was complicated by the fact that the Claimant, who is now 14 years of age, comes from a Traveller family and…
New Edition of Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases
The 17th edition of Judicial College Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases has been published. Stuart McKechnie KC is co-editor of the book. An essential reference on general damages for all those involved in the area of personal injury litigation,…
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