News & Events
News & Events
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to announce that the application window for our winter mini-pupillage is now open. Find out how to apply below. The application window for our mini-pupillage is now open; we are accepting applications up until 13th October 2024. Our winter mini-pupillage will run from Monday 9th December – Wednesday 11th December 2024. During the course of a three-day programme, mini-pupils attend a series of talks given by members of Chambers, participate in an advocacy exercise, and are taken on a walking tour of the Royal Courts of Justice and/or the Temple. The talks are designed to give mini-pupils an insight into Chambers’ core practice areas and into life at the Bar in general. There are also…
News 2 Sep, 2024
Nicolas Stallworthy KC and Victoria Brown presented a talk on ‘Section 57 of the Trustee Act 1925; A novel jurisdiction for schemes with restricted amendment powers’ at Outer Temple’s Pensions Law Conference Series in Manchester. The video and slides are now available. Earlier in the year, Outer Temple Chambers hosted an afternoon of talks at our Pensions Law Conference Series in Bristol. Our leading pensions barristers discussed all things pensions law. This was a hybrid event and the recordings are now available online. Nicolas Stallworthy KC and Victoria Brown presented a talk on ‘Section 57 of the Trustee Act 1925; A novel jurisdiction for schemes with restricted amendment powers’. The full slide deck from this presentation can be found here. Watch the…
Webinars 29 Aug, 2024
Keith Bryant KC and Naomi Ling presented a talk at the Bristol Pensions Law Conference on ‘Severing the bad from the good: a new approach where amendments are made in breach of a fetter following Avon Cosmetics Ltd v Dalriada Trustees’. The video and slides are now available. Earlier this year, Outer Temple Chambers hosted an afternoon of talks at our Pensions Law Conference Series. Our leading pensions barristers covered various topics around pensions law. This was a hybrid event and the recordings are now available online. Following an introduction from Andrew Spink KC, Keith Bryant KC and Naomi Ling presented their talk on ‘Severing the bad from the good: a new approach where amendments are made in breach of a…
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to share that Fiona Horlick KC has been shortlisted as Professional Discipline – Silk of the Year at the 2024 Chambers UK Bar Awards. The awards evening will take place on Thursday 14th November 2024. The awards evening taking place on Thursday 14th November at Old Billingsgate, recognises the nations top legal professionals for their outstanding legal work and achievements. We are delighted that Fiona’s hard work within this area has been recognised and as a result of this, has been nominated as as Professional Discipline Silk of the Year at the 2024 Bar Awards. Ranked as a Band 2 Silk, Fiona is described in the Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide as a respected…
News 23 Aug, 2024
Outer Temple’s Ian Denham has succeeded in obtaining judgment for his client at a preliminary issue High Court trial arising from a high-speed collision on a country lane between two racing vehicles. Ian Denham has succeeded in obtaining judgment in this preliminary issue which concerns a high-speed road traffic collision. The two vehicles were driven by a Mr Angelov and Mr Atanasov. The cars collided resulting in the death of Mr Angelov and with Mr Atanasov and the occupants of the vehicle driven by Mr Angelov sustaining serious injury. Both drivers were found equally culpable for the collision. Ian was instructed to act for Mr Atanasov in Yordanov v Vasilev and Atanasov v Vasilev [2024] EWHC 1496 (KB). He was instructed…
News 13 Aug, 2024
Naomi Cunningham secures £54,000 compensation for a social worker after her local authority employer admitted discriminating against her protected beliefs. Naomi recently acted for Lizzy Pitt who accused her employer, Cambridgeshire County Council, of harassment related to sexual orientation and her philosophical beliefs. The council had launched disciplinary proceedings against Ms Pitt after she voiced her gender-critical views at an LGBT network meeting. The council launched a probe after formal complaints were made which led to a management instruction and suspension from the LGBT network. Ms Pitt said she found the whole process “stressful and humiliating” and took the council to an employment tribunal. On the morning of the hearing, the council accepted liability and agreed to pay Ms Pitt…
News 12 Aug, 2024
Outer Temple’s Clinical Negligence specialist, Ian Denham, has written an article for PI Focus on establishing breach of duty when clinical negligence occurs abroad. Ian Denham’s article has recently been published in the July edition of the PI Focus magazine. PI Focus magazine is full of essential insights for personal injury and clinical negligence solicitors, barristers and experts. In his article, Ian discussed the topic of establishing a breach of duty when clinical negligence occurs abroad. These types of claims are rapidly increasing with the rise of media reports of dissatisfied individuals who travel to receive medical treatment and therapies. Ian covers the standard of care in cross-border clinical negligence claims, which in turn, raises the question as to what…
News 7 Aug, 2024
Event Date: 4 Sep, 2024
We are delighted to invite you to a half-day conference on the afternoon of Wednesday 4th September 2024; ‘Running product liability, aviation and mass tort claims in the UK & US’. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers for a half-day conference on product liability claims in the UK and the US. Our specialist barristers will be joined by colleagues from around the world to discuss a range of product liability issues and claims, including the differences in defending claims in the UK and the US, the Boeing 737 litigation, and recent vaccine litigation claims, amongst other topics. To round off the event, we will also host a panel session to discuss the future of product liability claims. Agenda…
We invite you to join our expert panel for a specialist workshop on The Sanctions & Debarment Frameworks of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and International Financial Institutions (IFIs), taking place on Thursday 26th September 2024. MDBs and IFIs have a fiduciary duty to protect their funds and projects from prohibited practices such as fraud and corruption. Are you fully aware of how your company may be at risk of exclusion or debarment from the World Bank even if a minor fraud by a subsidiary, subcontractor or agent is committed? Do you know how to protect your company? Or how to conduct any subsequent investigation? Join our team of international experts for this specialist MDB workshop on Thursday 26th September to…
We are delighted to announce the arrival of US-licensed attorney Charles (Charlie) Steele to our International Business Crime, Regulatory, and Sanctions team. Charlie joins Outer Temple Chambers as a Professional Associate, based in Washington DC. A former senior U.S. Treasury Department, Department of Justice, and FBI official, Charlie has a solo law practice in the US, the Law Office of Charles Steele. He advises and represents clients primarily on US economic sanctions matters, including counselling, compliance advice, delisting petitions, license applications, enforcement actions, and training. He also helps clients with anti-money laundering enforcement matters and is available to serve in mitigation roles in foreign direct investment matters before the US Government’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”).…
News 29 Jul, 2024
The Court of Appeal have today handed down the much-anticipated judgment in the matter of Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees II and others. The case concerned one of the biggest, industry-wide questions concerning the pensions industry over the last decade; namely whether section 37 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, in conjunction with Regulation 42 of the Contracting-Out Regulations 1996, invalidated amendments made without an actuary’s confirmation in writing. The case was identified as one of the ‘Top 10 Appeals of 2024’ by The Lawyer. Nicolas Stallworthy KC and Philip Stear appeared for the appellant, Virgin Media, instructed by Gowling WLG LLP whilst Andrew Short KC and Patrick Tomison appeared for the Representative Beneficiary respondent, John Jardine and were instructed by Squire Patton Boggs. Find…
News 25 Jul, 2024
Harry Steinberg KC and Aliyah Akram have achieved a groundbreaking agreement in this group action on behalf of thousands of military personnel who suffered noise induced hearing loss whilst in service. The settlement was approved by the High Court on Monday 8 July. Working with Simon Ellis and the Military team at Hugh James Solicitors, Harry and Aliyah negotiated this landmark agreement in which the MoD has made significant concessions on issues of limitation and duty of care. Since the MoD accepts that the Hugh James group of claimants have been negligently exposed to excessive noise during service, thousands of former servicemen and women will now be able to claim compensation for their injury. The agreement follows seminal decisions in…
News 15 Jul, 2024
