News & Events
News & Events
George Bennett will be speaking at The Bar Council’s online event, ‘Starting your practising period as a pupil barrister’ on 12th March 2024. This free webinar is for pupil barristers at any stage of pupillage. It will provide pupil barristers with support, advice and guidance on how to prepare for life at the Bar. Topics covered will include: How to prepare for court, how to manage your finances as a self-employed barrister, caring for your own wellbeing, and guidance on what to do in difficult situations. George Bennett of Outer Temple Chambers will be speaking alongside Lucky Thandi of 1 High Pavement, Kate Traynor of Landmark Chambers, Rumen Cholakov of 3VB, Jonathan Lawrence of Place Campbell and Rachel Krys. This…
News 12 Mar, 2024
Outer Temple Chambers is proud to sponsor AvMA’s 34th Annual Clinical Negligence Conference (ACNC) taking place on 21st and 22nd March 2024 at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. The 34th Annual Clinical Negligence Conference (ACNC) is aimed towards clinical negligence specialists where the very best medical and legal experts will give an update on all the key issues, developments and policies in clinical negligence and medical law. The programme this year will have a focus on Obstetrics and Gynaecology whilst also covering many other key medico-legal topics at such an important time for clinical negligence practitioners. As well as providing a top quality, thought-provoking, learning and networking experience, the success of the conference helps AvMA to maintain its position as…
Lorna Badham will be speaking at the PEOPIL New Lawyers Conference on Friday, 15th March 2024 at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée in Paris. PEOPIL is a not-for-profit organisation to improve and promote judicial co-operation and mutual knowledge of legal and judicial systems of European jurisdictions in the field of personal injury law. Lorna Badham will be speaking alongside Conor Kennedy of Deka Chambers between 3:15pm to 4:15pm on ‘Workshop on Expert Reports’. Carin Hunt and Harry Gamble of Outer Temple Chambers will also be attending the Conference. Agenda and Registration The event kicks off at 9:00am and finishes at 5:00pm. Find out more Lorna Badham practices in personal injury, clinical negligence and employment law. She has particular specialisms in…
News 4 Mar, 2024
Personal Injury specialist, Aliyah Akram will be speaking at the 10th annual APIL Military Claims Conference 2024 on 29th February at the Marriott Marble Arch Hotel, London. The APIL Military Claims Conference has been carefully developed by the joint coordinators of APIL’s military claims special interest group. Aliyah Akram of Outer Temple Chambers will be part of a panel session alongside Chris Allen of Exchange Chambers and Simon Quinn of Hilary Meredith Solicitors, also joint coordinator of APIL’s Military Claims Special Interest Group discussing ‘Hot tips to litigate against the MOD’. The session will be chaired Ahmed Al-Nahhas of Bolt Burdon Kemp and will take place from 3:50pm to 5:00pm. ‘Hot tips to litigate against the MOD’ will cover Pre-action,…
News 29 Feb, 2024
Event Date: 12 Mar, 2024
Join Outer Temple Chambers’ fraud team alongside other expert guests on Tuesday 12th March 2024 for our Fraud breakfast seminar hosted at The Reform Club. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers’ fraud team and expert guests from Cooke, Young & Keidan, Fieldfisher, Macfarlanes, McDermott Will & Emery and RPC for our event ‘The Four Faces of Fraud Disputes’. Across four specialist panels, our speakers will be discussing: The expanding landscape of corporate liability in criminal fraud offences: key implications and insights; Strategic thinking in civil fraud litigation in 2024; International perspectives: from fraud in the context of International Financial Institutions (e.g., the World Bank) to tales from the Middle East; and Key issues when faced with fraud allegations…
Anson Cheung recently co-authored an article with LCI Law titled “Red Sea calls under Charterparties following the Supreme Court decision in The Polar”. With hostilities raging in Ukraine, Russia, the Middle East and the Red Sea, shipping parties need to know what their positions are under charterparties pursuant to which ships carry cargoes between Asia and Europe. Anson Cheung of Outer Temple Chambers, David Morris, Evangelos Catsambas and Antonis Lagadianos (all of LCI Law) recently advised a shipowner on whether to heed an order to proceed through the Red Sea despite the Houthi attacks. The four shipping legal experts have now collaborated on an article titled ‘Red Sea calls under Charterparties following the Supreme Court decision in The Polar’, investigating…
External Publications 13 Feb, 2024
Employment Law expert, Andrew Short KC will be speaking at the Discrimination Law in 2024 Conference on Friday, 23rd February 2024. Michael Rubenstein Conferences Ltd is a small independent conference company which organises several high-level conferences a year on aspects of employment and discrimination law. Discrimination Law in 2024, presented by Michael Rubenstein Conferences Ltd and The Trade Union Congress will highlight the authoritative review of the most dynamic area of employment law. The conference will take place from 09:15 to 16:30. Andrew Short KC will be speaking on the topic of ‘Equal Pay: Latest Developments’ at 09:45. Book your place This conference will be virtual. To view the full agenda and book your place, click here. Find out more…
News 6 Feb, 2024
Andrew Spink KC and Justina Stewart appeared in the DIFC Court of Appeal on behalf of the appellant in Huobi MENA & Anor v. Tabarak Investment Capital Limited & Anor, in what promises to shape the landscape of digital assets disputes. The claim, worth multi millions of dollars, concerns alleged custody and escrow services provided by Tabarak, a DFSA-regulated investment bank, in relation to a bitcoin to US$ transaction and misappropriation. Following an eight day trial in late 2021 in the DIFC Court, Andrew and Justina’s clients obtained permission to appeal on all eight grounds of appeal. This includes appeals on points of law in relation to the claims for breach of confidence, breach of contract, negligence and breach of fiduciary…
News 2 Feb, 2024
Outer Temple is delighted to announce that Nathan Tavares KC has been elected as Head of the Health Department, and Eliot Woolf KC as Deputy Head of the Health Department in a recent member vote. Nathan Tavares KC and Eliot Woolf KC have been elected as Heads of Chambers (Health Department) by their colleagues in Jan 2024 after having acted as Co-Heads for the Health Department for the past two years. James Counsell KC, Head of Governance, in an announcement to Chambers, said, “I’m delighted to be able to announce that Nathan Tavares KC has been elected (unopposed) as the Head of the Health Department. Nathan will make a great Head of the team. Eliot Woolf has been elected (also unopposed)…
News 31 Jan, 2024
Sean Yates is now a member of The Mediation Hub, a dynamic network dedicated to the advancement of mediation in the UAE. Founded by experts in law and mediation, The Mediation Hub is a DIFC based Non-Profit Incorporated Organization, which stands as an impartial force, striving to bridge gaps, facilitate dialogue, and cultivate a culture of mediation in the MENA region and beyond. This platform facilitates networking among mediation professionals, knowledge sharing, circulating updates and developments in the mediation field, lead mobilization and raise awareness about mediation within the legal and business communities. Sean Yates, a member of the Mediation Hub, is a CEDR-accredited mediator and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. As well as sitting as a…
News 30 Jan, 2024
Lucian ILIE acted for the Appellant before the English High Court in an enforcement case that clarifies the scope of the “old” Brussels I 2001 Regulation. In short, the High Court in London (Mr Justice Ritchie KC sitting in appeal proceedings) issued a rare judgment on the scope of the EU enforcement regime and its interaction with the French procedural law by denying the recognition and enforcement of a Paris Court of Appeal decision issued in default of appearance a decade ago. This case rendered on 29 August 2023 (not yet reported) involved an appeal (setting aside proceedings) before the King’s Bench Division of the High Court against the enforcement order which recognised ex-parte, a Paris Court of Appeal…
News 24 Jan, 2024
Clinical negligence expert, Jonathan Hand KC secured a liability settlement and future wellbeing for FXZ, a 14 year old boy with brain injury following maternity delays. FXZ, the 14 year old claimant, has agreed a liability settlement with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after he suffered a severe brain injury following delays in his delivery. On 15th January 2024, a High Court Judge approved the settlement of 90% of the full value of the claim at a hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, meaning that FXZ will now receive compensation from the NHS Trust to provide the life-long, round the clock care he requires. FXZ was born prematurely at 30 weeks. In early labour there were declarations in…
News 23 Jan, 2024
