News & Events
News & Events
Event Date: 27 Mar, 2025
Following the success of our first Group Litigation Series seminar last month, we are delighted to invite you to the second talk of the 2025 series, ‘How to Start a Group Action – funding and communications’ on Thursday 27th March 2025 at Outer Temple Chambers. You are invited to join our panel of experienced barristers and expert guest speakers to discuss crowdfunding and communications for group actions. David E. Grant KC of Outer Temple Chambers, alongside Professor Ewan McGaughey of King’s College London will discuss the role of crowdfunding in McGaughey v Universities Superannuation Scheme, a climate related derivative action. Carin Hunt of Outer Temple Chambers, alongside Tara Flores of Thorndon Partners will focus on group litigation communications. Agenda Registration…
We are delighted to invite you to the first stop of our Group Litigation Series 2025 ‘How To Start A Group Action’ on Thursday, 6th February 2025 at Outer Temple Chambers. You are invited to join our speakers Nathan Tavares KC and Harry Steinberg KC, alongside esteemed guest speakers Gene Matthews of Leigh Day and James Gibson of Hugh James as they analyse collective redress procedures and discuss the strategic choices to be made when commencing group litigation. The panel will consider recent decisions on GLO certification, representative actions and common case management. The session will be chaired by Aliyah Akram of Outer Temple Chambers. Agenda Registration – 5:00pmEvent – 5:30pmDrinks & Networking – 6:30pm Book Your Place This event will…
Event Date: 5 Dec, 2024
We look forward to our Third Annual Sanctions Forum ‘A Deep Dive into the Russia Regulations, US Sanctions & Sanctions in Sport’ taking place on Thursday, 5th December at The Reform Club. Outer Temple’s Sanctions experts, together with a line-up of renowned guest speakers will be discussing a range of sanctions related topics across 3 panels at our annual sanctions breakfast seminar. Topics: Panel 1 – Sanctions in Sport – from Football to Formula 1 Panel 2 – Down the Russia Regulations Rabbit Hole – pitfalls and peculiarities Panel 3 – US Sanctions – the New World Order Speakers: Louis Weston, Outer Temple Chambers Oliver Powell, Outer Temple Chambers Sophie O’Sullivan, Outer Temple Chambers Jeremy Scott-Joynt, Outer Temple Chambers Salomé Lemasson,…
9 members of Outer Temple’s International Team will be attending Dubai Arbitration Week (DAW 2024) between 11th – 15th November 2024, including The Bar Council Development event. Outer Temple’s David Russell KC, Andrew Spink KC, Philip Punwar, Justina Stewart, Sean Yates, Peter Linstead, Stephen Doherty, Lucian ILIE, and Lexie Johnson will be joining delegates at this year’s Dubai Arbitration Week. They will be available to meet up with colleagues during their time in the region. The team will be speaking at a number of seminars and events throughout DAW 2024, as well as the parallel UK-UAE Bar Council Business Development Event between 10-14th November 2024. UK-UAE Bar Council Business Development Event The Bar Council will be making its first business development visit to the UAE. Peter Smith…
Event Date: 12 Nov, 2024
Outer Temple Chambers’ International Arbitration specialists, together with experts from Stephenson Harwood, will be hosting a talk at Dubai Arbitration Week on ‘A “pro-arbitration” jurisdiction? Developments in the Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements, and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards in the UAE’. Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to join our esteemed guest speakers from Stephenson Harwood for an insightful panel session which will address the key steps and practical considerations that parties should consider when seeking to proceed with the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in the UAE. Outer Temple’s Stephen Doherty and Lucian ILIE will be hosting a talk at Dubai Arbitration Week 2024 on Tuesday 12th November 2024, alongside John Lewis and Caroline…
Event Date: 7 Nov, 2024
We are delighted to invite you to our ‘Contempt of Court In Commercial Disputes’ Breakfast Seminar on Thursday, 7th November at The Reform Club, London. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers for a breakfast seminar focusing on contempt of court in commercial disputes in the Business and Property Courts. With the Law Commission Consultation Paper closing on 29 November 2024, high profile committals of Soophia Khan, Graham Darby and Tommy Robinson, and near-misses for Katie Price and Oleg Deripaska, contempt of court is an essential part of a commercial litigator’s toolkit. Members of Outer Temple’s commercial and business crime teams together with guest speakers will discuss a range of contempt matters across three panels: Panel One – ‘Caselaw…
Event Date: 10 Oct, 2024
You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers for the launch of our Group Litigation Series on Thursday 10th October 2024 in London. Outer Temple Chambers is renowned for its expertise in a wide range of areas including Product Liability, Personal Injury, Industrial Disease, Medical Claims, Employment, Financial Services and Pensions amongst others. A growing number of these matters involve group actions and, if you have been instructed in such matters, you will recognise the need for a very different approach. The practice teams at Outer Temple Chambers have now joined forces to offer a series of advisory sessions on the unique aspects of group claims, with each session offering insights into the differences, similarities, and sharing of knowledge from…
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…
Gerard McDermott KC has organised and will moderate a seminar hosted by the Chicago Bar Association in conjunction with the General Council of the Bar on 1st August; ‘Expert Evidence Beyond Borders: A Comparative View from the US and the UK’. Gerard will moderate a seminar hosted by the Chicago Bar Association on Thursday 1st August; ‘Expert Evidence Beyond Borders: A Comparative View from the US and the UK’ during a trip to the Chicago legal district with some of his Travel Law Team colleagues. An expert in cross-border claims with a particular interest in the US and unrivalled connections across the US, Gerard McDermott KC will be discussing ‘Expert Evidence Beyond Borders: A Comparative View from the US and…
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…
Event Date: 9 Jul, 2024
Join key members of the Huobi case for an insightful discussion on the key takeaway points from this landmark judgment on Tuesday, 9th July 2024 at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai. We are delighted to invite you to join key team members on the Huobi case, Andrew Spink KC and Justina Stewart of Outer Temple Chambers, and Peter Smith of Charles Russell Speechlys LLP. Chaitanya Kediyal of Outer Temple Chambers supported the team in this case and will join the panel with his observations. The event will be chaired by David Russell KC of Outer Temple Chambers. In the much anticipated judgment, GATE MENA DMCC & HUOBI MENA FZC V TABARAK INVESTMENT CAPITAL LTD & ANR, the DIFC Court of Appeal (Justice…
Event Date: 5 Jun, 2024
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to be part of London International Disputes Week (LIDW 2024) taking place between 3rd and 7th June 2024. Outer Temple Chambers will be hosting a talk on Wednesday, 5th June 2024. With its theme, “Uniting for global challenge and opportunity”, LIDW24 will follow up on last year’s theme “Adapting to a changing world” and look not only at what progress has been made in the dispute resolution world over the last year, but also at what we can expect over the next year and beyond. What does the next year hold for dispute resolution professionals around the world? Outer Temple Chambers will be hosting a talk with gunnercooke on Wednesday 5th June 2024 from 4:00pm…
