News & Events
News & Events
Writing for peer reviewed Oxford Law Pro’s Expert Essentials, Outer Temple Chambers’ barrister Henry Reid and Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets Matt Green of Lawrence Stephens provide a practical guide on the recovery of misappropriated crypto-assets. Henry Reid and Matt Green’s article was published in Oxford Law Pro, 14 May 2025, and can be found here. Following the loss of $1m of the stablecoin Tether, Henry and Matt explore the practical issues of asset recovery – including the use of blockchain analytics reports, dealing with crypto exchanges and pursuing persons unknown – as well as the legal considerations. The article begins by discussing an example of a scam in which the claimants transfer one million Tether to persons unknown, considering…
External Publications, News 3 Jun, 2025
Are we approaching a new frontier for employee monitoring? Harry Lambert joins forces with fellow barrister, Josh Neaman, to examine how developments in neurotechnology might impact legal rights in the workplace in this article for the latest edition of the New Law Journal. Over the last few months, the New Law Journal has published a series of articles on neurotechnology and the law, from privacy and data protection to its use in personal injury claims. This article (Part 8 of this special NLJ series) considers how the widespread adoption of neurotechnology in the workplace will impact upon the rights of employees. The focus is on two pillars of employment law: unfair dismissal and discrimination. Harry and Josh consider how the…
External Publications, News 2 Jun, 2025
James Counsell KC is featured in the latest ‘Beyond Suspicion’ podcast, a true crime investigation series, to discuss the sexual abuse campaign by Barry Bennell and psychological injuries caused to victims. The Beyond Suspicion (Most Trusted) Podcast Series looks at some of the most heinous crimes perpetrated by people in positions of trust and examines the ripples their actions left on their community. Yinka Bokinni, the broadcaster, speaks to criminologists, psychologists and legal experts in her podcast examining how sometimes the worst criminals, from police officers, to surgeons, to teachers, to youth coaches, are often hiding ‘in plain sight’. James Counsell KC speaks about Barry Bennell, one of the UK’s most prolific serial paedophile. Barry Bennell was a respected football…
External Publications, News 2 May, 2025
Outer Temple’s Employment Law barristers Sapan Maini-Thompson and Charlotte Elves have been published in the May 2025 ELA Briefing in a case analysis on the landmark decision of ‘For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers’. Outer Temple’s Sapan Maini-Thompson and Charlotte Elves have written a case analysis for the May 2025 ELA Briefing. In the landmark decision of For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers, the Supreme Court has ruled that the protected characteristic of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act has a biological definition and the acquisition of a Gender Recognition Certificate under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 does not change a person’s sex in equalities legislation. In this article, Sapan and Charlotte have covered the relationship between the Gender Recognition Act…
External Publications, News 1 May, 2025
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
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
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
Head of Outer Temple’s Sports Law team, Louis Weston has been published in the Sports Integrity chapter of the LawInSport Annual Review 2024/25 on betting and financial corruption. The chapter gives a comprehensive summary of events, linking the key issues and developments of the past year. Louis Weston reviewed the topic of betting and financial corruption. One quarter of the way through the first century of this millennium and, no surprise to Mr Sherlock Holmes, corrupters and the corrupt have not stopped trying to make illicit money from sport. The motives of money laundering, greed and envy drive the corrupt. The to and fro, the cat and mouse of the regulators, the state and the miscreants carried on globally with…
External Publications, News 20 Mar, 2025
Scotland’s leading political and current affairs publication, Holyrood, has interviewed women’s rights barrister Naomi Cunningham for their latest International Women’s Day feature. Instructed on yet another prominent case relating to the issue of sex and gender, Naomi Cunningham has carved herself a niche career acting for those accused of discrimination based on their protected ‘gender-based’ beliefs. The latest employment tribunal, Peggie v Fife Health Board, has reignited a political debate in both Holyrood and Westminster, and Holyrood magazine invited Naomi for an interview to find out more about her motivation to defend cases such as these, and her rise to fame in this arena. Naomi tells Holyrood Editor, Mandy Rhodes, that the whole debate is simply a matter of ‘fact…
External Publications 10 Mar, 2025
Outer Temple barrister and founder of the Centre for Neurotechnology & Law, Harry Lambert, has been published in New Law Journal, outlining the game-changing implications of advances in neurotechnology for victims of personal injury and clinical negligence. The predicted advances in neurotechnology will be “nothing short of transformational” in their potential impact upon rehabilitation, says New Law Journal. Huge strides are being made in developing neurotechnologies with the potential to combat a wide range of conditions, from cerebral palsy and limb loss to blindness and chronic depression. Harry’s feature in a recent edition of their weekly legal publication looks at personal injury quantum and the paradigm shift that is emerging. The fields of neurology, neurosurgery and neuro-rehabilitation are experiencing a…
External Publications, News 5 Mar, 2025
