News & Events
News & Events
On the first anniversary of the death of our friend and colleague Chris Meiring, we invite you to read the obituary written by his family. This piece was first published in The Times (printed edition) on Saturday 23rd August 2025, which we have reproduced with their kind permission. Read the full article below:
News 29 Aug, 2025
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The Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment in this important case of PMC v Cym Taf Morgannwg University Health Board concerning anonymity orders in personal injury claims in which the Personal Injuries Bar Association (PIBA) intervened on behalf of its members. The PIBA intervention succeeded in upholding the approach taken in relation to anonymity orders where settlements are sought to be approved under CPR 21.10 in line with JX MX v Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust [2015] EWCA Civ 96, [2015] 1 WLR 3647 (Dartford). The Court of Appeal in PMC has clarified the jurisdiction of the courts to make anonymity orders which include orders withholding information from the public and restricting the reporting of proceedings in court…
News 28 Aug, 2025
Louis Weston joined a line up of experts at the ‘Safeguarding Sport in Mexico – Focus on Tackling Competition Manipulation’ Conference on 26th and 27th August 2025 in Mexico. If not properly addressed, the manipulation of sports competitions and corruption in sport represent a global threat to the integrity, credibility, and fairness of sport. These phenomena can affect any discipline, country, or level of play, and have been increasingly exploited by organized criminal networks. This event, organised by UNODC in Mexico, with the support of IOC and FIFA, focused on supporting efforts aimed at protecting the 2026 FIFA World Cup from competition manipulation. The two-day workshop trained law enforcement and prosecutors, anti-corruption institutions, sports and educational organisations, develop a legal…
News 28 Aug, 2025
We are delighted to welcome Jaye Alderson to Outer Temple’s award-winning International Team as a Professional Associate. Jaye was called to the New South Wales Bar in 2015 and holds rights of audience before the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts. She divides her time between Sydney and Abu Dhabi, developing an international practice focused on high value commercial disputes and arbitration, employment law, investigations, and business crime and regulatory matters. She has built a reputation for acting in complex, high profile and precedent setting cases. Examples include Commonwealth v Yunupingu [2025] HCA 6, where the High Court confirmed that Indigenous land rights (native title) are constitutionally protected property; acting for BHP in the national test case on employer mandated COVID-19…
News 20 Aug, 2025
Event Date: 30 Sep, 2025
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to co-host a Seminar on ‘Opportunities and Trends for Private Investors’ with DIFC and Child & Child on Tuesday 30th September 2025. The DIFC has in recent years rapidly become the largest hedge fund management hub in the MENA region, and the pace of growth is set to continue. This is driven by the low tax environment, strong local economy, long term residency schemes and a stable common law legal and regulatory regime. The global economic and political turbulence is also driving investment and interest in the region. Join us for an insightful panel discussion followed by open discussion with fellow senior decision makers. Topics covered will include: Key UAE tax considerations for asset managers…
Outer Temple Chambers is pleased to be part of the Islamic Finance Forum 2025, with its Middle East members speaking at 6 separate forums from September to November 2025. Outer Temple’s Dubai based barrister David Russell KC and Professional Associate Oliver Agha will be speaking at various IFN Forums, taking place in different cities from September to November 2025. For each Forum, an advisory board comprising the industry’s leading practitioners and regulators is assembled to offer advice and a holistic view of latest industry trends. IFN Oman Forum 2025, 8th September David Russell KC will be moderating a panel session by Sherif Hampton of SASLO and Sami Arfah Bait Rashid of Meethaq Islamic Banking on ‘A Focus on Endowment: The…
News 18 Aug, 2025
Elizabeth Grace analyses Century Property v Aldiss, a case where the High Court granted mandatory injunction against a personal pension to enforce a judgment debt. Century Property sought mandatory injunctions against Dr Aldiss following his failure to pay instalments in accordance with the terms of a Tomlin Order, and his subsequent failure to satisfy the judgment debt when he did not adhere to the terms of the Tomlin Order. The High Court allowed Century Property’s application for mandatory injunctions against Dr Aldiss’ pension, a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP), meaning that the outstanding debt of over £400k could be enforced against the assets in the SIPP when Dr Aldiss turned 55. In her article, Elizabeth looks at the practical implications of…
External Publications, News 14 Aug, 2025
Ian Denham represented South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust in the inquest into the death of Azroy Dawes-Clarke. Azroy was a serving prisoner at HMP Elmley at the time of his death on 10 November 2021. He died after tying a ligature around his neck and subsequently being restrained by prison officers. The Interested Persons in the inquest included mental health staff employed by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, healthcare staff employed by an independent agency, GPs, paramedics and prison staff. The article 2 inquest, which covered 18 days, examined issues surrounding the management of self-harm within the prison, inter-agency care of a patient in crisis and whether the use of force by prison officers was causative of Azroy’s…
News 6 Aug, 2025
Outer Temple’s Sarah Crowther KC and Sapan Maini-Thompson successfully acted for the English Blackball Pool Federation in defending the discrimination claim brought against it by the transgender pool player, Harriet Haynes. This is the first judgment to apply the Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, which was handed down a few days after the end of the trial. Although the decision in FWS was sufficient to dispose of the claim, having heard expert evidence from Professor Joseph Formaggio and Dr Blair Hamilton for the Claimant, and Dr David Alciatore and Dr Emma Hilton for the Defendants, the court also set out its conclusions in relation to the sport exception under section 195…
News 1 Aug, 2025
Chambers & Partners launched their High Net Worth 2025 Guide, and we are pleased to share that Elaine Palser has been ranked as Band 4 in Chancery: Traditional (London Bar). Chambers High Net Worth recognises the best professional advisers for international private wealth globally. The firms and individuals ranked in Chambers High Net Worth understand the complex needs of high net worth individuals and provide specialist advice. Elaine Palser has been ranked as Band 4 in Chancery: Traditional (London Bar). She has a broad commercial practice, including claims involving contentious trusts and those arising in the insolvency context. Elaine is described as “Very grounded and unflappable. Technically strong and her astute intellect shines through in court.” She is also noted by…
News 28 Jul, 2025
Philip Punwar has been recognised in The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators Guide, published on Thursday 24th July 2025. The Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators Guide, now in its 4th year, focuses on Global Litigation. The Guide features attorneys who specialize in international arbitration, public international litigation and global controversies and investigations that increasingly define the portfolio of the world’s best dispute lawyers. The 500 recognised individuals are selected through a robust nomination process including submissions, journalistic research and editorial vetting from a board of peers. Philip Punwar has been recognised in International Arbitration & Litigation in Dubai. Philip is an English qualified practitioner with more than twenty-five years’ arbitration experience. He has acted as sole, party nominated and presiding arbitrator in ad…
News 25 Jul, 2025
Harry Steinberg KC, Aliyah Akram and Carin Hunt appear in the High Court in this landmark litigation on behalf of thousands of military personnel who suffered noise induced hearing loss whilst in service. Harry Steinberg KC, Aliyah Akram and Carin Hunt are instructed by Simon Ellis and the Military team at Hugh James in this landmark litigation against the MoD. They represent thousands of military personnel who have sustained noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus as a result of negligent exposure to excessive noise in service. Last year, they negotiated a groundbreaking agreement including significant concessions by the MoD on limitation, breach of duty, and combat immunity. Thousands of former servicemen and women will now be able to claim compensation for their…
News 23 Jul, 2025
