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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…
Andrew Warnock KC and Edwin Buckett successfully defend the Chief Constable of Leicestershire in a £10m brain damage claim
Following a 5-day liability trial in the High Court in Manchester, the Claimant’s negligence and Human Rights Act claims were dismissed by HHJ Bird sitting as a Judge of the High Court. The Claimant was a Type 1 diabetic who suffered from a history of…
High Court holds that pre-judgment interest is not recoverable on damages under Article 3 of the ECHR
In Adegboyega v Secretary of State of the Home Department (2025) EWHC 155 (KB) the High Court (HHJ Roberts) held, in the context of a claim for unlawful detention and trespass to the person leading to psychiatric injury, that pre-judgment interest is not recoverable on…
Estall v Sodexo – duty of care?
Richard Collier was instructed as sole counsel for the defendant by Michael Gwilliam, partner at DWF, and successfully applied to strike out a high value personal injury claim with enforceable costs. The case involved complex legal argument concerning duty of care. “I can see no…
Court of Appeal hands down combined judgment in Woodcock v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire and CJ and others v Chief Constable of Wiltshire
In the Northamptonshire case, the Court of Appeal allowed the Chief Constable’s appeal, holding that the police had not owed a duty of care to warn the claimant that they had received a report that her former partner, who had threatened her with violence, was…
The Manchester Arena bombing – Limitation periods and the boundaries of the Osman test
In Various Claimants v Security Service & others (2024) UKIPTrib 6 the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (Lord Justice Singh and Mr Justice Farbey) considered an application to extend time under section 7(5) of the Human Rights Act 1998 (mirrored in section 67(5) of the Regulation of…
Thom Dyke and Jennie Oborne give war crimes training to counter terror police
Thom Dyke and Jennie Oborne were invited to give training to the War Crimes Unit (“WCU”) at the Metropolitan Police. The WCU is based in Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) and is responsible for the investigation of all allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide…
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…
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…
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…
Defending Data Protection Claims brought under the ECHR
Data protection claims brought under the ECHR are likely to increase over the next five years. The introduction of the extended fixed costs regime on 1st October 2023 specifically carved out an exception for claims which included a cause of action under the ECHR. Accordingly,…
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