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Dekinar Recording: Understanding the New Fixed Costs Regime

From 1st October 2023, civil litigation in England and Wales will dramatically change. Virtually all claims valued up to £100,000 will be subject to a new fixed costs regime. Fixed recoverable costs will be extended across the fast track, and a new…

Deka Chambers shortlisted in British Legal Awards 2023

We’re delighted to be shortlisted for Chambers of the Year in this year’s British Legal Awards.

Dekinar Recording: Recent Developments in Police Misconduct and Negligence Claims

In yesterday’s webinar, Paul Stagg and Roderick Abbott talked about recent developments in police misconduct.

Paul Stagg examined recent developments in negligence claims against police forces, with a focus on the vexed issue of when police officers owe duties of care…

Dekinar: Recent Developments in Police Misconduct and Negligence Claims

In this webinar, Roderick Abbott talks about recent developments in police misconduct, drawing on his experience acting for appropriate authorities and as a legal adviser to panels.

Paul Stagg examines recent developments in negligence claims against police forces, with a focus on…

Recognition for Deka Chambers’ barristers in Best Lawyers 2024

Congratulations to our twelve barristers who have been recognised in The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom 2024.

Jacob Levy KC, Simon Readhead KC, John Foy KC, Edward Faulks KC, Graham Aldous KC, Edward Bishop KC, Andrew Warnock KC, Matthew Chapman KC,…

Thom Dyke interviewed by the BBC on proposals to sack rogue police officers

Thom was interviewed by the BBC for Radio 4’s The World Tonight, on the request by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley for increased powers to sack rogue police officers.

The interview can be heard here (starting at 10.53)

The Line of Duty: Police and the Duty of Care

When do the police owe a duty of care in the tort of negligence?

For many years, cases involving alleged duties of care on the part of the police, were decided, or at least appeared to be decided, on policy grounds….

Deka Chambers publishes pupillage application form and guidance

Deka Chambers will be inviting applications from candidates for pupillage in line with the Bar Council timetable. Applications will be accepted from 4 January to 8 February 2023.

We are advertising for up to three vacancies: one to commence in October 2023;…

Big changes afoot to QOCS: new rules will reverse Ho v Adelekun & Cartwright v Venduct

Introduction

All personal injury practitioners know that in a QOCS case a costs order in a defendant’s favour can be enforced against orders for damages and interest in a claimant’s favour (“costs/damages enforcement”). Whether a costs order in a defendant’s favour can…

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…

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