News & Events
News & Events
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
We are delighted to announce that Ian Denham and Alex Haines have joined Outer Temple Chambers, with Ian to work across our Personal Injury practice area and Alex to join the Business department. Ian Denham has a particular expertise in cross-border claims, claims with features of fraud, dishonesty and exaggeration and wrongful death claims. His cross-border practice covers advising on jurisdictional matters, applicable law, direct rights of action against insurers, claims against the MIB, holiday claims including claims under the Package Travel Regulations covering local standards, accidents in the air and on sea, and claims involving a cross-border employment aspect. Alex Haines specialises in the sanctions regimes of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), and the institutional…
News 13 Jun, 2018
James Leonard appeared at the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry in London on the 6th June 2018 and made an Opening Statement on behalf of CS Stokes Associates Limited, one of the Core Participants. James invited the Chair, Sir Martin Moore-Bick, to consider, amongst other issues, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Fire Risk Assessments. His address can be found here. James’ Health & Safety and Environmental work leads to appearances in Courts at every level but his caseload is at the higher end of the scale of seriousness. Those cases invariably include fatalities in the work place, allegations of gross negligence manslaughter and offences under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. His work is extensive and nationwide,…
News 12 Jun, 2018
James Counsell QC successful for BSB, in an appeal against a finding of professional misconduct by Howard Godfrey QC, the Administrative Court (Lady Justice Sharp and Mr justice Spencer) rejected an argument that, in making disparaging remarks about the victim of a sexual assault, whilst acting for the abuser in an appeal against conviction and sentence, Mr Godfrey, a criminal silk for 25 years, was not guilty of professional misconduct. The Administrative Court held that the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Council of the Inns of Court had been correct to find that Mr Godfrey’s description of the victim as being “a girl accustomed to taking alcohol, who previously … had made a rape allegation against two boys that was then…
News 11 Jun, 2018
Tim Green appeared on behalf of The Pensions Regulator at Derby Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 7 June in a prosecution arising out of the misuse of the automatic enrolment scheme for workplace pensions by a national employer. Eight defendants, including two company directors and the company itself, all pleaded guilty. The case was committed to the Derby Crown Court for sentence later this summer. For more information about this case click here.
News 11 Jun, 2018
On Thursday 7 June, members appeared in a mock-tribunal developed and organised by Excello Law, in conjunction with Outer Temple Chambers and in front of a large number of corporate clients. James Arnold sat as an Employment Judge with Gus Baker and Victoria Brown, as advocates. The event also attracted interest from The Times. The idea behind the event was to ‘give them a taste of what it is like to be grilled by a top-notch employment barrister’. The mock-tribunal at the Law Society was extremely well-attended, and a great success. James Arnold: A specialist in employment and discrimination law. His particular expertise lies in defending complex and high-value discrimination and whistle-blowing cases, as well as providing strategic advice on a broad spectrum…
News 7 Jun, 2018
Having found that the relevant decision takers in respect of the Claimant’s dismissal and appeal had in mind both that he had been a nuisance in his campaigning and trade union activities and the fact of his having made protected disclosures, the ET needed to engage with the question which had been the real reason or principal reason for the dismissal? Although it had stated it had found that the reason for dismissal had been the Claimant’s protected disclosures, there was nothing to demonstrate it had considered the alternative – that the decision takers’ view of the Claimant as a nuisance was the principal reason. On the ET’s findings, however, that had been left as a possibility, notwithstanding its rejection…
News 1 Jun, 2018
A number of members of the Health & Safety Team at Outer Temple Chambers have been invited to give seminars as part of The Health & Safety Lawyers Association (‘HSLA’) spring seminar programme. This year, the programme will attract over 200 delegates across five separate seminars. On 26 April 2018, Ben Compton QC and Tim Green gave a seminar on Dismissal & Disclosure. The event was hosted by DWF in Birmingham, and will be repeated at Osborne Clarke in London on 14 June 2018 and at Eversheds in Leeds on 21 June 2018. The talk covers the powers of the Crown Court to dismiss charges before arraignment, disclosure before arraignment, defence statements, and digital & expert disclosure. On 17 May…
News 30 May, 2018
Michael Bowes QC has successfully prosecuted Emile Cilliers for attempting to murder his wife by sabotaging her parachute, as well as attempting to kill her by means of a gas explosion and recklessly endangering the lives of his children. Cilliers was convicted at Winchester Crown Court on 24 May 2018 and will be sentenced by Mr Justice Sweeney on 15 June 2018. To read more details about this case, please click here.
News 25 May, 2018
We are delighted to announce that David E Grant has been approved as full member of STEP by their Membership Committee. This further strengthens the Outer Temple Private Client team and our presence within STEP – joining Outer Temple Members David Russell QC – current Deputy Chair of STEP Worldwide, Claire van Overdijk – listed by the 12th STEP Private Client Awards 2017/18 as a Panel Expert, and Jennifer Seaman. STEP is the global professional association for practitioners who specialise in family inheritance and succession planning. The primary purpose of the organisation is to improve public understanding of the issues families face in relation to inheritance and succession planning and promote education and high professional standards among members. David’s appointment…
News 15 May, 2018
Sport Resolutions (UK) is an independent dispute resolution service, providing sport specific arbitration and mediation services. We are delighted to announce Matthew’s appointment to their panels. The Panel Appointment and Review Committee of Sports Resolutions has also invited Matthew McDonagh to join the Pro Bono Panel in order to provide advice and assistance to athletes and individuals of limited financial means. In his capacity as a member of the Pro Bono Panel, Matthew accepts instructions for athletes in a wide variety of disputes. He is one of a select group of experienced sport lawyers to assist individuals before Sport Resolutions panels and other NGB tribunals. At Outer Temple Chambers, Matthew leads on the Law in Sport activity and has represented…
News 27 Apr, 2018
Outer Temple Chambers are delighted to announce that pensions partner and expert, Philip Stear has accepted an offer to join Chambers in the autumn of 2018. Philip has specialised in pensions law at Travers Smith for over 20 years, becoming a partner there in 2005. Philip will join Outer Temple as a full member of Chambers towards the end of 2018 on being called to the Bar. Philip is a member of the Association of Pension Lawyers (“APL”) Main Committee and frequent speaker at APL events. Chambers UK ranks Philip in Band Two of the London “leading individuals”: he “has an enormous mind for legal work, great ability and is charming to deal with”, according to Chambers UK sources. At Travers…
News 26 Apr, 2018
