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The Dekagram: 16th December 2024
Christmas is a time for horror stories and mysteries. And so it is that this week we bring you a blood curdling tale of witness mismanagement, with a terrifying denouncement to which anyone proffering expert evidence should pay careful heed. And in other news, for…
Dekinar: Annual Case Law Update 2024
In our annual case law update, Conor Kennedy, Ella Davis and Thomas Yarrow take you on a tour of the key cases of 2024, considering the most interesting and significant cases of the year in the areas of personal injury, clinical negligence and travel law….
The Dekagram: 9th December 2024
This week we welcome our two newest tenants, Julia Brechtelsbauer and Megan Bithel-Vaughan, to the Dekagram family. Working collaboratively, as you have come to expect from Deka Chambers, they have produced a joint article on where the burden of proof lies in quality complaint cases,…
Eleanor Mawrey and Francesca Kolar secure convictions in £1.5m HMRC Gift Aid Fraud arising from false claims submitted on behalf of 10 evangelical churches.
Following the 10 week trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, Kwabena Duodu was sentenced to 10 years for his role as the accountant submitting the false claims. Moses Asare, head pastor of Praise Harvest Community Church received 7 years imprisonment for submitting the claims in relation…
Deka Chambers presents mock trial for Hastings Direct
Yesterday, Deka Chambers, in collaboration with HF, presented a mock trial and an appeal for Hastings Direct in Bexhill. The trial concerned non tariff injury inflation, claims layering and fundamental dishonesty. The proceedings were presented by Roger André, Simon Trigger and Bernard Pressman. Brendan Hill…
Deka Chambers participates in Middle Temple pupillage event
On Tuesday, Gareth Munday, a member of the Pupillage Committee at Deka Chambers, spoke on the panel at the Middle Temple Young Bar Association’s pupillage event. It was an excellent opportunity for students and prospective applicants to learn about the application process and to ask…
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…
The Dekagram: 2nd December 2024
This week we look at cases on two procedural matters which could be fatal to claims; mispleading, and res judicata. In both instances the claimants’ claims survived intact, but it’s never good to have to rely on the appeal courts to rescue you. Much less…
The Dekagram: 25th November 2024
We hope to see as many of our readers as possible at the APIL International Injuries Conference on Friday 29th, which (naturally) Deka Chambers is sponsoring – so you may be assured of the highest level of merch, including some festive objets d’art provided in…
Alternative Dispute Resolution Briefing: November 2024
This is the last ADR Bulletin of 2024 and it’s been an incredibly exciting year. There have been wideranging changes to the CPR, bringing the rules in line with the landmark case of Churchill v Merthyr. Bethany Hutchison considers the main provisions, noting that the…
Deka Chambers holds mock trial in chambers
Yesterday, we were pleased to invite Horwich Farrelly into chambers, to take part in a mock trial for Marshmallow insurers. Simon Trigger acted as judge with Roger André and James Byrne acting as counsel in a trial on non-tariff injury claims and claims layering.
Dekinar: Civil Liabilities Under the Building Safety Act 2022
Conor Kennedy and Daniel Searle are joined by Saleem Khalid in a webinar discussion of the Building Safety Act 2022, with a particular focus on: View the slides – Civil Liabilities Under the Building Safety Act 2022
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