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The Dekagram: 29th September 2025
This week William Dean examines a case in which a litigant’s arguments were described as an ‘affront to common sense’ – perhaps unsurprisingly, the outcome was not to his advantage. Conor Kennedy, meanwhile, looks at recovery of success fees and ATE premiums in infant settlement…
The Dekagram: 14th July 2025
This week the team addresses two recent decisions on matters close to the hearts of all litigators: success fees, and striking out for defective service. Success fees are a matter of contract between lawyer and client, not a matter of costs inter partes In a…
Deka Chambers Instructed in High Profile Child Protection Proceedings Involving Threshold, Privacy and Publication Issues
On 21 May 2025, Mrs Justice Theis handed down a series of judgments, decided over several months from July 2024 to May 2025, in care proceedings concerning siblings who were the subject of physical and emotional abuse perpetrated by their parents. One parent was a…
The Dekagram: 22nd April 2025
We hope our readers enjoyed the long Easter weekend and grasped the opportunity, as we did, to spend a restful few days away from the coalface. We kept one eye on the courts though, and it’s just as well we did, because last week brought…
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…
The Dekagram: 10th February 2025
This week we look at two decisions, both of which will be of critical importance to practitioners in pursuance of contested litigation. In one, unusually, without prejudice correspondence was admissible in a case involving fundamental dishonesty; whilst in the other, the court reviewed the authorities…
Deka hosts Virtual Pupillage Event
On 13 November 2024, Deka Chambers hosted its online pupillage information event. Attendees heard from Louise McCullough about the pupillage application process and what we look for in applicants. Madeleine Miller spoke about the pupillage year and her experience of a mix of areas of…
Virtual Pupillage Open Event
Join us at this free virtual event to hear from a number of speakers about Pupillage at Deka Chambers and get the chance to have your questions answered. A range of barristers, both new and more established, will provide an overview of pupillage at Deka,…
The Dekagram: 21st October 2024
Another week, another heartfelt thank you from the team for our readers’ support during the Directory Submissions Season – this time for references to Chambers & Partners, which have seen us ranked as a Band 1 set in Travel: Personal Injury, with four ranked silks…
Deka Chambers to attend Bar Council Pupillage Fair
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…
Coroner issues Safety Report on London junction where pedestrian suffered fatal injury
On 11 September 2022, Terence Gillard was crossing the Great West Road in Hounslow in West London when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle. He was taken to hospital and died of his injuries one week later. Although the location of his death is…
The Dekagram: 22nd July 2024
This week we look at service of documents, and in particularly originating process and notices to prove documents – what happens when (against our advice) you leave service to the last minute? Spoiler: no good can come of it. On the other hand, if you…
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