News & Events
News & Events
Outer Temple Chambers are delighted to have recently taken on new pupils Nikky Carabott and Amna Ali, who commenced their pupillage with us on 1st September 2023. We are pleased to welcome new pupils Nikky and Amna to our set. We are sure that they will gain excellent experience and thrive during their pupillage at Outer Temple Chambers. Find out more on our new pupils below. Head of Pupillage Head of Pupillage, Saul Margo says “We are delighted to welcome Nikky and Amna to Chambers. They overcame stiff competition to obtain pupillage at OTC and we look forward to being part of what is hopefully a successful and enjoyable year ahead.” Nikky Carabott Before coming to the Bar, Nikky practised law at a leading…
News 8 Sep, 2023
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to welcome Joshua Ray, a US/UK qualified barrister, to its International Team. Joshua Ray joined Outer Temple in September as a Professional Associate, splitting his time between London and New York. He is a member of the UK Bar, New York State Bar and Washington State Bar, and specialises in Business Crime, Sanctions, International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation. He started his legal career at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York, moving to Kobre & Kim LLP in New York before moving to their London office and then joining specialist disputes firm CANDEY, where he remains a Partner. Josh is the founder and co-chair of the London Sanctions Advisors Association, an independent group pf…
News 4 Sep, 2023
Outer Temple Chambers are delighted to announce that the application window for our winter 2023 mini-pupillage is now open. We are accepting applications from 1st September – 13th October 2023. To apply, please complete our application form and send to pupillage@outertemple.com by the closing date. Our mini-pupillage will run from Monday 11th December – Wednesday 13th December 2023. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage applications from women, minority ethnic groups, people with disabilities and LGBT+ candidates as well as those from other groups which are underrepresented in the legal sector. Outer Temple Chambers strives to ensure that applicants are treated fairly and are offered a mini-pupillage solely on the basis of their suitability for Chambers. We wish to monitor all stages of…
News 1 Sep, 2023
The Employment Tribunal has handed down its judgment in Clayson & Ors v Ministry of Justice & Lord Chancellor in which Andrew Allen KC and Alexander Line represented the successful party. Judgment was handed down on 31st August 2023 by the Employment Tribunal in a group claim brought by salaried Circuit Judges, relying on their former Recorder status, in Clayson & Others v Ministry of Justice & Lord Chancellor (Case No: 2204416/2022 & Others). Andrew Allen KC and Alexander Line represented the successful party in this part-time worker challenge. Following their recent success in the EAT in Ministry of Justice & Lord Chancellor v Dodds [2023] UKEAT 31, Andrew Allen KC and Alexander Line, instructed by the Government Legal Department,…
News 1 Sep, 2023
Outer Temple Chambers cheered on Andrew Short KC as he swam the English Channel on Thursday, 10th August 2023 to raise £15,000 for Aspire. Update We’re extremely proud to announce that Andrew has successfully completed his swim across the English Channel, in an impressive 15 hours, 49 minutes. All of Andrew’s friends and colleagues at OTC, would like to congratulate Andrew on this incredible achievement. A big thank you to those that supported Andrew. For those that wish to do so, please donate via the link below. About the swim Being a swimming enthusiast and having taken part in a couple of relay Channel swims with Team Wallabies in 2020 and Team Rhinos in 2022, Andrew Short KC this year…
Louis Weston, Head of the OTC Sports Group has been appointed as a Member of the International Boxing Association’s Dispute Resolution Chamber a division of the IBA’s Boxing Independent Integrity Unit. The Boxing Independent Integrity Unit (BIIU) deals with all ethical and disciplinary issues, as well as conducting eligibility checks and selecting candidates for elections and providing education and development services. Louis Weston has been appointed as a member of the The Dispute Resolution Chamber (a division of the BIIU), for 4 years by the managing board. Each member of the DRC must meet eligibility criteria to ensure high level standard of reputation. DRC is competent to hear the following boxing related disputes: disputes of international dimension arising from IBA…
News 9 Aug, 2023
Outer Temple Chambers is pleased to announce that Professional Associate Anthony Lo Surdo SC, FCIArb has been featured in Doyles Guide as a leading Australian Arbitration Senior Counsel. Outer Temple Chambers congratulates Anthony Lo Surdo SC, FCIArb , Professional Associate for being featured in Doyle’s Guide as a leading Australian Arbitration Senior Counsel. He has been recognised by clients and peers as having particular expertise in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution matters across all Australian legal markets. The fact that he has been ranked each year since 2019 is testament to not only his expertise but also the high regard with which he is held in the arbitration and dispute resolution community and, in particular, to his performance as an arbitrator in…
News 9 Aug, 2023
Outer Temple Chambers are delighted to share this year’s great success with appointments to the Attorney General’s Panel. Bianca Venkata, Jeremy Scott-Joynt, Patrick Tomison and Carin Hunt have been appointed to the C Panel, whilst Alex Cisneros has been appointed from the C to B panel. The Government Legal Department (GLD) administers the Attorney General’s Panel Counsel. The GLD relies on the junior counsel panel for advice and representation. We’re pleased to announce that Alex Cisneros has been appointed from the C to B Panel. Members appointed to the B Panel will generally be instructed where knowledge and experience of a particular field is required. B panel applicants will generally have between 5 and 10 years’ advocacy experience. Bianca Venkata,…
News 7 Aug, 2023
Outer Temple’s Sam Cuthbert and David Seligman, of Brandsmiths, discuss the recent announcement that Juventus have been banned from this season’s Europa Conference League by Uefa for breaching FFP rules. In this short vlog, Sam and David talk about the recent decision, by Uefa to ban Juventus from the Europa Conference League and issue a fine of £17.14m for breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP rules) in transactions between 2012-2019. Although Juventus have issued a statement rejecting the allegations, they have accepted the penalties. Meanwhile, Chelsea FC have also been fined for breaching the same rules. Sam and David discuss these regulations and what the future might hold for financial reporting in football. Watch the recording here Find out more Samuel…
News 4 Aug, 2023
Outer Temple’s Fiona Horlick KC has been appointed to the FA National Serious Case Panel for the forthcoming 2022-2023 football season. The National Serious Case Panel (NSCP) adjudicates on all types of Serious Cases within Grassroots Football including Assaults on and Threats to Match Officials, Assaults on Participants, acts of Victimisation and Disorderly Conduct at matches. Fiona’s role as part of the NSCP is to ensure that hearings are conducted fairly and to apply the FA Disciplinary Regulations, procedures and Sanction Guidance. “I am privileged to have been appointed to this important role. I am looking forward to playing a part in ensuring a safe, enjoyable environment for Players, Referees and Participants alike, whilst maintaining the need for a fair and transparent…
News 4 Aug, 2023
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in MIMO Connect Limited v (1) Mathew Robert Buley, (2) Grace Avalon Fever, (3) M/Y Connect Maritime Limited, (4) Karl James Mardell (CA-2023-001179), in which Anson Cheung, led by Mohinderpal Sethi KC, acted for the successful Claimant/Applicant. Background to the appeal The Claimant was a company which provided internet connectivity to the maritime industry, particularly superyachts and other like-vessels. The First to Second Defendants were minority shareholders in the Claimant, and established the Third Company as a competing company. The Fourth Defendant was a former employee of the Claimant, who moved over to the Third Company. The hearing before the Court of Appeal arose out of an urgent interim injunction application against…
News 2 Aug, 2023
The Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”) has issued a landmark decision in relation to the Court’s approach to governing law and jurisdiction clauses. Background In Mingguo v Sadeghnia [2023] ADGM CFI-021 the ADGM Court of First Instance considered its approach to the construction of governing law and jurisdiction clauses, specifying that disputes will be governed by the “Laws of the United Arab Emirates”. Whilst those questions have previously come before the DIFC Courts, there are no reported decisions in which the ADGM Court has considered its own approach to the construction of ambiguous governing law and jurisdiction clauses. The underlying dispute concerned the Claimant’s sale of part of the shareholding in an ADGM company, which was also an ADGM Financial…
News 1 Aug, 2023
