Deka Chambers boasts ‘a range of excellent barristers specialising in public law proceedings’, a notable strength of the set; it is also home to practitioners who are active in private law proceedings and cases surrounding international issues and assisted reproduction. Specialist family law silk Tim Parker KC undertakes complex child protection cases, as well as high-value private children law matters. Edward Lamb KC is notable for his expertise in Hague Convention proceedings. Tabitha Barran handles both public and private law matters in the children arena, while John Schmitt has a strong grounding in cases surrounding injuries to children and often appears in the High Court.
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Work Department
Family Law, Court of Protection, PI, Clinical Negligence
Position
Edward is sought out by clients nationwide for his expertise in catastrophic injury, clinical negligence, family disputes, and the court of protection.
Edward’s practice includes the most important private children cases with complex cross jurisdictional issues, inflicted non-accidental catastrophic injury on children, and clinical negligence/PI cases involving life-long disability (both children and adults), lack of capacity and birth injury. His expertise in these areas frequently places Edward in important and complex cases that involve multi-jurisdictional issues that span these specialisms.
For some years prior to taking silk, he was regarded as a ‘leading Junior’ and was listed in both Legal 500 and Chambers UK across all his practice areas.
Having been on the Attorney General’s Panel from 2021 to 2024, Edward has acted for the Home Office, FCDO and DWP in a range of public law matters. Often these cases involved complex international jurisdictional issues, in line with his non-public law practice. Edward is the joint author of the chapter on Human Rights Damages in Injury Claims to be published shortly in Kemp and Kemp. He was counsel involved in the civil claims arising from the Grenfell Fire.
Edward founded the Court of Protection team in Chambers which is now thriving. He is one of the few leading barristers to specialise in both civil claims arising out of brain injury and the Court of Protection. In his purist Court of Protection work, he is hugely experienced in acting for public bodies and protected parties in a range of clinical and welfare matters including end of life care, capacity to pursue IVF treatment and care and residence decisions.
Career
Called 2006.
Education
LLB Law, MSc Russian and Post Soviet Studies, BVC, Lincoln\'s Inn Bursary Award 2006.
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