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News & Events
Instructed by leading litigation firm Stewarts Law LLP, Christopher and Matthew advised and represented Mark Pollock throughout his claim, obtaining judgment following a “difficult” five-day trial before William Davis J. Unbroken by blindness at 22, Mark competed in ultra endurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps including an epic two month expedition race to the South Pole. He won silver and bronze rowing in the Commonwealth Games. Describing Mark, the Judge said: “His athletic achievements would have been notable for someone without disability. Given his blindness they were and are remarkable”. The judgment provides much needed security whilst Mark continues his journey, now as a pioneer exploring the frontiers of spinal cord injury recovery.
News 29 Jul, 2015
Miss Moreno was a young mother on holiday with her toddler son and partner in Zakynthos, Greece. Whilst walking alongside a road on 17 May 2011, she was struck and grievously injured by a car whose driver was uninsured. Her injuries resulted in amputation of her leg and significant damage to the other leg. She brought a claim before the courts of England and Wales against the Motor Insurers’ Bureau pursuant to the Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance)(Information Centre and Compensation Body) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/37). Liability to compensate Miss Moreno is admitted by MIB, but it asserts that the previous Court of Appeal decisions in Jacobs v MIB [2010] EWCA Civ 1208; [2011] 1 WLR 2609 and Bloy and Ireson…
News 28 Jul, 2015
Michael Bowes QC chaired a discussion between senior prosectors and defence practitioners to discuss the controversial topic of corporate internal investigations. Eleanor Davison was a member of the panel, which included the Director of the SFO, David Green QC, Harry Chernoff, an assistant US attorney at the DoJ and Judith Seddon, a partner at Clifford Chance. This was a “closed” seminar organised and recorded by Global Investigation Review. The transcript and the overview article have now been published in GIR online and will feature in the next edition of its magazine. A full list of panel members and the overview article appear below. Chair Michael Bowes QC, joint head, Outer Temple Chambers Speakers Harry Chernoff, assistant US attorney, Southern District…
News 27 Jul, 2015
Fiona Horlick appeared for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) in a recent disciplinary hearing involving allegations brought by IFoA against two scheme actuaries. The facts involved their misconduct in relation to three pension schemes including breaches of the pensions legislation in relation to scheme actuary work, breaches of the TASs and incompetence in relation to their work. Both were expelled from membership.
News 19 Jul, 2015
Outer Temple is delighted to announce that Saul Margo has recently been appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel. The appointment runs from 1st September 2015 to the end of August 2020.
News 5 Jul, 2015
In a landmark ruling, Mr Justice Globe has today imposed vicarious liability upon the Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) organisation both for: the acts of sexual abuse committed by one of its ministerial servants, Peter Stewart (PS), upon the Claimant (“the abuse claim”); and; the failures, on the part of its Elders, to safeguard the Claimant from acts of further sexual abuse, in circumstances where they knew PS was a paedophile, but viewed him as being repentant for his sins, thereby permitting him to remain in the congregation (“the safeguarding claim”). James Counsell and Ben Bradley (instructed by Kathleen Hallisey of AO Advocates) acted for the Claimant, in what is the first case of this nature to be brought against the JWs.…
News 18 Jun, 2015
A Legal Harmony choir of 70 singers from a range of legal firms and chambers performed at the opening ceremony of the American Bar Association London Session in front of 800 American Lawyers. The ceremony was held at Central Hall Westminster yesterday, commemorating 800 years of Magna Carta. Speakers included: Alistair MacDonald QC, Chairman of the Bar of England and Wales, Andrew Caplen, President of the Law Society and Lord Neuberger who provided the keynote speech. The choir was made up from the following firms: Allen & Overy, Berwin Leighton Paisner, Devonshires, Freshfields, Fieldfisher, Hogan Lovells, Howard Kennedy, Outer Temple Chambers and Wragge Lawrence Graham. Three singers from Outer Temple joined the choir which was pulled together by Legal Harmony…
News 11 Jun, 2015
Andrew Spink QC and James Rickards (instructed on behalf of the Trustee by Victoria Leigh of Squire Patton Boggs) have appeared before the Determinations Panel in relation to the Carrington Wire Defined Benefit Scheme (the “Scheme”). The case concerned the termination of a guarantee given by OAO Severstal (a large steel company based in Russia whose subsidiary Severstal-Meitz was also a target) that guaranteed Carrington Wire’s funding obligations to the Scheme (Carrington Wire being the Scheme’s principal employer). The termination of the guarantee was contrary to various assurances given by OAO Severstal and Severstal-Meitz that the guarantee would remain in place. The case against OAO Severstal (and its immediate subsidiary Severstal-Meitz) settled shortly before the commencement of the Determination Panel’s hearing…
News 1 Jun, 2015
Chambers is delighted to announce that it won the Chambers Innovation Award at a ceremony held on Friday 22nd May. The Legal Innovation Awards organised by Legal Week celebrate creative excellence in the legal industry. The judges were impressed by the new internal restructuring which provides flexibility to respond quickly to market developments, inverting the traditional contributions structure to retain high earners, and the successful development of work in the UK and abroad.
News 21 May, 2015
Court finds that the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions failed to carry out lawful assessments when converting individuals to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Fiona Scolding acted for the Respondent, Mr Robert Dukes.
News 21 May, 2015
Paul Rogers has been invited by the Advocacy Training Council (ATC), the BSB approved training entity for the Bar, to conduct advocacy training in The Hague. The training will take place over two days, 23/24 May, and is part of the international advocacy course for lawyers practising at the international tribunals in The Hague.
News 18 May, 2015
Jonathan Hand and Paul Rogers gave a presentation on ‘Legislation, Litigation & Regulation’ at the Headway Devon’s educational seminar on Head Injuries and Sport.
News 18 May, 2015
