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This week’s Dekagram examines whether, and when, service of a claim form can be validly effected on an erroneous address; Lucy Lodewyke looks at an unusual case in which service under CPR Part 6.15 was authorised. Meanwhile, the presumption that foreign law…
Ward v Tesco Stores (1976) 1 WLR 810 is regarded by many personal injury practitioners as an effective forensic weapon, allowing claimants to throw a burden of proof onto the Defendant which might otherwise represent an insurmountable obstacle to the claim.
It…
In this webinar Sarah Prager KC and Andrew Spencer discuss the law on duty to warn of obvious risks, encompassing:
A recap of the caselaw since Tomlinson v Congleton BC;
Exploration of the reasoning in Evans v Kosmar;
Consideration of the decision…
This week’s Dekagram examines what happens when rules change: that transitional period between one set of rules and another, when no one is quite sure what’s happening. We seem to have had quite a few of those recently; just as we were…
We’re proud to have retained our top tier set ranking in the new edition of the Legal 500, with 118 barrister rankings across 14 practice areas.
Today, 3rd October, marks a year since Deka Chambers formed, creating one of the biggest common law sets in the country.
Over the past 12 months Deka has proved itself as a leading national and international Set. Formed from formidable common law…
This week’s Dekagram is all about jurisdiction and in particular the application of the post-Brexit rules on service outside the jurisdiction. As anticipated, Brexit has led to an avalanche of contested applications around jurisdiction, some of them relating to proceedings issued prior…
You wait ages for a government consultation, and then they all come along at once. Not only is the consultation on fixed recoverable costs ongoing (particularly excitingly, given that the regime is only a week from implementation), the (mixed) results are in…
This week’s Dekagram features carriage by air, sea and torpedo, and some interesting developments brought to our attention by our network of friends. We’re very grateful to our readers for keeping us so well-informed; we aim to reciprocate and to pay it…
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…