News & Events
News & Events
Lucian Ilie and Olivia Kaye will be providing ‘DIFC Professional Training in Investor-State Arbitration’ at DIFC Academy on Tuesday 9th December 2025 in Dubai. The course provides a practical overview of the key institutional rules governing ISDS proceedings, including ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, and SCC frameworks. This programme will also emphasise the strategic relevance of DIFC as a leading financial hub and legal jurisdiction in the Middle East. We will explore how the DIFC provides a sophisticated legal infrastructure and arbitration-friendly environment that attracts foreign investment and facilitates the resolution of investor-state disputes. By contextualising ISDS within the DIFC’s regulatory landscape, the course will enable attendees to understand the practical implications for investors, legal practitioners, and businesses operating within or through the DIFC framework.…
News 3 Dec, 2025
We are delighted to welcome John Gower as Professional Associate to Outer Temple’s award-winning International Team. Based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, John has over 25 years of tax law experience, specialising in UK and UAE tax, with an expertise in cross-border tax matters. His practice focusses on UAE, UK and international tax advisory services to law firms, sovereign funds, family offices, companies, and individuals. Prior to setting up his tax consultancy practice in 2023, John spent 11 years as head of Asia-Pac tax at ADIA, a very significant Abu Dhabi based sovereign wealth fund, focussing on structuring its investments in infrastructure, private equity, real estate and hospitality, and dealing with the multi- jurisdictional tax, regulatory and legal complexities of those…
News 3 Dec, 2025
We are pleased to announce that Lucian ILIE has been appointed to the Attorney General’s Public International Law C Panel of Counsel. The Attorney General established panels of junior counsel to undertake public international law on behalf of all government departments in order to supplement the work of the existing 3 London Panels – A, B and C. The PIL Panels, which sit alongside the London and Regional Panels, ensure that the Government has access to specialist advocates for work before international courts and tribunals as well as the courts of England and Wales. Appointments are made to the A, B and C Panels according to the complexity of work undertaken and the level of advocacy experience required, with each term lasting…
News 1 Dec, 2025
Maanas Jain will be joining the ‘Young ICCA Skills Training Workshop – Cross-Examination of Experts’ as an arbitrator at London Arbitration Week on Thursday, 4th December 2025. This in-person session will take place on Thursday 4th December 2025 from 4:30pm to 7:30pm. The workshop provides an opportunity to learn from both legal practitioners as well as damage experts involved in international arbitration, and to conduct mock cross-examinations with leading experts before a live tribunal and receive feedback. Participants will be arranged into teams to analyse mock damages expert reports and prepare cross-examination outlines. Outer Temple’s Maanas Jain will be part of the Tribunal, alongside Sophie Nappert of 3VB and Arne Fuchs of Ashurst. For more details on the workshop, click here. Find out more…
News 1 Dec, 2025
We are delighted to be hosting our Annual Sanctions Forum on Thursday 4th December 2025 at the Royal Automobile Club, London. After 3 successful years, Outer Temple Chambers is pleased to once again be hosting our annual sanctions forum this year at the Royal Automobile Club, London. Outer Temple’s Sanctions experts, together with a line-up of esteemed guest speakers will discuss a range of sanctions related topics, across 3 panels over this breakfast seminar. Topics Panel 1- Retaliatory Measures: Sanctions, Export Controls, and China’s Rare Earth Minerals Panel 2 – Developments in Trade and Trade Services Sanctions Panel 3 – Sanctions and Export Control Issues Arising from AI and Fintech Speakers Oliver Powell KC, Outer Temple Chambers Sophie O’Sullivan, Outer…
Head of Sports Group at Outer Temple Chambers, Louis Weston, leading Charlotte Davison of the BHA, prosecuted, under the Rules of Racing, Jockey Dylan Kitts, Trainer Chris Honour, and an associate of the horse’s owner John Higgins on allegations of corrupt practice and misleading the Stewards. During a recent hearing, the BHA brought charges relating to alleged misconduct in the running and riding of a horse named Hillsin. The allegations included that connections conspired to prevent Hillsin from achieving its best possible placing, conduct that would amount to a serious breach of the sport’s integrity standards. The individuals involved included Dylan Kitts, John Higgins and Chris Honour. The Judicial Panel considered detailed evidence, including telephone data and multiple interviews —…
News 26 Nov, 2025
Outer Temple’s International Arbitration experts Sean Yates, Lucian Ilieand Maanas Jain have been ranked in the Lexology Index: Arbitration 2025 report for their expertise in this area of law. The Lexology Index: Arbitration report, released on Thursday 20th November 2025 highlights the leading arbitration practitioners worldwide. It features lawyers, expert witnesses and future leaders. Sean Yates has been ranked as a ‘Recommended Barrister’ in this year’s report. This category features individuals that are considered leaders in their field. Fewer than 50% of individuals considered are selected for inclusion. The Lexology Index report describes him as, “Easily digests facts, legal and technical issues and discerns the important ones”; “Quiet in his approach, yet powerful with precision and impact”; and “Fair and balanced”. Lucian ILIE and Maanas Jain have been ranked in the ‘Arbitration Future Leaders –…
News 25 Nov, 2025
Event Date: 2 Dec, 2025
We are delighted to be part of London Arbitration Week’s inaugural event in December. As part of their exciting agenda of events, Outer Temple Chambers will be co-hosting a duo of panel sessions with Mayer Brown on construction arbitration in the Middle East and Africa. London Arbitration Week will be taking place for the first time this year, kicking off on Monday 1st December 2025 to Friday 5th December 2025. The event, focused on international arbitration, will bring together leading arbitrators, practitioners, and industry experts from around the world. Outer Temple Chambers is excited to be co-hosting a talk with Mayer Brown on ‘Construction & Arbitration in the Middle East and Africa’ on the afternoon of Tuesday 2nd December 2025 at Outer…
We would like to congratulate Patrick Tomison on receiving the Highly Commended award in the ‘Junior Counsel of the Year’ category at the IEL Awards 2025. Outer Temple Chambers attended the International Employment Lawyer Awards on Wednesday, 19 November at the Savoy in London to celebrate the world’s best employment and labour law specialists across 27 team and individual categories. We were delighted to see Patrick collect the Highly Commended award as ‘Junior Counsel of the Year’ after a stellar year both domestically and 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. This case was a contributing factor in…
News 21 Nov, 2025
The Times has named Charlotte Elves ‘Lawyer of the Week’ after she acted as junior counsel in the Court of Appeal, where the chief constable of Northamptonshire Police was found in contempt of court for failing to disclose evidence related to her client’s arrest in 2021. Charlotte Elves was junior counsel, led by James Leonard KC, representing Nadine Buzzard-Quashie in a case in which the Court of Appeal found the chief constable of Northamptonshire Police, Ivan Balhatchet, in contempt of court for repeatedly failing to produce video footage of Ms Buzzard-Quashie’s arrest in 2021. The Times has acknowledged her work in this case with the title of ‘Lawyer of the Week’ in this week’s edition. When interviewed by the Times, Charlotte acknowledged the…
News 20 Nov, 2025
Following the release of Part 1 and Part 2 earlier this year, Harry Lambert is featured in The New Law Journal with Part 3 of his article; ‘Is social media a defective product?’ In the third part of this series, Harry explores the question of ‘Could tortious liability be the only tool to make Big Tech pay for the psychological harms stemming from social media use?’ These include addiction, depression, sexploitation and body dysmorphia. In Part 1, the article considered whether it was possible to sue social media companies at all, or whether they are protected by statutory or contractual immunity. In Part 2, Harry Lambert tackled some key questions including: is social media a ‘product’ at all, and how might claims be brought against its…
External Publications, News 19 Nov, 2025
We are delighted to invite you to join us on Wednesday 26th November 2025 at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai for an insightful breakfast seminar on digital assets and sanctions law. The panel of speakers will include Andrew Spink KC, Henry Reid, and Joshua Hitchens, all of Outer Temple Chambers. We are also delighted to be joined by Ed Crosse from Simmons & Simmons Middle East. Our panel of esteemed speakers will discuss the latest trends and global developments in the law, practice and asset enforcement strategies related to digital assets, including in the context of civil fraud claims. They will also consider the effect that extraterritorial US, UK and EU sanctions are likely to have on DIFC disputes and cross-border litigation. Agenda 08:30am – Registration &…
