𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐯 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 [2025] EWHC 2684 The High Court has dismissed a multi million pound claim for malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office against Norfolk police. The claims

We look forward to attending The Bar Council's Pupillage Fair tomorrow, on Saturday 18 October. Come and meet our pupils, recent tenants and the heads of pupillage at Stall 37. One of our heads of pupillage will be speaking on the “CV Building, Pupillage and How to Get It”

Come and meet our pupils, recent tenants and the heads of pupillage at the Deka Chambers stall at The Bar Council of England and Wales Pupillage Fair today. We are at stall 37, ready to speak to prospective applicants interested in applying for pupillage in this or future

In this week’s Dekagram Linda Nelson and John Schmitt consider the recent judgment of 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐯 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐡 (𝐑𝐞𝐯1) [2025] 𝐄𝐖𝐇𝐂 2536 (𝐊𝐁) (09 October 2025). Linda discusses when surveillance evidence may be relied upon, while John considers when the court will make

𝐃𝐄𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 Accommodation costs are among the most difficult heads of loss for 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 practitioners. In this Dekinar, David Thomson and Anirudh Mandagere consider how to build

In this week’s Dekagram Kerry Nicholson considers whether there’s any way around a failure to serve an N510 form on time when issuing a claim, and Robert Parkin examines a quite extraordinary case which looks set to rumble on through the courts for years to come.

In this week’s dekagram Dominique Smith examines the all-important topic of Part 36 offers, and the knotty question of whether and how they can be withdrawn, whilst Dr Russell Wilcox considers what currency costs orders should be made in. dekachambers.com/2025/11/03/the… #travellaw

On Tuesday, 4 November, we welcomed members of Irwin Mitchell's Bristol and Southampton Personal Injury team to Deka Chambers. Thanks so much to all those who attended the training and the networking drinks afterwards. The speakers and topics were: ➡️ Christopher Stephenson

This week’s Dekagram covers the court system from top to bottom, domestically and internationally. Sarah Prager KC examines two recent decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union relating to air travel, ➡️ a decision considering the enforcement jurisdiction of the

The APIL International Injuries Conference (#APILII25) is the UK’s leading annual event for cross-border injury specialists. For over a decade, it has been the key meeting place for legal practitioners & experts handling international claims. apil.org.uk/event/APILII25

Dominique Smith was instructed by Tom Sampford and Rosie Brown from Trowers & Hamlins to represent Homes in Somerset in an inquest concerning a homicide. The BBC has written about the inquest: feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/articles/… #DekaChambers #Inquest

This week's Dekagram brings reminders from: ➡️ Sarah Prager KC (and the Court of Appeal) that for the purposes of service the date of issue of a claim form is the date on which it was sealed, not the date on which it was sent out by the court office; and ➡️ Megan

Deka Chambers is taking part in the London Legal Support Trust and the Access to Justice Foundation's #GreatLegalBake, raising money in aid of free legal advice charities. Our winning cake was baked by Megan Bithel-Vaughan who retained the title from last year. Many thanks to Dominique

We look forward to the LexisNexis UK Family Law Awards this evening where Edward Lamb KC is nominated for Silk of the Year, and we sponsor the Family Law Firm of the Year (London) category. Best of luck to all the nominees. Edward will attend ceremony, along with several

Liability of police for injuries caused by pursued vehicles – 𝐀𝐒𝐁 𝐯 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬 A claim brought by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau and two Article 75 insurers against the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis was

In this week's #Dekagram, Andrew Spencer recounts a quite extraordinary tale, as does Francesca O'Neill, making Julia Brechtelsbauer’s contribution to the Dekagram seem positively sane in comparison. 🔗 dekachambers.com/2025/11/24/the… #DekaChambers #TravelLaw #PersonalInjury

On Thursday 19 November 2025, Deka Chambers hosted its online pupillage information event. Three Deka Chambers barristers, Eleanor Mawrey, Ben Rodgers and Madeleine Miller, explained: ➡️ what pupillage at our set is like, ➡️ the sort of work undertaken by new practitioners,

𝐃𝐄𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑: 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬: 𝐀 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 Age Assessment challenges are among the most difficult judicial review challenges faced by local authorities. In this Dekinar, Dr Russell

On 26 November 2025, Cyrus Katrak and William Dean delivered training on the Ogden Tables, calculating losses and litigation strategy to lawyers at the Medical and Dentistry Defence Union of Scotland at the MDDUS’s London office. Cyrus spoke about: ➡️ the proper use of the