Deka Chambers is pleased to welcome Mark Bradley

We are delighted to welcome Mark Bradley to Deka Chambers. He joins us from Deans Court Chambers. He has a significant healthcare practice. He specialises in Clinical Negligence, Coroner’s Inquests, Personal Injury, Professional Discipline / Regulation and Court of Protection. View Mark’s profile here. To…

Deka Chambers Top Ranked in Legal 500 2026

We are delighted to retain our top tier set ranking in the latest Legal 500 guide, with 129 total rankings across several practice areas, including personal injury, clinical negligence, family, crime, police law and professional negligence. We are ranked as top tier in the field…

Tom Collins and Dominique Smith appointed as Deputy District Judges

Deka Chambers is delighted to announce that Lady Chief Justice, The Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, has appointed both Tom Collins and Dominique Smith to sit as a Deputy District Judges on the South Eastern Circuit. They will continue their practices alongside their…

Conference: Accidents and Deaths Abroad

Join us at The Hoxton, Holborn on Thursday, 13th February 2025 for our half day conference on Accidents and Deaths Abroad. We are delighted that we will be joined by Sir Peter Thornton KC, Former Chief Coroner of England and Wales, for a talk on…

Francesca Kolar interviewed by The Advocacy Tutor

Francesca Kolar was interviewed by Sonia Simms for The Advocacy Tutor Brief. Spotlight on Francesca Kolar Francesca Kolar was called to the Bar in 2018. She is an experienced barrister practising across civil, criminal, family, clinical negligence, and police law. She appears regularly in the County…

Prevention of Future Death Reports: What You Need to Know in 2025

Prevention of Future Death reports (“PFDs”) are an increasingly utilised tool in inquests, by which a coroner can draw attention to matters for which action could be taken to prevent future deaths. In 2023, the number of PFDs issued by coroners increased to 550 reports,…

Dominique Smith represents family of Emily Lewis in inquest

Dominique Smith, instructed by Keith Barrett of Fieldfisher Solicitors, represented the family of Emily Lewis in this inquest. Emily suffered fatal injuries when the RIB she was in collided with a buoy in Southampton in August 2020. During the inquest, the Coroner raised concerns with…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Thom Dyke gives advocacy training in South Africa

Thom Dyke was invited by the General Council of the Bar of South Africa and The Inns of Court College of Advocacy to deliver advocacy training to lawyers from across South Africa. Thom was part of a group of international trainers, including advocates from Malaysia…

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