Case Note: Liability Decision in O’Connell v Ministry of Defence [2025] EWHC 2301

Theodore Bunce writes about the decision in O’Connell v Ministry of Defence [2025]. The Claimant, a gunner in the Royal Horse Artillery, suffered a serious shoulder injury during a riding lesson at the King’s Troop when the horse she was riding bucked and unseated her….

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…

Tenancy Announcement: Imogen Todd

Deka Chambers is delighted to announce that Imogen Todd joins us as a tenant from today, 1 October 2025, having accepted an offer of tenancy following successful completion of pupillage. Imogen accepts instructions across Chambers’ core areas of practice and regularly appears in court. Imogen is currently a Grade 1…

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…

Case note: liability decision in Brown v Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd [2025] EWHC 2204 (KB)

Findings of Fact The Claimant was injured while cycling along a temporary two-way cycle lane adjacent to the Defendant’s construction site, when his bicycle struck the unmarked base of a Kingpin cycle bollard from which the vertical wand had been removed, leaving a raised dark…

Jake Richards joins Ministry of Justice as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Deka Chambers congratulates Jake Richards MP on his appointment as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice and as Assistant Whip, House of Commons on 7 September 2025.  Jake was a barrister with Deka Chambers until he was elected as a member of…

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…

Stuart McKechnie KC is shortlisted for ‘Personal Injury Silk of the Year’ at Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards 2025

Deka Chambers is delighted to announce that Stuart McKechnie KC has been nominated at the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 2025 for ‘Personal Injury Silk of the Year’. This nomination marks another excellent year for Stuart working on behalf of those who have suffered injuries of…

Deka receives seven nominations in the 2025, Legal 500 awards

We would like to thank our clients and everyone else who supported our seven nominations across four practice areas in the 2025, Legal 500 awards. We extend our warmest congratulations to all the finalists and in particular our four members. The nominations are:- Clinical negligence…

Andrew Warnock KC and Gurion Taussig successful in the Court of Appeal in costs case construing retrospectivity term in CFA

In a judgment handed down today, Singh and ors v Ingram (in his capacity as the Liquidator of MSD Cash and Carry PLC) [2025] EWCA Civ 264, Andrew Warnock KC and Gurion Taussig have successfully resisted a costs appeal by the paying party regarding the…

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…

Deka Chambers at ALARM South Conference

The ALARM South Conference is taking place on 23rd to 25th February 2025 in Slough. The conference is packed with presentations and workshops, including a session on School Trips from Sarah Prager KC and Andrew Spencer. They will be considering the law relating to school trips, within…

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