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News & Events
Event Date: 27 Mar, 2025
Following the success of our first Group Litigation Series seminar last month, we are delighted to invite you to the second talk of the 2025 series, ‘How to Start a Group Action – funding and communications’ on Thursday 27th March 2025 at Outer Temple Chambers. You are invited to join our panel of experienced barristers and expert guest speakers to discuss crowdfunding and communications for group actions. David E. Grant KC of Outer Temple Chambers, alongside Professor Ewan McGaughey of King’s College London will discuss the role of crowdfunding in McGaughey v Universities Superannuation Scheme, a climate related derivative action. Carin Hunt of Outer Temple Chambers, alongside Tara Flores of Thorndon Partners will focus on group litigation communications. Agenda Registration…
Outer Temple Chambers is pleased to announce that John McKendrick KC has been appointed to serve as a Judge of the High Court. It has been announced today that John McKendrick KC has been appointed to serve as a Judge of the High Court, assigned to the Family Division. His appointment takes effect from 10th March. Whilst we are sad that this means that John will no longer be able to practise at Outer Temple Chambers, everybody here wholeheartedly congratulates him. John enjoyed a varied civil practice for 25 years and has held a number of part-time judicial roles. James Counsell, Head of Chambers, said of the appointment; “John will be missed here as a valued member of chambers. I…
News 26 Feb, 2025
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to welcome leading health and technology Junior, Harry Lambert, to the team. Harry Lambert joins Outer Temple Chambers in February, further expanding our stable of innovative barristers shaping the law in the fields of product liability, personal injury, clinical negligence, human rights, and related group litigation. His passion for technology and emerging trends provides for a unique and unrivalled practice touching on the interplay between tech and health. He is particularly well known for his dynamism in the world of emerging medical tech, founding the Centre for Neurotechnology & Law, and authoring a 12 Part Series on Neurotechnology and The Law which has garnered much academic acclaim. It has been translated into several European languages…
News 25 Feb, 2025
Henry Reid, led by Alex Haines of 4 Pump Court, represented the applicant at the final hearing in November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, following the success of the jurisdiction and admissibility judgment handed down in February 2024 (Decision No. 2024/04). Henry, having successfully appeared alone in the Jurisdiction and Admissibility judgment, co- represented the applicant against the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (“ICD”) in a termination case in before the IsDBGAT sitting en banc. The Applicant challenged the Respondent’s decision to terminate his employment as the Director of the Internal Audit Department. The Tribunal agreed with the Applicant that the termination had been effectuated by ICD’s CEO and that the decision “was, for all intents…
News 20 Feb, 2025
The High Court of Justice has handed down judgment in the case of Agrofirma Oniks LLC & Agro UG V LLC v. ABH Ukraine Limited & Others. Henry Reid, led by Michael McLaren KC of Fountain Court, successfully acted on behalf of the claimants in a Part 11 jurisdiction challenge brought by the Third Defendant, the oligarch Mr Mikhail Fridman. The case revolves around a dispute concerning Loan Participation Notes (LPNs) in which the Claimants, Agrofirma Oniks LLC and Agro UG V LLC, are agribusinesses and clients of the fourth defendant, PJSC Sense Bank (formerly PJSC Alfa Bank Ukraine). The Part 11 Claim A key issue in the case concerned the service of legal proceedings on Mr. Fridman. The claimants…
News 17 Feb, 2025
We are delighted to announce that Chambers Global 2025 has ranked our members for their individual expertise and awarded a Band 2 Set Ranking in Dispute Resolution: The English Bar (Middle East). Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to be ranked in the Chambers Global 2025 Guide as a Band 2 Set in Dispute Resolution: The English Bar (Middle East-wide). OTC has been in the Middle East for close to a decade with a Dubai office which serves as the hub of our Middle East operations. Chambers Global noted that Outer Temple is a well-known chambers in DIFC litigation and frequently instructed by parties in disputes before the DIFC Courts; “They are a pre-eminent set for DIFC regulations and DIFC Court…
News 14 Feb, 2025
The Royal Court of Guernsey recorded its highest ever personal injury damages award in the case of JG v AC. Gerard McDermott KC and Ian Denham, instructed by Stewarts, represented JG who sustained a complete spinal cord injury, resulting in tetraplegia. In November 2021, JG was a rear seated passenger in a VW Golf that was travelling in excess of the 25mph limit on a narrow road in Guernsey. The vehicle lost control and clipped a wall on the side of the road colliding with a pole, before being flipped upside down and coming to a stop on its roof. JG sustained catastrophic and life-changing injuries, including a C7 complete spinal cord injury following an unstable fracture to his C6…
News 12 Feb, 2025
Justina Stewart will Chair a panel discussion on ‘Recent Developments and Future Trends in the Regulation of Cryptoassets’, hosted by the Financial Services Lawyer Association (FSLA) on Tuesday 18th February 2025 at DAC Beachcroft LLP, London. The panel discussion will focus on the latest developments, future trends and areas of concern in the fast-evolving and increasingly topical field of cryptoasset regulation, followed by an audience Q&A session. Justina Stewart of Outer Temple Chambers will be speaking alongside Victoria McLoughlin of the Financial Conduct Authority, Katie Fry-Paul of Coinbase, and Steve Elam of Cooke Young & Keidan. The event will take place from 5:45pm to 7:30pm, followed by networking drinks. This event is hosted by Financial Services Lawyers Association (FSLA). FSLA provides a forum…
News 11 Feb, 2025
Oliver Lawrence successfully represented the Defendant before HHJ Watson (sitting as a High Court Judge) in Birmingham. The application for a non-compete injunction was brought by a catering company against one of its former managers. The injunction sought would have prevented the employee from working for a competitor for six months after the termination of his employment. The main issue in the case was whether the non-compete covenant was drafted too broadly to be enforceable. It was found to be too wide. The contractual wording was insufficient to tie the prohibited activities to the sector of the former employee. The absence of a geographical restriction meant that the non-compete operated globally. The clause also forbade the employee from being involved…
News 11 Feb, 2025
Ben Bradley successfully represented the Claimant following a 6-day trial before HHJ Kelly (sitting as a High Court Judge) in Birmingham. The trial revolved around a PEG Procedure performed by a Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield in 2016. The Claimant had a complex pre-existing medical history, having suffered congenital cerebral palsy from birth. Following the index PEG procedure, she became unwell. It soon became apparent that her stomach wall had become necrotic at the site of the procedure. She developed four-quadrant peritonitis as a result. She remained in intensive care for 4 months following reparative surgery and suffered a serious deterioration in her function thereafter, resulting (amongst other things) in a significant increase in her…
News 10 Feb, 2025
The Employment Tribunal handed down judgment on Friday 31st January 2025 in the landmark equal pay claim for Asda workers. Andrew Short KC, Paul Livingston and Victoria Brown, instructed by Leigh Day, acted for the Claimants. The ET found in favour of 12 female lead claimants, represented by Andrew, Paul and Victoria, determining that they have established equal value with at least one of the male comparators. Asda’s female workers launched their claim in 2014 against their employer based on the fact that the predominantly female retail workforce is paid less than the predominantly male depot workforce per hour. The recent decision means tens of thousands of Asda shop floor workers have now established their work was of equal value…
News 6 Feb, 2025
Join Justina Stewart, alongside a panel of experts as they discuss ‘Global Developments in Crypto Disputes’ on Wednesday 12th February 2025 at the George Town Yacht Club in Cayman. The Crypto Fraud and Asset Recovery network (CFAAR) Cayman brings together attorneys, insolvency practitioners, fiduciaries, digital asset experts and other relevant professionals to develop networks and share best practices in relation to digital assets, digital asset recovery, and liquidations of funds investing in crypto and other digital assets. CFAAR’s ‘Global Developments in Crypto Disputes’ panel session will bring together experts in digital assets and digital asset recovery from the US, UK and the Cayman Islands who will explore a number of topical global issues in cryptocurrency disputes. Outer Temple’s Justina Stewart , alongside Clare…
News 5 Feb, 2025
