News & Events
News & Events
Sapan Maini-Thompson successfully represented a Claimant secondary school teacher against an Academy Trust in a claim for unfair dismissal and discrimination arising from disability under section 15 Equality Act. The Claimant, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was dismissed for an alleged safeguarding failure ending her unblemished 34-year teaching career. The Tribunal decided the Trust had no reasonable belief that the Claimant was individually responsible for the averred failure. The Tribunal found the Claimant had been unfairly blamed for a “system failure”. In addition, by failing to investigate the implications of the Claimant’s forgetfulness (arising from her disability) in relation to a separate safeguarding incident for which the Claimant was also blamed, the Trust’s decision to dismiss was discriminatory. The case…
News 22 Nov, 2024
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,…
Fiona Horlick KC, representing the Bar Standards Board, has been instructed in a high profile case concerning Navjot “Jo” Sidhu KC who faces 15 charges of professional misconduct concerning three young women who allege that he used his status as a highly respected senior lawyer to sexually harass them. Mr Sidhu is accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour between 2016-2022 in relation to three women, all aspiring barristers, and referred to at the tribunal as complainants 1, 2 and 3. The 58-year-old barrister who several years ago was in the running to be appointed as director of public prosecutions and is a former Criminal Bar Association chairman, denies the charges. Fiona Horlick KC, for the Bar Standards Board, said in opening:…
News 20 Nov, 2024
David Russell KC, alongside other keynote speakers presented at a CPD event hosted by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) in partnership with DIFC Academy on ‘Understanding the Risk of UAE Tax Residency for foreign entities managed and controlled in the UAE’, today in Dubai. The UAE’s tax residency rules can be complex, and understanding their implications is critical for entities operating within the jurisdiction. This session aimed at providing clarity on the UAE Tax Residency criteria, its impact on foreign entities, and practical strategies to manage and mitigate tax residency risks. This exclusive CPD event provided a comprehensive understanding of the complexities surrounding UAE Tax Residency and its implications for foreign entities managed and controlled in the…
News 19 Nov, 2024
We are pleased to welcome Chevan Ilangaratne to Outer Temple Chambers as a new junior tenant, starting today. Chevan Ilangaratne is a specialist Employment, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence law practitioner. Before coming to the Bar, Chevan worked for a number of legal charities providing advocacy and advisory services in areas including whistleblowing law, disability rights, and children’s rights. He also spent six months working for a boutique law firm in Toronto, Canada as part of Middle Temple’s Harold G Fox Scholarship. Here, he not only gained exposure to another jurisdiction, but he also had the opportunity to work on public law appeals concerning cutting edge human rights issues before the Supreme Court of Canada. Practice Director Nicholas Levett commented, “I…
News 19 Nov, 2024
Louis Weston successfully acted for the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) in the prosecution of former Northern Ireland Open champion, Mark King for match fixing, ending with a five year ban and an award of costs to the WPBSA of just under £70,000. Mark King was suspended by the WPBSA on 18th March 2023 after suspicious betting was reported on his match with Joe Perry on 13 February, 2023 at the Welsh Open. King, who denied the charges in the case, has until 28 November 2024 to appeal against the decisions of the independent disciplinary committee, which also ordered him to pay £68,000 costs. Reasons for the liability and sanction decisions will follow in due course. To read…
News 18 Nov, 2024
Outer Temple’s Pensions Law experts Keith Bryant KC, Nicolas Stallworthy KC, David E. Grant KC and Lydia Seymour will be speaking at the APL Conference 2024, taking place from 20th November to 22nd November in Brussels. We are delighted to share that our Pensions Law experts Keith Bryant KC, Nicolas Stallworthy KC, David E. Grant KC and Lydia Seymour will be speaking on Thursday 21st November at the three-day APL Conference in Brussels, that will start off with a welcome reception on Wednesday evening, 20th November. Nicolas Stallworthy KC will be chairing three talks from 11:00am to 1:00pm on: ‘The case for CDC and practical learnings from Royal Mail’, ‘Dealing with surplus – and looking at discretions’, and ‘Pensions Increases…
News 15 Nov, 2024
We are pleased to share that Outer Temple Chambers has been awarded a Cyber Essentials Certificate, a Government-backed scheme aimed at helping organisations protect themselves against common Internet-based cyber attacks. The Cyber Essentials (CE) scheme was developed as a part of the UK Government’s National Cyber Security Strategy. It aims to protect your organisation against approximately 80% of the most common cyber attacks. Outer Temple Chambers passed a technical audit of our internal systems and servers, conducted by a qualified and licensed external assessor, in order to obtain this accreditation. The rigorous and externally verified assessment process ensures that the best cyber defences are in place to protect Chambers from the increasing number of wide-ranging cyber security risks. The Cyber…
News 14 Nov, 2024
The International Law Section of the ABA have invited Gerard McDermott KC to join a panel discussing “Tradition, Innovation, and Influence in Class Action and Mass Tort Litigation: The English, Canadian, and American Experiences (CLE)” at their Fall Conference on 15th November. The 2024 ILS Fall Conference, in conjunction with Middle Temple and Inner Temple, takes place between 13th – 15th November. It features speakers from the US and the UK, who will address multiple global issues to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first ABA meeting in the U.K. The theme of the fall conference is “100 years of the ABA in the United Kingdom: Tradition, Innovation and Influence.” Among the timely issues to be addressed during the conference…
News 13 Nov, 2024
In long running group litigation, the Ministry of Justice and Lord Chancellor, represented by Andrew Allen KC and Alex Line, who were instructed by the Government Legal Department, have successfully defended claims brought by judges under the Part-time Worker (Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 in relation to their pay and pension conditions. Background The case concerns Circuit Judges who are authorised under s.9(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 to sit in the High Court. When doing so, the Claimants (who form part of a wider cohort of judge claimants) contended that they were part-time workers, and treated less favourably compared to salaried judges of the High Court in respect of pay and pension. Another Claimant was a salaried District…
News 13 Nov, 2024
Having been successful in the admissibility judgment, issued in February 2024 (Decision No. 2024/04), Alex Haines and Henry Reid were instructed to appear for the Applicant against the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (“ICD”) before the IsDBGAT in Jeddah. Alex Haines and Henry Reid represented the Applicant against the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (“ICD”) in a termination case in the first case of the IsDBGAT’s autumn docket on Sunday 3rd November 2024 . The IsDBGAT The IsDBGAT, operational from early 2022, hears cases brought by international civil servants who work at the IsDBG which is comprised of the Islamic Development Bank (“IsDB”), Islamic Research & Training Institute (“IRTI”), ICD, Islamic Corporation…
News 8 Nov, 2024
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…
