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Dekinar Recording: Annual Festive Case Law Update: Part 2
In this week’s webinar, Esther Pounder, Andrew Spencer, Ed Lamb, John Schmitt and Amelia Katz took attendees on a whistlestop tour of key cases of 2022. They looked at the most interesting and significant cases of the year in the areas of personal injury, travel…
Deka Briefing: Workplace Liabilities
Deka Chambers is a pre-eminent common law Set. We are proud of the range of market leading expertise we offer across our different practice areas. At the heart of our ethos is celebrating those things that connect us as well as championing our differences. This briefing…
Dekinar: Annual Festive Case Law Update: Part 2
In the second of our annual case law updates, Esther Pounder, Andrew Spencer, Ed Lamb, John Schmitt and Amelia Katz take you on a whistlestop tour of key cases of 2022. They look at the most interesting and significant cases of the year in the…
Ian Clarke speaking at Association of Police Lawyers Conference
Ian Clarke is speaking at this week’s Association of Police Lawyers Autumn Conference, which this year is being hosted by Northumbria Police Force. The conference is taking place in Newcastle on 19th – 21st October and attracts delegates from 43 UK wide forces. Ian will…
Deka Chambers Ranked in Legal 500 2023
We are delighted to announce that Deka Chambers and 66 members are ranked in 14 practice areas in Legal 500. Deka Chambers is ranked as a Top Tier Set for: Personal injury, industrial disease and insurance fraud: ‘A very good set with a broad range of…
Webinar Recording: Data Protection & Privacy – The Police, Subject Access Requests and a General Update
In their webinar yesterday Sarah Prager and Ian Clarke looked at GDPR, data protection and privacy issues, bringing you right up to date with recent developments in the law relating to data protection and misuse of information. If you missed it, you can view it…
Court of Appeal Judgment in Tindall v Thames Valley Police
The Court of Appeal have allowed the Chief Constable’s appeal against the Master’s refusal to strike out the claim against him. The case concerned whether police officers who attended a road traffic accident caused by ice owed a duty of care to make the road…
1CL Top Ranked in Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2022
‘Will always go the extra mile for his clients and is a brilliant advocate.’ ‘Hugely experienced and excellent in every way. ‘ ‘A really brilliant barrister whose advocacy at a high level was very impressive.’ ‘Really excellent at getting to the heart of the case.’…
Costs/Costs Set-Off not possible in QOCS cases – the Supreme Court settles the question … for now: Ho v Adelekun [2021] UKSC 43
A little over two years ago I wrote an article about a then-unreported decision of the Court of Appeal which decided that it was possible for the Court in a QOCS case to set-off an order for costs in the defendant’s favour against an order…
Wayne Couzens pleads guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard
At the Old Bailey this morning Wayne Couzens pleaded guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard. Last month he had pleaded guilty to the kidnap and rape of Sarah Everard. Tom Little QC is prosecuting this case. The sentencing hearing will take place on 29th…
1 Chancery Lane shortlisted in British Claims Awards
We are pleased to announce that we have been named a finalist in the British Claims Awards 2021 for Barristers’ Chambers of the Year. The British Claims Awards celebrate the achievements and progress made by the leading professionals in the claims sector on behalf of…
Francesca O’Neill successful in strike out claim
Francesca O’Neill successfully struck out a claim brought against the Metropolitan Police for racially motivated unlawful arrest. At a hearing before HHJ Freeland QC at Central London County Court, the claim for £500,000 in compensation which had been running for more than 9 years in…
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