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James Thacker and William Dean Secure First Ever Conviction for Knowingly Furnishing False Information in £2.7m Rural Development Grant Fraud
On 12 June 2020, two defendants were sentenced for their participation in a scheme to secure over £2.7m in Government grant aid under the Countryside Productivity Scheme. False quotations, in the names of genuine businesses, were supplied to the Rural Payments Agency at DEFRA in…
R v Fitch & Turney (2020)
On 12 June 2020, His Honour Judge Weekes at the Crown Court sitting at Canterbury sentenced two defendants for their parts in a scheme to secure over £2.7m in Government grant aid by submitting false documentation. Simon Fitch, formerly of International Controlled Atmosphere Ltd, was…
Meat cutting plant fined for obstructing Food Safety Inspectors
On 10th May 2019 at Thames Magistrates’ Court, a meat cutting plant was fined for obstructing food safety inspectors acting in the execution of their duties.
William Dean summarises Leeds City Council v Broadley – a new case on the interpretation of tenancy agreements
On 26th July 2016, Mr Justice Edis handed down judgment in Leeds City Council v Broadley [2016] EWHC 1839 (Admin).
William Dean represents family at inquest in which coroner noted ‘serious failings’ in medical care
On 13th September 2016, the Senior Coroner for Essex conducted an inquest into the death of Gary Page.
William Dean reviews two new Part 36 cases
Two new judgments dealing with Part 36 offers are reviewed by William Dean.
William Dean, Sarah Hunwick and Helen Pooley give training to Slater Gordon Solutions
The talks covered low-velocity impact (LVI) collisions, fundamental dishonesty and credit hire.
William Dean successfully opposes non-restoration appeal in Tax Tribunal
UAB Transagma v Director of Border Revenue [2016] UKFTT 126 (TC) involved a decision by UK Border Force not to restore a vehicle in which 166,000 cigarettes were found. The cigarettes attracted duty of over £35,000. The vehicle was seized under the Customs and Excise…
Deka Chambers will be at the Bar Council Pupillage Fair on Saturday 18 October
We look forward to attending the Bar Council Pupillage Fair tomorrow, on Saturday 18 October. Come and meet our pupils, recent tenants and the heads of pupillage at Stall 37. One of our heads of pupillage will be speaking on the “CV Building, Pupillage and…
Deka Chambers Attends Legal Cheek Pupillage Fair
Barristers from Deka Chambers attended the Legal Cheek pupillage fair on 9 October 2025. We enjoyed meeting all of the prospective applicants who came to speak to us. Two of our junior tenants, Bethany Hutchison and Anirudh Mandagere, answered questions about applying for pupillage and…
Virtual pupillage open event
Deka Chambers is a common law (mixed practice) set with strengths in advocacy and advisory work. We hosted a Virtual Pupillage Open Event on Monday, 27th November, in advance of our pupillage application window which will open on 3rd January 2024. In this hour-long webinar,…
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