News & Events
News & Events
Harry Lambert’s article Is social media a defective product? is featured today on the front cover of the New Law Journal. In the first part of a new series focused on the legal obligation of social media companies, digital product liability expert Harry Lambert puts social media firms under the spotlight, asking: to what extent are they liable for harm? In a booming industry where regulation struggles to keep pace, social media companies have been frequently accused of not doing enough to protect users and/or take accountability. Harry Lambert’s series of articles evaluates the potential liability of social media companies for the harms caused by their algorithms and platform design. Part 1, available now, considers whether it is possible to sue…
External Publications, News 17 Apr, 2025
Join us to hear from our leading pensions law barristers on Monday 28th April 2025 at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel for an afternoon of pensions law talks at the first stop of this year’s conference series. You are invited to join Outer Temple’s pensions team for an afternoon of talks covering all things pensions law on Monday 28th April 2025. The event will consist of a series of presentations and panel discussions, followed by drinks. Topics of discussion will include: Fetters – Where are we now? Members entitlement to non-statutory pre-97 increases Enough already… too much of a good thing? All the trusts law you need to deal with surpluses A survey of current legal issues for pension scheme…
The judgment of Linden J in R (AB) v Bristol City Council; R (ES) v Devon County Council; and R (JX) v Devon County Council [2025] EWHC 893 (Admin) was handed down on 10th April 2025, following a rolled up judicial review hearing held over three days. Alex Line represented the Secretary of State for Education, the Interested Party, in all claims. The judgment can be found here: AB, R (on the application of) v Bristol City Council. The cases concerned young people living in the Bristol and Devon areas. They each had special educational needs and were entitled to services through Education Health and Care Plans provided by the local authorities pursuant to the Children and Families Act 2014…
News 14 Apr, 2025
Outer Temple’s David E.Grant KC, Martina Murphy, Will Young and Chaitanya Kediyal named in the Pro Bono Recognition List 2025. Now in its second year, the List recognises solicitors, barristers, chartered legal executives and registered foreign/European lawyers both in private practice and in-house who provided pro bono legal assistance over the last year. The initiative is supported by the Law Society, the Bar Council, CILEX and all the major pro bono organisations under the aegis of the Attorney General’s Pro Bono Committee. David, Martina, Will and Chaitanya have been recognised for volunteering their time (25 hours or more) to provide free legal assistance to individuals, charities and community groups. Pro-bono legal assistance is an invaluable and longstanding part of our…
External Publications, News 11 Apr, 2025
Head of Outer Temple’s Sports Law team, Louis Weston has been published in the LawInSport magazine. The article acts as a guide for sports governing bodies on how they should put into effect anti-corruption policies and procedures governing the sport and the tournaments they deal with. Louis Weston’s article titled ‘Top 10 Tips for Sports Organisations & Tournament Organisers on Implementing Anti-Corruption Policies’ draws upon his experience having advised governing bodies in the UK and internationally on the structure and methods of policing sports related corruption. He has also acted as a prosecutor for many cases involving corruption, including for the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, the Darts Regulatory Authority, British Horseracing Authority, Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board and Jockey…
External Publications, News 4 Apr, 2025
Martina Murphy and Jessica Franklin have been published in the Discrimination Law Association Briefings paper dissecting the case of British Airways Plc v Rollett & Others [2024] EAT 131. Martina Murphy’s and Jessica Franklin’s article titled ‘A new class of claimant in discrimination law’ was included in the DLA March 2025 Briefing Paper (Volume 84, 1113-1126) following the decision of the EAT in British Airways Plc v Rollett & Others (where they acted for the claimants). The claimants, who numbered 49 at the time of the original preliminary hearing, were Heathrow-based cabin crew. Their claims arose out of restructuring and scheduling changes undertaken by BA in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The claimants alleged that the scheduling changes put those (predominantly non British nationals)…
External Publications, News 3 Apr, 2025
David Russell KC featured in M/HQ’s Foundation 101 Podcast Series discussing ‘New Dubai Law No. (2) of 2025 Concerning the DIFC Courts: Impact on DIFC Foundations and Underlying Entities.’ M/HQ is a multi-services platform catering to successful individuals and international families. They assist in establishing and servicing Group and Family Holdings, Single and Multi-Family offices, Foundations and other asset consolidation/protection and intergenerational wealth management structures. In this podcast, David Russell KC discusses the New Dubai Law No. (2) and the relevant changes between the old and new laws including; visa structures, the DIFC and which jurisdictions each of the laws deal with, including Article 14A1. Click below to watch the full episode of the Podcast Series. Find out more David…
News, Webinars & Recordings 3 Apr, 2025
Lucian Ilie will be speaking at the 9th edition of Paris Arbitration Week taking place from 7th April to 11th April 2025 in Paris. The Paris Arbitration Week, organized by YRAP (Young Romanian Arbitration Practitioners) and sponsored by Lexters, is an institution organizing a week of events, annually, aimed at connecting, whether in person or virtually, the worldwide community of arbitration practitioners, boosting rich academic debate and promoting Paris as the eternal home of international arbitration. Lucian Ilie will be speaking alongside Liana Cercel of Young Romanian Arbitration Practitioners (YRAP), Iulia Anghelescu of Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii, Rodica Turtoi of Peter & Kim, and Armand Terrien on Monday 7th April 2025 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm at Ashurst LLP. The speakers…
News 2 Apr, 2025
Sarah Crowther KC has been appointed as one of the 14 members of England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) Cricket Discipline Panel (CDP). We are delighted to announce that Sarah Crowther KC has been appointed as a member of England and Wales Cricket Board’s Cricket Discipline Panel (CDP), effective from 1 April 2025. The Cricket Discipline Panel (CDP) will take over from the current Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC). The CDP is an independent tribunal which will hear and adjudicate on cases of alleged regulatory breaches in professional cricket, and decide what sanctions are appropriate for any breaches that are found to have occurred. It’s function will be to consider cases brought before it by the Cricket Regulator, the body responsible…
News 2 Apr, 2025
Outer Temple’s Employment Law barristers Martina Murphy and Jessica Franklin have been published in the April 2025 ELA Briefing in an article titled ‘Section 19A of the Equality Act: a new chapter in discrimination legislation.’ Martina Murphy and Jessica Franklin of Outer Temple Chambers have written an article with Clare Armstrong of the Equality and Human Rights Commission for the April 2025 ELA Briefing. In this article, Martina, Jessica and Clare discuss the decision of the EAT in Rollett and the new s19A Equality Act, and its implications for practitioners. Martina and Jessica acted for the claimants in the case of British Airways Plc v Rollett & Others, Minister for Women and Equalities intervening. To read the full article ‘Section 19A…
External Publications, News 1 Apr, 2025
Louis Weston acted for Table Tennis England in the prosecution of four players involved in betting on fixed outcomes in Table Tennis matches in Ukraine. Louis, the Head of Outer Temple’s Sports Law team acted for Table Tennis England in the case of players Luke Savill, Darius Knight, Joseph Langham-Ferreira and Kazeem Adeleke, where they were all found guilty of match fixing and unusual betting activity. The case arose from the match fixing by Australian Adam Green in 2021. The Gambling Commission began an investigation after receiving reports of unusual and suspicious betting activity from licensed operators on matches held in Ukraine in 2020 that were linked to British betting accounts. Table Tennis England collaborated with experts from the Gambling…
News 31 Mar, 2025
Outer Temple’s Travel Law team will be attending this year’s joint PEOPIL RTA and New Lawyers’ Group (NLG) Conference on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th April 2025 at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. We are also delighted to co-sponsor the Conference. The PEOPIL Annual New Lawyers’ Group (NLG) Conference is a two-day event held in a different member country each year and will be taking place in Krakow, Poland this year. The NLG was established with a clear focus on young colleagues and their specific aims and interests, serving as an “entrance door” for young lawyers to help put them into contact with the rest of PEOPIL. Outer Temple’s Ian Denham, Aliyah Akram, Carin Hunt and Harry Gamble will…
News 31 Mar, 2025
