News & Events
News & Events
Seven members of Outer Temple Chambers will be involved in the ‘Advanced Advocacy Skills’ training, part of the DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2025 in October at the DIFC Academy, Dubai. The DIFC Academy have invited Outer Temple Chambers to deliver the Advanced Advocacy Skills course as part of their DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2025. This course will be presented by six KCs and barristers, of Outer Temple Chambers in association with the DIFC Courts, including one member acting as a mock judge. This comprehensive training explores the application of traditional advocacy skills to activities routinely performed by lawyers. There will be series of both unassessed and assessed advocacy exercises. These exercises take the form of mock hearings covering submissions (written and oral), witness…
News 8 Oct, 2025
We are pleased to welcome Sajid Suleman and Ahmed Elhusseiny to our International Commercial team, further bolstering our junior cohort of specialists to fulfill ever-growing demand. Sajid and Ahmed join our London office with already successful and flourishing practises in International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation. Sajid Suleman, called to the Bar in 2014, has expertise in banking and finance, civil fraud, company, construction, insolvency, insurance, partnership and shareholder disputes, and sanctions. He appears as counsel in the English courts at all levels, in LCIA, DIAC, and ICC arbitrations, and in the DIFC and ADGM Courts. Sajid also represents clients in court proceedings to enforce, challenge, or set aside arbitral awards. He has considerable experience in urgent interlocutory relief, including freezing…
News 7 Oct, 2025
We are delighted to announce that Patrick Tomison has been shortlisted in the category of Junior Counsel of the Year at the International Employment Lawyer (IEL) Awards 2025. The awards evening will take place on Wednesday 19 November 2025 at The Savoy, London. The past twelve months have seen a great amount of International Employment work for Patrick, particularly in the Middle East. His part in defending GSB Capital Limited in a landmark Team Move case before the DIFC Courts was a particular highlight, and the Judgment in that matter can be seen here. A huge thank you from Patrick and from Outer Temple Chambers to our clients domestically and internationally for their continued support. The full shortlist of award categories…
News 7 Oct, 2025
The Legal 500 UK 2026 rankings have been announced and Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to share the highlights from this year’s rankings including 2 Top Tier rankings amongst our 10 set recommendations, and over 140 individual rankings. We are proud to share that we have been recognised as a Top Tier Set in Crypto & Blockchain Assets and Pensions once again this year. These coveted Tier 1 badges sit amongst our set rankings for excellence in ten practice areas which includes some of our flagship teams; Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury, Employment and Financial Services Regulation. This is in addition to our Tier 1 Commercial ranking in the Middle East rankings. These set rankings couldn’t have been achieved without the…
News 7 Oct, 2025
The Times has named James Counsell KC ‘Lawyer of the Week’ after he acted for the BSB in disbarring Anu Mohindru KC after an allegation of dishonesty was found to be proved, relating to an application which he made for tenancy in 2012/13. James Counsell KC was identified as Lawyer of the Week in The Times’ 1st October edition after his stellar performance in the recent Regulatory & Disciplinary case of Anu Mohindru KC. By James’ own admission when interviewed by Catherine Baksi for this feature, this was a bittersweet case – upholding the high standards of the legal profession but ultimately ending the 20+ year career of a “brilliant” KC. During the course of his application for a tenancy to…
News 3 Oct, 2025
We are delighted to announce that Sarah Crowther KC has been awarded the ‘Personal Injury Silk of the Year’ Award at the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards. The Bar Awards ceremony took place on Wednesday 24th September 2025 at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London. These awards are determined on merit alone, based on Legal 500’s market-leading independent research, conducted by over 25 in-house and freelance researchers with in-depth knowledge of their practice areas. Outer Temple Chambers was shortlisted for 12 awards at the ceremony, including 6 awards for team excellence and 6 individual nominations. We are pleased to share that Sarah Crowther KC has been recognised for her expertise in Personal Injury as Silk of the Year. Sarah has established a…
News 25 Sep, 2025
We are delighted to host the PNLA Conference for the fourth consecutive year. Join us for ‘The Ultimate Round up III – Professional Negligence & Liability’ on Thursday 16th October here at Outer Temple Chambers, London. You are invited to join James Counsell KC and Helen Pugh who will be speaking alongside a line up of fellow professional negligence experts throughout this full-day conference, followed by networking drinks. Other speakers will include Paul Mitchell KC and Melody Hadfield (4 New Square Chambers), Piers Elliott (Henderson and Jones), Matthew Pascall (Temple Legal Protection), Thomas Pangbourne and Rachel Auld (Indemnity Law), Margaret Wright (Hawkins), Ben Leandro (Moore Kingston Smith), David Osborne (Fraser Dawbarns), Dominic Tucker (iDiscovery Solutions) and Katy Manley (PNLA President…
News 23 Sep, 2025
Outer Temple Chambers is thrilled to once again be a co-sponsor of the flagship annual event for international injury lawyers; the PEOPIL Annual Conference, this year in Brussels on 25th – 27th September 2025. The PEOPIL Annual Conference is held in a different member country each year, taking place this time in Belgium. Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to once again co-sponsor this year’s conference. The event will begin with pre-registration and a welcome drinks reception on 25th September, followed by the two-day conference on 26th and 27th September. Outer Temple’s Ian Denham, Daniel Clarke, Lorna Badham, Paul Barton and Victoria Bunn will be attending the Conference to watch their colleague Sarah Crowther KC Chair part of the event. Ian…
News 22 Sep, 2025
14 members of Outer Temple’s Employment Law team attended the Industrial Law Society (ILS) Annual Conference on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th September 2025 at Keble College in Oxford. The Industrial Law Society was founded in 1964 as an organisation where both sides of industry and all those involved in employment law can meet regularly, and informally, to exchange views. It is the leading forum for debate and understanding of employment law and its applications. The two-day conference brought together solicitors, barristers, judges and academics from across the United Kingdom. Our team of silks, juniors and clerks took the opportunity to meet up with peers and colleagues whilst attending talks and workshops on some of the hottest topics in employment…
News 18 Sep, 2025
Helen Pugh will be speaking at the Tech Disputes Conference, in partnership with the Tech Dispute Network on ‘Once More into the Cyber Breach – Everything That Comes Next’ on Thursday, 13th November 2025. The Conference, in partnership with the Tech Disputes Network (TDN) and Thought Leaders 4 Disputes (TL4) will focus on cyber breach. Designed to navigate the complex fallout of a cyber hack, this bold, high-impact event brings together professionals from the technology and legal industries who are united by one goal: avoiding, managing, and winning tech disputes. The conference will explore the legal, strategic, and technical realities of responding to cyber incidents in today’s digital battlefield. Speakers: Helen Pugh, Outer Temple Chambers Sam Roberts, Cooke, Young &…
News 18 Sep, 2025
On 12 September 2025, the Bar Disciplinary Tribunal disbarred Anu Mohindru KC after an allegation of dishonesty was found to be proved, relating to an application which he made for tenancy in 2012/13. James Counsell KC acted for the BSB throughout the proceedings. The five-strong tribunal heard that, during the course of his application for a tenancy to 23 Essex Street Chambers (“23ES”), Mr Mohindru had falsely claimed that he had studied medicine at Oxford University. In doing so, he conducted himself discreditably and behaved in a way likely to diminish trust and confidence in the legal profession or the administration of justice or otherwise brought the profession into disrepute. Mr Mohindru, who denied the allegation, was interviewed by a…
News 16 Sep, 2025
We are delighted to welcome Oliver May to Outer Temple’s award winning Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury team. Oliver May joins Outer Temple Chambers in September, further expanding our ever-growing health department. He specialises in Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury, and Inquests. Oliver has been instructed in cases at all levels of the civil courts in England and Wales, including the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Most notably, Oliver appeared before the Supreme Court in the landmark case of Paul & Anor v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024] UKSC. He is also one of the Counsel to the Inquest for HM Coroner’s Investigations and Inquests into the Deaths of the Patients of Ian Paterson. Alongside his practice, Oliver is a committed…
News 15 Sep, 2025
