Crime

Eleanor Mawrey has been interviewed by Sonia Simms for The Advocacy Tutor Brief. Spotlight on Eleanor Mawrey Eleanor Mawrey is a barrister at Deka Chambers. She has recently been appointed as a Recorder. Eleanor has extensive experience in criminal and regulatory law and has appeared in…

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08/01/2025

Louise McCullough and Madeleine Miller successfully prosecute man for multiple counts of false imprisonment and sexual assault

Louise McCullough leading Madeleine Miller successfully prosecuted a man who lured vulnerable women to his West London flat where he supplied them with drugs and variously falsely imprisoned and sexually assaulted them . They obtained Guilty verdicts on four counts relating to three women. Sentencing…

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19/12/2024

Success for Crime and Fraud team with Serious Fraud Office and Crown Prosecution Service panels of Counsel

Chambers are delighted to announce that Francesca Kolar and Amelia Katz have been successful in their applications to join the Serious Fraud Office’s panel of counsel. The SFO prosecutes complex financial crime with a specialist team of investigators, experts, and counsel. We now have 5…

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18/12/2024

James Thacker KC and Claire Harden-Frost prosecute one of the youngest defendants to appear in the Old Bailey

James Thacker KC and Claire Harden-Frost were instructed to prosecute a girl, now aged 13 years old, for stabbing her mother with a kitchen knife intending to do her really serious harm, attempting to stab two care workers and threatening to kill them. The girl…

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04/12/2024

Eleanor Mawrey and Jennifer Oborne appointed Recorders

Deka Chambers is delighted to announce that the King has appointed Eleanor Mawrey and Jennifer Oborne as Recorders on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness…

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11/11/2024

Claire Harden-Frost appointed Circuit Judge

The King has appointed Claire Harden-Frost to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP, and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The Lady Chief Justice…

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23/10/2024

Deka Chambers top ranked in Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2025

We’re proud to have retained our top ranking in the new edition of Chambers & Partners, with 96 barrister rankings across 15 practice areas. We are ranked as band 1 in the fields of Personal Injury and Travel: International Personal Injury. Personal Injury – Deka…

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17/10/2024

Deka’s Clerking Team recognised in Legal 500 2025

We have some wonderful rankings and testimonials for our barristers in the 2025 edition of Legal 500, launched last week. We were delighted that our clerking team also received a great deal of recognition too: We were also thrilled to be shortlisted for Clerking Team…

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08/10/2024

Deka Chambers Top Ranked in Legal 500 2025

We’re proud to have retained our top tier set ranking in the new edition of the Legal 500, with 131 barrister rankings across 13 practice areas. We are ranked as top tier in the field of Personal Injury, Industrial Disease and Insurance Fraud – Deka…

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02/10/2024

Tenancy Announcement: Megan Bithel-Vaughan and Julia Brechtelsbauer

Today we are pleased to welcome Megan Bithel-Vaughan and Julia Brechtelsbauer as our newest tenants, following the successful completion of their pupillages. Julia and Megan are accepting instructions across all of Deka’s practice areas in civil, criminal and family law. Please contact our clerks for…

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02/10/2024

James Thacker KC and Edward Lamb KC attend Opening of the Legal Year

James Thacker KC and Edward Lamb KC attended the Opening of the Legal Year at Westminster Abbey yesterday, followed by the Lord Chancellor’s breakfast at Westminster Hall. This is a historic ceremony and involves the Lord Chancellor, Lady Chief Justice, Senior Judiciary, Members of the…

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02/10/2024

Thom Dyke attends Guantánamo Bay as NGO observer for the 9/11 trial

In September, Thom Dyke travelled to US Naval Station Guantánamo Bay at the invitation of the Department of Defense, on behalf of the Association of Defence Counsel practising before the International Courts and Tribunals (ADC-ICT), in order to attend the trial of the four individuals…

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01/10/2024

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