News & Events
News & Events
Outer Temple’s Oliver Powell KC will be speaking at a Webinar on ‘Protecting your business against the new failure to prevent fraud corporate offence – risks and compliance’ on Thursday 6th November 2025. The new UK failure to prevent fraud corporate offence came into force on 1 September 2025. The new offence has created significant new compliance obligations and legal risks for organisations, making it essential for in-house counsel and senior leaders to understand its scope and the practical steps required to stay protected. Oliver Powell KC of Outer Temple Chambers will be speaking alongside Anthony Woolich and Steve Parish of Blake Morgan providing practical guidance for in-house counsel, senior leaders and compliance officers at private sector companies, on: The…
News 15 Oct, 2025
David Russell KC will be lecturing at the Aurifer GCC Tax Certificate course in collaboration with Middlesex University Dubai. Launched in 2022, the Aurifer GCC Tax Certificate is the first executive programme on taxation in the Gulf region. This unique programme offers a comprehensive overview of tax systems in the GCC countries and the UAE in particular. The Certificate delves into the essentials of direct and indirect taxation in GCC countries, including Corporate Tax, VAT, Excises, and Customs. It also features modules on key aspects of international taxation, with a specific focus on their practical application in the tax systems of the GCC countries and the UAE. For the 2025 edition, the programme introduces two specialised tracks, designed to meet the…
News 14 Oct, 2025
We are thrilled to announce that Outer Temple Chambers has been shortlisted for ‘Litigation Team of the Year’ at the premier of the Law Middle East Awards 2025. The awards ceremony will be taking place on Tuesday 4th November 2025 at Palazzo Versace Dubai. The awards will recognise achievements across a range of categories, reflecting the breadth of innovation and excellence shaping legal teams in the Middle East. This premier gathering for the region’s legal elite is set to be the most prestigious event on the Middle East legal calendar, honouring the best and brightest minds. This year’s shortlist was selected by the Law Middle East editorial team from over 350 nominations submitted by 120 firms. Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to…
News 9 Oct, 2025
Seven members of Outer Temple Chambers will be involved in the ‘Advanced Advocacy Skills’ training, part of the DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2025 in October at the DIFC Academy, Dubai. The DIFC Academy have invited Outer Temple Chambers to deliver the Advanced Advocacy Skills course as part of their DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2025. This course will be presented by six KCs and barristers, of Outer Temple Chambers in association with the DIFC Courts, including one member acting as a mock judge. This comprehensive training explores the application of traditional advocacy skills to activities routinely performed by lawyers. There will be series of both unassessed and assessed advocacy exercises. These exercises take the form of mock hearings covering submissions (written and oral), witness…
News 8 Oct, 2025
We are pleased to welcome Sajid Suleman and Ahmed Elhusseiny to our International Commercial team, further bolstering our junior cohort of specialists to fulfill ever-growing demand. Sajid and Ahmed join our London office with already successful and flourishing practises in International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation. Sajid Suleman, called to the Bar in 2014, has expertise in banking and finance, civil fraud, company, construction, insolvency, insurance, partnership and shareholder disputes, and sanctions. He appears as counsel in the English courts at all levels, in LCIA, DIAC, and ICC arbitrations, and in the DIFC and ADGM Courts. Sajid also represents clients in court proceedings to enforce, challenge, or set aside arbitral awards. He has considerable experience in urgent interlocutory relief, including freezing…
News 7 Oct, 2025
We are delighted to announce that Patrick Tomison has been shortlisted in the category of Junior Counsel of the Year at the International Employment Lawyer (IEL) Awards 2025. The awards evening will take place on Wednesday 19 November 2025 at The Savoy, London. The past twelve months have seen a great amount of International Employment work for Patrick, particularly in the Middle East. His part in defending GSB Capital Limited in a landmark Team Move case before the DIFC Courts was a particular highlight, and the Judgment in that matter can be seen here. A huge thank you from Patrick and from Outer Temple Chambers to our clients domestically and internationally for their continued support. The full shortlist of award categories…
News 7 Oct, 2025
OTC is delighted with an outstanding set of rankings in the Legal 500 UK 2026 Guide
News 7 Oct, 2025
The Times has named James Counsell KC ‘Lawyer of the Week’ after he acted for the BSB in disbarring Anu Mohindru KC after an allegation of dishonesty was found to be proved, relating to an application which he made for tenancy in 2012/13. James Counsell KC was identified as Lawyer of the Week in The Times’ 1st October edition after his stellar performance in the recent Regulatory & Disciplinary case of Anu Mohindru KC. By James’ own admission when interviewed by Catherine Baksi for this feature, this was a bittersweet case – upholding the high standards of the legal profession but ultimately ending the 20+ year career of a “brilliant” KC. During the course of his application for a tenancy to…
News 3 Oct, 2025
We are delighted to announce that Sarah Crowther KC has been awarded the ‘Personal Injury Silk of the Year’ Award at the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards. The Bar Awards ceremony took place on Wednesday 24th September 2025 at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London. These awards are determined on merit alone, based on Legal 500’s market-leading independent research, conducted by over 25 in-house and freelance researchers with in-depth knowledge of their practice areas. Outer Temple Chambers was shortlisted for 12 awards at the ceremony, including 6 awards for team excellence and 6 individual nominations. We are pleased to share that Sarah Crowther KC has been recognised for her expertise in Personal Injury as Silk of the Year. Sarah has established a…
News 25 Sep, 2025
We are delighted to host the PNLA Conference for the fourth consecutive year. Join us for ‘The Ultimate Round up III – Professional Negligence & Liability’ on Thursday 16th October here at Outer Temple Chambers, London. You are invited to join James Counsell KC and Helen Pugh who will be speaking alongside a line up of fellow professional negligence experts throughout this full-day conference, followed by networking drinks. Other speakers will include Paul Mitchell KC and Melody Hadfield (4 New Square Chambers), Piers Elliott (Henderson and Jones), Matthew Pascall (Temple Legal Protection), Thomas Pangbourne and Rachel Auld (Indemnity Law), Margaret Wright (Hawkins), Ben Leandro (Moore Kingston Smith), David Osborne (Fraser Dawbarns), Dominic Tucker (iDiscovery Solutions) and Katy Manley (PNLA President…
News 23 Sep, 2025
Ian Denham represented South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust in the inquest into the death of Azroy Dawes-Clarke. Azroy was a serving prisoner at HMP Elmley at the time of his death on 10 November 2021. He died after tying a ligature around his neck and subsequently being restrained by prison officers. The Interested Persons in the inquest included mental health staff employed by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, healthcare staff employed by an independent agency, GPs, paramedics and prison staff. The article 2 inquest, which covered 18 days, examined issues surrounding the management of self-harm within the prison, inter-agency care of a patient in crisis and whether the use of force by prison officers was causative of Azroy’s…
News 6 Aug, 2025
Outer Temple’s Sarah Crowther KC and Sapan Maini-Thompson successfully acted for the English Blackball Pool Federation in defending the discrimination claim brought against it by the transgender pool player, Harriet Haynes. This is the first judgment to apply the Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, which was handed down a few days after the end of the trial. Although the decision in FWS was sufficient to dispose of the claim, having heard expert evidence from Professor Joseph Formaggio and Dr Blair Hamilton for the Claimant, and Dr David Alciatore and Dr Emma Hilton for the Defendants, the court also set out its conclusions in relation to the sport exception under section 195…
News 1 Aug, 2025
