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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…
Deka Chambers Pupils Beatrice Fatungase and Charlie Blair Now Accepting Instructions
We are pleased to announce that Deka Chambers pupils, Beatrice Fatungase and Charlie Blair, are now accepting instructions after starting the second 6 months of their pupillage. We are delighted for both of them and wish them the very best as they take this next…
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…
Deka Chambers Participates in BVL Student Mooting Competition
Barristers from Deka Chambers were delighted to support this year’s Big Voice London (“BVL”) mooting competition by acting as judges on 5 March 2026. The competition is open to students at A-level (or equivalent) at non-fee-paying schools. The scheme pairs participants with graduates studying on…
Deka Chambers shortlisted in 3 categories at the Legal Cheek Awards 2026
Deka Chambers is delighted to be shortlisted in the following categories at the Legal Cheek Awards 2026 The Legal Cheek Awards 2026 will take place at Kings Place, London, on Thursday 14 May 2026.
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),…
The Dekagram: 26th January 2026
This week we welcome Imogen Todd to the Dekagram team. Imogen, who was taken on as a tenant in October, brings news of an important Supreme Court decision on ex turpi causa (the illegality defence), in which no fewer than three members of chambers were…
Success for Andrew Warnock KC, Jack Harding and Gurion Taussig in the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that claims for compensation by a man who killed three people, but was acquitted by a jury in the Crown Court on the grounds of insanity, are barred by the doctrine of illegality. The Claimant, Mr Lewis-Ranwell, sought damages from…
Laura Elfield appointed as NHS Resolution Panel mediator
Laura Elfield has been appointed as a NHS Resolution Panel mediator to mediate clinical negligence claims against the NHS. NHS Resolution has appointed Global Mediation as one of three national providers of mediation services for clinical negligence, personal injury and workplace mediation services. Laura is one of eight mediators…
Charlie Stonehill joins us as a tenant
Deka Chambers is delighted to announce that Charlie Stonehill joins us as a tenant from today, 7 January 2026, having accepted an offer of tenancy following successful completion of pupillage. Charlie accepts instructions across Chambers’ core areas of practice and regularly appears in court. Before…
Cyrus Katrak and William Dean deliver training on Ogden tables
On 26 November 2025, Cyrus Katrak and William Dean delivered training on the Ogden Tables, calculating losses and litigation strategy to lawyers at the Medical and Dentistry Defence Union of Scotland at the MDDUS’s London office. Cyrus spoke about the proper use of the Ogden…
Deka Chambers takes part in the Great legal Bake
Deka Chambers is taking part in the London Legal Support Trust and the Access to Justice Foundation’s Great Legal Bake, raising money in aid of free legal advice charities. Our winning cake was baked by Megan Bithel-Vaughan who retained the title from last year. Many…
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