News & Events
News & Events
Lucian Ilie and Olivia Kaye will be providing ‘DIFC Professional Training in Investor-State Arbitration’ at DIFC Academy on Tuesday 9th December 2025 in Dubai. The course provides a practical overview of the key institutional rules governing ISDS proceedings, including ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, and SCC frameworks. This programme will also emphasise the strategic relevance of DIFC as a leading financial hub and legal jurisdiction in the Middle East. We will explore how the DIFC provides a sophisticated legal infrastructure and arbitration-friendly environment that attracts foreign investment and facilitates the resolution of investor-state disputes. By contextualising ISDS within the DIFC’s regulatory landscape, the course will enable attendees to understand the practical implications for investors, legal practitioners, and businesses operating within or through…
News 3 Dec, 2025
We are delighted to welcome John Gower as Professional Associate to Outer Temple’s award-winning International Team. Based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, John has over 25 years of tax law experience, specialising in UK and UAE tax, with an expertise in cross-border tax matters. His practice focusses on UAE, UK and international tax advisory services to law firms, sovereign funds, family offices, companies, and individuals. Prior to setting up his tax consultancy practice in 2023, John spent 11 years as head of Asia-Pac tax at ADIA, a very significant Abu Dhabi based sovereign wealth fund, focussing on structuring its investments in infrastructure, private equity, real estate and hospitality, and dealing with the multi- jurisdictional tax, regulatory and legal complexities of those…
News 3 Dec, 2025
We are pleased to announce that Lucian ILIE has been appointed to the Attorney General’s Public International Law C Panel of Counsel. The Attorney General established panels of junior counsel to undertake public international law on behalf of all government departments in order to supplement the work of the existing 3 London Panels – A, B and C. The PIL Panels, which sit alongside the London and Regional Panels, ensure that the Government has access to specialist advocates for work before international courts and tribunals as well as the courts of England and Wales. Appointments are made to the A, B and C Panels according to the complexity of work undertaken and the level of advocacy experience required, with each term…
News 1 Dec, 2025
Maanas Jain will be joining the ‘Young ICCA Skills Training Workshop – Cross-Examination of Experts’ as an arbitrator at London Arbitration Week on Thursday, 4th December 2025. This in-person session will take place on Thursday 4th December 2025 from 4:30pm to 7:30pm. The workshop provides an opportunity to learn from both legal practitioners as well as damage experts involved in international arbitration, and to conduct mock cross-examinations with leading experts before a live tribunal and receive feedback. Participants will be arranged into teams to analyse mock damages expert reports and prepare cross-examination outlines. Outer Temple’s Maanas Jain will be part of the Tribunal, alongside Sophie Nappert of 3VB and Arne Fuchs of Ashurst. For more details on the workshop, click…
News 1 Dec, 2025
We are delighted to be hosting our Annual Sanctions Forum on Thursday 4th December 2025 at the Royal Automobile Club, London. After 3 successful years, Outer Temple Chambers is pleased to once again be hosting our annual sanctions forum this year at the Royal Automobile Club, London. Outer Temple’s Sanctions experts, together with a line-up of esteemed guest speakers will discuss a range of sanctions related topics, across 3 panels over this breakfast seminar. Topics Panel 1- Retaliatory Measures: Sanctions, Export Controls, and China’s Rare Earth Minerals Panel 2 – Developments in Trade and Trade Services Sanctions Panel 3 – Sanctions and Export Control Issues Arising from AI and Fintech Speakers Oliver Powell KC, Outer Temple Chambers Sophie O’Sullivan, Outer…
Head of Sports Group at Outer Temple Chambers, Louis Weston, leading Charlotte Davison of the BHA, prosecuted, under the Rules of Racing, Jockey Dylan Kitts, Trainer Chris Honour, and an associate of the horse’s owner John Higgins on allegations of corrupt practice and misleading the Stewards. During a recent hearing, the BHA brought charges relating to alleged misconduct in the running and riding of a horse named Hillsin. The allegations included that connections conspired to prevent Hillsin from achieving its best possible placing, conduct that would amount to a serious breach of the sport’s integrity standards. The individuals involved included Dylan Kitts, John Higgins and Chris Honour. The Judicial Panel considered detailed evidence, including telephone data and multiple interviews…
News 26 Nov, 2025
Outer Temple’s International Arbitration experts Sean Yates, Lucian Ilie and Maanas Jain have been ranked in the Lexology Index: Arbitration 2025 report for their expertise in this area of law. The Lexology Index: Arbitration report, released on Thursday 20th November 2025 highlights the leading arbitration practitioners worldwide. It features lawyers, expert witnesses and future leaders. Sean Yates has been ranked as a ‘Recommended Barrister’ in this year’s report. This category features individuals that are considered leaders in their field. Fewer than 50% of individuals considered are selected for inclusion. The Lexology Index report describes him as, “Easily digests facts, legal and technical issues and discerns the important ones”; “Quiet in his approach, yet powerful with precision and impact”; and “Fair and balanced”.…
News 25 Nov, 2025
Event Date: 2 Dec, 2025
We are delighted to be part of London Arbitration Week’s inaugural event in December. As part of their exciting agenda of events, Outer Temple Chambers will be co-hosting a duo of panel sessions with Mayer Brown on construction arbitration in the Middle East and Africa. London Arbitration Week will be taking place for the first time this year, kicking off on Monday 1st December 2025 to Friday 5th December 2025. The event, focused on international arbitration, will bring together leading arbitrators, practitioners, and industry experts from around the world. Outer Temple Chambers is excited to be co-hosting a talk with Mayer Brown on ‘Construction & Arbitration in the Middle East and Africa’ on the afternoon of Tuesday 2nd December 2025…
Following the release of Part 1 and Part 2 earlier this year, Harry Lambert is featured in The New Law Journal with Part 3 of his article; ‘Is social media a defective product?’ In the third part of this series, Harry explores the question of ‘Could tortious liability be the only tool to make Big Tech pay for the psychological harms stemming from social media use?’ These include addiction, depression, sexploitation and body dysmorphia. In Part 1, the article considered whether it was possible to sue social media companies at all, or whether they are protected by statutory or contractual immunity. In Part 2, Harry Lambert tackled some key questions including: is social media a ‘product’ at all, and how might…
External Publications, News 19 Nov, 2025
We are delighted to invite you to join us on Wednesday 26th November 2025 at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai for an insightful breakfast seminar on digital assets and sanctions law. The panel of speakers will include Andrew Spink KC, Henry Reid, and Joshua Hitchens, all of Outer Temple Chambers. We are also delighted to be joined by Ed Crosse from Simmons & Simmons Middle East. Our panel of esteemed speakers will discuss the latest trends and global developments in the law, practice and asset enforcement strategies related to digital assets, including in the context of civil fraud claims. They will also consider the effect that extraterritorial US, UK and EU sanctions are likely to have on DIFC disputes and cross-border litigation.…
Ahmed Elhusseiny secured a positive result in an AIFC (Astana International Financial Centre) appeal, ensuring that the appeal was dismissed on all grounds. The judgment is not currently available in the public domain as the proceedings were held in private due to their sensitive nature. Ahmed Elhusseiny was instructed by the Astana Financial Services Authority (the official regulator of the AIFC). Ahmed Elhusseiny has a growing practice in the AIFC and is currently instructed in another appeal before that court. Ahmed practices in commercial litigation, commercial-chancery, and international arbitration. has extensive advocacy and witness-handling experience in multi-day trials and heavy applications. He has particular experience being instructed as sole counsel to deal with urgent interlocutory applications such as freezing orders, search orders,…
News 19 Nov, 2025
On 12 November 2025, the Prisons & Probation Ombudsman published his report following an independent investigation into failings at the Medomsley Detention Centre between 1961 and 1987. The report catalogued a shocking record of systemic sexual and physical abuse of young detainees in the centre and examined the circumstances in which two detainees died whilst incarcerated at the Detention Centre. The report concluded that Neville Husband, a member of staff at the Detention Centre “was possibly the most prolific sex offender in British history”. The report also found that victims who sought to report abuse were ignored, dismissed, threatened or punished. The report led to a formal apology from the UK Government. The inquiry was established in settlement of a…
News 14 Nov, 2025
