This will be the last ADR bulletin of 2023 so wishing you all a happy and restful holiday period.

This is a really exciting time in the history of ADR, which is increasingly at the front and centre of any litigation procedure.

Deka Chambers is a pre-eminent common law Set. We have leading practitioners in civil, family and criminal law. We consider this diversity a real strength in the service we are able to offer our clients.

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 – Updates for Practitioners.

A range of issues are thrown up in a work accident claim where either the claimant or defendant becomes insolvent. Less common, but it does come up in work accident claims is the insolvency of the claimant...

Shortly before Christmas, I wrote an article drawing attention to imminent significant changes to the QOCS regime. It generated a surprising amount of interest...

Welcome to the latest edition of the Crime & Fraud Briefing which focuses on the topical areas of anonymity in criminal proceedings and the new fraud strategy ‘Stopping Scams and Protecting the Public'...

Just as the team settled down to enjoy the unusual rendering of the national anthems at the rugby World Cup this weekend, we were distracted by the publication by the Department...

Welcome to the latest edition of the Crime Briefing which focuses on private prosecutions with articles written by Louise McCullough and Amelia Katz. We hope that you find these articles informative and interesting.

In cross-border multi-track cases, CCMCs are likely to require some more careful thought and preparation than in comparison with a CCMC in a standard personal injury or clinical negligence claim.

In welcome news for practitioners, changes have this week been announced to address what PIBA describes as ‘long-standing flaws in the fixed recoverable costs (FRC) regime for advocates'.

In a recent decision the Court of Appeal considered whether the judgments of the Venezuelan Supreme Court (‘the STJ') should be recognised by the courts of England and Wales

Attentive readers will recall Max Melsa's recent article on the decision in Abbott v Ministry of Defence [2023] EWHC 1475 (KB) relating to group actions

Commercial analysis: The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has called for holiday protections and terms and conditions to be simplified to reduce confusion for consumers.

In the context of news that millions of pounds' worth of County Court judgments in Great Covid Refund Claims remain unpaid, and with further millions of pounds' worth of refund vouchers as yet unclaimed.

Those who are instructed to defend against claims of injury and other special damages, such as credit hire and rehabilitation claims, are acutely aware of the burden placed on the defence in alleging Fundamental Dishonesty.

We were interested to see this week that Vos MR has publicly accepted the recommendations of the Civil Justice Council's costs review; and where better to start than in increasing guideline...

Welcome to the March 2023 edition of the Clinical Negligence briefing. Here, Laura Begley and Ella Davis bring you commentary on some of the notable clinical negligence cases reported...

Cases involving a foreign element can be a minefield for practitioners, and with foreign travel back on the agenda after the end of the Covid lockdowns it is important to reacquaint ourselves...

With effect from 6 April 2023, Practice Direction 21 was revoked and Part 21 was amended to incorporate some of the provisions previously in PD21 (as well as some other changes).