News & Events
News & Events
Gus Baker and Jessica Franklin will today contend with their chambers colleagues Will Young and Chevan Ilangaratne, as members of Outer Temple Chambers’ Employment Law team represent both parties in the Court of Appeal in the EAT case of Abel Estate Agent Ltd & Ors v Elizabeth Reynolds: [2025] EAT 6. This appeal brings into the spotlight a number of questions which, among other things, relate to the correct statutory interpretation of s.18A Employment Tribunals Act 1996. This provision requires, save for limited exceptions, a Claimant to engage in ACAS Early Conciliation before lodging a claim in the Employment Tribunal. The appeal covers an important procedural point given the EAT judgment introduced a significant amount of uncertainty about the effect…
News 12 Jun, 2025
Join us at our inaugural London event, part of the Pensions Law Conference Series, on Thursday 10th July 2025 at Glaziers Hall. After successful stops at Bristol and Manchester, you are invited to join the Outer Temple Chambers Pensions Team at the last stop of this year’s conference series in London on Thursday, 10th July at Glaziers Hall over breakfast. The event will consist of a series of presentations and panel discussions, followed by networking. Topics of discussion include: In conversation: The practical significance of Verity Trustees Causation and loss in pensions professional negligence cases Mansion House and all that: the Pension Schemes Bill and the changing legal landscape for pension scheme investment The Regulator & moral hazard – Case…
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to invite you to our upcoming Asbestos Litigation Conference on Thursday 10th July 2025 at Glaziers Hall, London. Our team of experienced industrial disease barristers will be joined by leading experts to provide in-depth analysis on recent legal developments. The event will also offer practical guidance on complex issues such as causation and disclosure. This event is accredited by APIL Training. Topics will include: Assessing the future of low-level Asbestos exposure claims Revisiting evidence on commission hearings Panel: a comparative view of Product Liability claims in the UK and in the US Causation in Peritoneal Mesothelioma claims Panel: Claims arising from business loss We will be joined on the day by a selection of expert…
Lydia Seymour and Elizabeth Grace have successfully argued that two Belfast doctors, Dr. Durkan and Dr. O’Neill, are entitled to holiday pay from the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, following a long-standing dispute. The case, which was a test case backed by the BMA and heard by the former President of the Northern Irish Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal, is likely to determine the terms of employment for a significant number of sessional Out-of-Hours GPs in the region. The background to the case was that sessional Out-of-Hours GPs had originally been deemed self-employed by the Trust; however, in 2017 HMRC determined that they were employees. The Trust viewed them as workers, and acknowledged they were entitled to holiday…
News 6 Jun, 2025
Harry Lambert will be speaking at the ‘Neurotechnology in the workplace – Employment Law’ event, on Thursday 26th June 2025. Harry Lambert, the Founder and Head of Centre for Neurotechnology and Law and Cerebralink Neurotech Consultancy has been invited to speak at the ‘Neurotechnology in the workplace – Employment Law’ event taking place at Panagram on Thursday, 26th June 2025. This event will highlight the crossroads of neurotechnology and employment law, how the law may apply to various scenarios involving neurotechnology in the workplace and whether the current framework, borne of an analogue age, may be ill equipped for the age of neurotechnology. Harry Lambert will be giving a welcome note to the audience, followed by a discussion by Allan…
News 4 Jun, 2025
Dubai based barrister Philip Punwar was invited to deliver a training session on ‘Interim Remedies’ at the DIFC Academy as part of their DIFC Laws & Courts Procedures course on Tuesday 27 May 2025. The ‘DIFC Laws & Courts Procedures’ course is part of the DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2025, and comprises of 11 sessions in total. The series of lectures aims to provide education and training on the DIFC Laws and DIFC Courts Procedures to civil law lawyers, DIFC Courts practitioners, Emirati advocates, In-house counsel and other professionals whose work involve exposure to common law systems and jurisdictions. The course, in association with Outer Temple Chambers and Middlesex University Dubai commenced on 6th May 2025, and will be completed on…
News 4 Jun, 2025
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
We are delighted to announce that our Head of Sports Law, Louis Weston, has been appointed to the Independent Ethics Board (IEB) of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as an Independent UK Board Member. WADA is an international independent agency composed and funded by the Sports Movement and governments of the world. In 2021, WADA approved a Code of Ethics, recognising the importance of ensuring these high standards and establishing clear ethical standards over the activities of WADA Officials (as defined in the WADA Code of Ethics). These reforms included the creation of an Independent Ethics Board (IEB). Louis Weston has specialised in Sports Law for over 15 years and has appeared in many of the leading cases in the…
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
Fiona Horlick KC and Oliver Powell KC successfully argued for a costs order in the sum of £494,024.18 for the CEO of a care home provider. Background: Between 2016 and 2017, 5 service users, who were residents at two care homes owned by a care provider, passed away. It was the Crown’s case that the care home provider failed to discharge a duty under s.3 HSWA 1974 on 5 occasions, and that the CEO had consented or connived in the commission of those offences, or that the alleged offences were attributable to his neglect. From the outset of the investigation, the CEO vehemently refuted the allegations, and the matter was listed for a 10-week trial at Teesside Crown Court. Prior…
News 21 May, 2025
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to be part of London International Disputes Week (LIDW25) from 2nd June to 6th June 2025. Our members will be presenting at three talks during this week. With this year’s focus being “Innovation in dispute resolution: navigating global risks”, LIDW25 will be covering a wide range of topics and themes presented by its member firms, including Outer Temple Chambers. Outer Temple Chambers’ barristers will collaborate with other experts and speakers for three talks during the event; co-hosting ‘Hot topics in 2025 for international dispute resolution’ on 4th June, and joining panels on ‘US, UK and EU Sanctions at a Crossroads? Converging and diverging paths in legislation, policy and enforcement and their impact on disputes’, as…
Louis Weston acted for the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) in resisting the appeal by Mark King Jones against a five-year ban for match fixing. Louis, the Head of Outer Temple’s Sports Law team acted for the WPBSA in resisting an appeal by snooker player Mark King against the finding that he had engaged in match fixing. The ban was handed down in November 2024 by an independent disciplinary committee, which Mr. King appealed against liability-only on multiple grounds. His appeal was dismissed on all grounds in a clear and helpful guide to how a sports law appellate body will address issues on review. The sanction that was imposed at the original hearing will stand. The full decision of…
News 16 May, 2025
