News & Events
News & Events
Outer Temple’s Travel Law specialist, Ian Denham, will be speaking at the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) International Injuries conference on the 30 November at the Marriott Hotel, Regents Park, London. Ian Denham will be joining fellow travel law experts (many of whom are regular guest speakers at OTC’s travel law conferences), on the 30th November to discuss all things travel law. Ian will kick off the APIL’s 8th annual international injury conference with his talk on “Direct actions and using Rome II” which will include the following topics: Rome II article 18 Pruller Frey Insurance policy limits under foreign law and what is included Claims against insurers This will be a hybrid event, in which delegates can choose…
News 2 Nov, 2023
Outer Temple’s, Ed Morgan KC, has been published in the LawInSport magazine. The article provides helpful pointers to assist organisations in creating a culture of safe sport. Ed’s article, titled ‘Beyond the policy: Creating a culture of safeguarding in sport in the UK’ examines what is required (in Ed’s view) to achieve an institutional commitment to contribute to a shared culture of safeguarding and the practical measures to begin the process. Ed has produced the article by drawing on his extensive professional experience and expertise (in employment law, regulatory practice and public law), as a judge, a board member of corporate bodies and charities. He has advised and represented clients in safeguarding related cases in the UK, Ireland and Rome; and was…
External Publications, News 2 Nov, 2023
Outer Temple’s Travel Team provide comment on the Karpik v Carnival judgment, released on the 25th October 2023. Carnival PLC have been found liable for injuries and losses arising out of a coronavirus outbreak onboard the Ruby Princess cruise liner. An Australian federal court has found Carnival PLC liable under breaches of Australian consumer law and in the tort of negligence for injuries and losses arising out of a coronavirus outbreak on the Ruby Princess cruise liner in March 2020. Click here to view the judgment. The cruise embarked on 8 March 2020. This was notably after the death of the first Australian from Covid-19, and a month or so after cruises run by Carnival had experienced large outbreaks of…
News 27 Oct, 2023
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to welcome leading clinical negligence and personal injury Junior, Lorna Badham, to the team. Lorna Badham joins the team in London, bringing with her a wealth of experience in personal injury, clinical negligence and employment law. Lorna is ranked as a Tier 1 barrister by Legal 500 UK for her personal injury work, describing her as “adept at running difficult cases and doing so with compassion [and is] commercially and tactically intelligent.” She has particular specialisms in international illness and accidents and cosmetic negligence claims, and will also be working with the increasingly sought-after Travel Law team. She has been instructed in claims arising out of accidents on planes, cruise ships, oil rigs, luxury and/or…
News 24 Oct, 2023
On Thursday 21st of September, Outer Temple’s Sports Law Team and industry experts, including David Winnie, spoke at the Regulation in Football Seminar. The recording is now available. Hosted at Outer Temple Chambers, our Sports Team members’ Sarah Crowther KC, Louis Weston and Samuel Cuthbert were joined by David Winnie of Burlingtons LLP, Lloyd Thomas of Brighton & Hove Albion and Daniel McDonagh of Charles Russell Speechlys LLP for an evening of discussions on regulation in football. Topics included the FIFA Football Agent Regulations, the Bosman Ruling, central regulation in football, multi-club ownership models, and the uses and pitfalls of Rule K. Watch part 1 – Q&A session with Sam Cuthbert and David Winnie. Sam asked David about regulation during his time as professional player and his reflections…
Webinars 24 Oct, 2023
Following the release of the Chambers and Partners UK Bar 2024 guide, we are delighted to share the highlights from this year’s rankings, including 9 practice area rankings and 58 barrister rankings. Outer Temple Chambers are delighted with another set of stellar rankings in this year’s UK Bar guide. Chambers UK Bar researches and recommends sets of chambers and individual barristers across the UK using rigorous independent research. Chambers and Partners provides unparalleled recommendations for those looking to buy legal services in the UK. We proud to share that we have been recognised as a leading set in in 9 practice areas, which includes a new set ranking, for group litigation. We are ranked in the following practice areas: Court of protection: health…
News 23 Oct, 2023
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to welcome leading Junior, Martina Murphy, to its award-winning Employment team. Martina brings with her a wealth of experience in complex employment and discrimination litigation as well as in the cross-over areas of professional discipline and regulatory law and group litigation. Martina has a broad employment, commercial and equality law practice with particular focus on the areas of whistleblowing and discrimination with a strong appellate practice. She is Chair of the Employment Law Bar Association (ELBA). She is also a contributory editor of Harvey on Employment and Industrial Relations, the leading practitioner text. Ranked in the leading directories, Legal 500 (2023) says; “Martina’s advocacy is excellent, as is her ability to relate to clients and…
News 18 Oct, 2023
The Legal 500 2024 rankings were announced on Wednesday 4th October 2023. Outer Temple chambers are delighted with another year of excellent results. We are proud to announce that we have been recognised as a Top Tier Set in Crypto and blockchain assets, recommended in 9 practice areas and have received 19 Leading Silk, 5 New Silk, 48 Junior and 5 Rising Star rankings. View this year’s highlights for each of our practice areas below: Crypto and blockchain assets In addition to winning the Technology, Data and Crypto Set of the Year award at The Legal 500 2023 Bar Awards, we have been recognised as a Top Tier Set in Crypto and blockchain assets. The awards, along with the promotion…
News 6 Oct, 2023
We are delighted to announce that our Technology, Data and Crypto team have been awarded Set of the Year at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023. The Legal 500 Bar Awards took place on Tuesday 3rd October 2023 at London Hilton, Park Lane. Andrew Spink KC, Justina Stewart and Sam Carter attended the awards evening and proudly accepted the award for Technology, Data and Crypto Set of the Year. The awards are determined on The Legal 500’s market-leading independent research, conducted by over 20 in-house and freelance researchers with in-depth knowledge of their practice areas for the annual directory. Winners are selected by a judging team spearheaded by Bar editor Will Tolcher, deputy Bar editor Charlotte Meredith, and publishing director…
News 4 Oct, 2023
Following successful appeals before the Islamic Development Bank Group Administrative Tribunal (“IsDBGAT” or “Tribunal”) in 2022 (see below), members of OTC’s International Organisations Team have been instructed in four cases before the IsDBGAT. The team have been instructed before the IsDBGAT in its October docket (11th to 23rd). The Tribunal will sit en banc with judges from Tunisia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Malaysia. Victoria Brown represents the Applicant in a case against the Islamic Development Bank (“IsDB”) Alex Haines and Victoria Brown represent the Applicant in a case against the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (“ICIEC”). Alex Haines and Victoria Brown represent the Applicant in a case against the Islamic Corporation for the Development…
News 3 Oct, 2023
![On 27 September, the DIFC published Consultation Papers[1] on a new Digital Assets Law, new Law of Security and proposed amendments to a wide range of DIFC Laws.[2] See the DIFC’s press release here.](https://www.outertemple.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/OTC-team-advises-DIFCA-on-innovative-new-laws-on-Digital-Assets-and-secured-transactions-550x370.png)
On 27 September, the DIFC published Consultation Papers[1] on a new Digital Assets Law, new Law of Security and proposed amendments to a wide range of DIFC Laws.[2] See the DIFC’s press release here. The proposed new laws and amendments constitute a first-of-its-kind approach to digital assets and secured transactions. The Consultation Papers and draft laws are the culmination of months of work by the DIFC Authority and a team of OTC’s digital assets and banking and finance experts: Andrew Spink KC, David Russell KC, Nicolas Stallworthy KC, Justina Stewart, Henry Reid, Joshua Cainer, Anson Cheung and Charlotte Elves alongside Hin Liu from Oxford University. Key points: The work has involved extensive analysis of, not only academic literature and approaches…
News 2 Oct, 2023
Sports law specialist, Sam Cuthbert, joins CNN World Sport presenter, Amanda Davies, to comment on the impending legal crisis in women’s Spanish football. With women’s Spanish football plunging deeper into chaos, CNN World Sport invited Outer Temple’s Sam Cuthbert to comment on the prospect of player sanctions for boycotting future games over concerns about safety and the lack of structural changes. Sam comments on the legal consequences relating to Article 104 of the current law of sport in Spain. Watch the full interview Find out more Samuel Cuthbert specialises in Sports Law, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence. He is frequently instructed both as a led junior counsel and in his own right. He regularly acts on behalf of both athletes and national governing bodies and…
News 19 Sep, 2023
