News & Events
News & Events
Tim Nesbitt QC successfully defends former partner and costs manager of a law firm in ground breaking disciplinary case about solicitors’ fees in clinical negligence actions. Tim has just concluded a three week trial before the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal in which, for the first time, the Solicitors Regulatory Authority has sought to prosecute solicitors for misconduct said to arise from the setting of success fees and hourly rates in clinical negligence and personal injury actions undertaken under CFA’s. The law firm in question (a well known personal injury practice in the North East) had undertaken clinical negligence claims against the NHSLA on what was described as an “industrial scale”, applying a blanket 100% success fee to all claims without undertaking a…
News 6 Aug, 2018
Michael Bowes QC, co-chair of the London chapter of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) International Section and joint Head of Outer Temple Chambers, is to host a Meet & Greet reception in London, together with Michael Miller, President of The New York State Bar Association. The reception is part of a programme of events this year for New York-based attorneys in both Dublin and London. With members located in 130 countries around the world, the NYSBA is the largest voluntary state bar organisation, representing thousands of lawyers globally. Their International Section chapter in London, UK is one of over 70 NYSBA chapters worldwide. For more than 140 years, the NYSBA has been the voice of the legal profession in New York State. Their mission is to shape the…
News 24 Jul, 2018
Michael Bowes QC and Oliver Powell were invited by Edmonds Marshall McMahon to give a work shop on Unexplained Wealth Orders (‘UWOs’) and Interim Freezing Orders (‘IFOs’). The work shop was designed to be innovative, with participants being encouraged to think creatively about what role a private prosecutor could play in applications for UWOs and IFOs. More generally, the debate expanded as whether there was traction for the Public and Private Sectors to work more collaboratively in the area of economic crime. Background Michael Bowes QC and Oliver Powell were consulted on the Criminal Finances Bill, and in particular on UWOs, by Transparency International during the Bill’s passage through the two Houses. Their analysis and commentary on the Bill was…
News 19 Jul, 2018
We are pleased and proud to announce that David Russell QC has been listed for the second year running in ‘The Private Client Global Elite 2018’ published by Legal Week. The Private Client Global Elite 2018 publication is the list of the world’s elite lawyers advising Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) clients. Launched in 2017, it continues to serve as a valuable reference tool and directory for all clients and peers looking for the leading advisers, talent and rising stars in the trusts and private client world. An official gala dinner in London this autumn will highlight and recognise the achievement, excellence and success of the 250 Global Elite trust and private client lawyers worldwide. For more information please click here. David Russell, AM, QC…
News 19 Jul, 2018
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to announce our collaboration with the DIFC Academy of Law and Middlesex University Dubai law school on the region’s first Certificate in Common Law and DIFC Courts Practice. This specially created course is designed for Emirati Advocates and other civil law trained lawyers, in-house counsel, and legal professionals seeking to diversify their skills and enhance their professional development. The programme features a comprehensive foundational study in English common law, DIFC laws and courts procedures, and advanced advocacy skills training. Lecturers include world class law professors, international commercial lawyers, and top tier barristers from our London chambers. The course is designed to accommodate schedules of working professionals, starts in September 2018, and can be completed in approximately…
News 18 Jul, 2018
Alison McCormick has recently achieved a settlement worth over £16.5 million in a clinical negligence claim for a 14 year-old boy who suffered a brain injury after surgery at the age of two. The Claimant had a rare congenital condition which affected his kidney function. He underwent routine surgery to remove his tonsils; however, due to errors in surgical after care, he suffered severe dehydration causing hypoxic brain injury. Although liability was admitted at an early stage, it was necessary to delay the assessment of quantum to gauge how the Claimant developed. He exhibits significant deficits in intellectual ability, memory, and attention with mild gross and fine incoordination. He also presents with behavioural, social and communication difficulties. He will not be…
News 13 Jul, 2018
Oliver Powell, instructed by Ashfords LLP, appeared for Laura D Fishing Limited, South West Trawlers Limited and two private individuals, in respect of a prosecution brought by the Devon & Severn Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority (‘D&SIFCA’). It was D&SIFCA’s case that the two fishing vessels concerned had dredged for scallops within areas where such fishing was prohibited, and at such times, when such fishing was prohibited. The Crown sought to prove its case by relying on vessel monitoring system (‘VMS’) evidence. It said that the jury could be sure of the alleged illegality by virtue of evidence of the position, course, speed and direction etc. of the fishing vessels, at the material times. The trial heard evidence from two…
News 12 Jul, 2018
Following a successful launch in May of the second edition of The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations, the editorial team have now approached the panel of expert authors to bring readers up to date with significant changes in the investigations landscape. If you’ve not had time recently to read up on developments in government and corporate investigations – from China to the United States – this newsletter could help. Practitioner’s Guide editors Judith Seddon, Eleanor Davison, Christopher J Morvillo, Michael Bowes QC and Luke Tolaini have compiled and edited a round-up of the most important changes in law, enforcement policy and corporate practice. The first part of this update covers developments in the United States and the United Kingdom and includes…
News 11 Jul, 2018
The Court of Appeal of Guernsey has handed down judgment overturning the controversial decision of the Royal Court of Guernsey in M v St Anne’s Trustees Limited. Nicolas Stallworthy QC and Saaman Pourghadiri have been advising the Appellant in relation to the case. The judgment can be found here. The Guernsey Court of Appeal’s judgment offers guidance on the application of the so called rule in Hastings-Bass following the Supreme Court’s judgment in Pitt v Holt [2013] 2 AC 108. This includes: a discussion of whether the duty of adequate deliberation can properly be described as a fiduciary duty; finding that there is no requirement for the breach of fiduciary duty to have caused loss to the trust fund or…
News 27 Jun, 2018
H.E. Justice Ali Al Madhani today ordered a full trial of the claims and counterclaims in John Vitalo v Atlas Mara Management Services Limited [2018] CFI 018 (26 June 2018), having dismissed the claimant’s application for immediate judgment of two of his three claims. The claimant, the former CEO of the defendant bank, sued for breach of contract arising out of the termination of his employment, including for unpaid leave and a failure to index link his living allowance. The claims, if successful, will be subject to a considerable penalty under Article 18 of the DIFC Employment Law. His Excellency the Judge accepted the bank’s submissions that there was a serious issue to be tried including as to how much holiday…
News 26 Jun, 2018
On 15 June 2018, Emile Cilliers, the defendant in the attempted murder parachute case prosecuted by Michael Bowes QC, was sentenced by Mr Justice Sweeney at Winchester Crown Court to life imprisonment for two counts of attempted murder and one count of recklessly endangering life. The minimum term before Cilliers will be considered for parole is 18 years’ imprisonment. Click here for the judge’s sentencing remarks. To read more about this case please click here.
News 18 Jun, 2018
John McKendrick QC will return to full time practice at Outer Temple Chambers on 14 July 2018, with a wealth of experience after having served as the Attorney General and DPP of the Caribbean island of Anguilla between 2016 and 2018. John was called to the BVI in 2013 and, as a fluent Spanish speaker, he has long-standing connections across the Caribbean and wider Latin America. John took silk at the age of 39 in early 2016 and has continued to develop his impressive advisory and litigation practice as an AG with considerable heavyweight litigation before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the fields of banking law, financial services and public law. He has also led as DPP on all…
News 14 Jun, 2018
