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Deka Chambers

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Deka Chambers is noted for its ‘excellent breadth and depth of knowledge’, routinely representing claimants and defendants in appellate level proceedings involving high-profile polytrauma and psychiatric injury litigation. The practitioners are also noted as an ’excellent chambers in terms of travel and cross-border personal injury litigation’, holding extensive expertise in cases with an international component. This is evident in Matthew Chapman KC‘s caseload, which includes cases such as Alli-Balogun v Mapfre & Others, a litigation arising from a near-drowning incident in a Spanish swimming pool where liability is in contention. Paul Stagg KC is an active operator in the team’s most high-profile dispute, such as HXA v Surrey County Council and YXA v Wolverhampton City Council, both ongoing cases that reached the Supreme Court regarding the issue of liability of local authorities for child abuse committed by parents that could have been prevented by taking a child into care.
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  • 'An excellent breadth and depth of knowledge as well as skill set strengthened by the merger between the sets.'
  • 'Clerks are efficient and responsive'
  • 'Excellent chambers in terms of Travel and Cross Border Personal Injury Litigation. A really good range of barristers across all levels of call undertaking this work.'
  • 'Deka is a leading set in all personal injury matters, and particularly travel PI cases. If Deka are approached, it is likely that they will be able to help, and provide an outstanding service.'
  • 'Some excellent barristers and very organised and client focused clerks. Clark in particular is first rate and pleasure to work with. '
  • 'The number one, go-to, travel law set with real strength in depth from top to bottom.'
  • 'Exceptional clerks room. Very personable, and outstanding client service.'
  • 'Deka Chambers has an impressive offering of highly specialist counsel practising in the field of defendant personal injury.'

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2024 Silks

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2023 Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

Leading juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

Ian Clarke
Dominique Smith

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