News & Events
News & Events
Outer Temple Chambers was pleased to host once again the Financial Services Lawyers Association Christmas drinks reception on 10th December 2013. Keynote speaker Tracey McDermott, FCA Director of Enforcement, provided a review of FCA achievements of the past year and a detailed analysis of the challenges and priorities for 2014 and beyond. Introduced by Richard Hitchcock FSLA Secretary, the speech generated lively conversation amongst a guest list of the leading industry lawyers.
News 11 Dec, 2013
On 9th December 2013 David Grant spoke at the Annual Winter Trade Finance Conference hosted by the International Chamber of Commerce. David was speaking on recent cases on trade finance including Bulgrains & Co Ltd v Shinhan Bank in which he appeared.
News 10 Dec, 2013
John successfully acted for EDI Plc resisting an appeal against a decision to strike out and grant summary judgment against a counterclaim for damages in the case of DCAS Business School v EDI Plc [2013] EWHC 3378 (QB). At the relevant time EDI Plc was a private company that acted under a statutory scheme as quasi regulator of providers of national vocational qualifications. DCAS Business school, which purported to offer such qualifications, counterclaimed against EDI in breach of contract and in negligence for the manner in which EDI regulated DCAS’s business. DCAS claimed it had suffered significant financial loss. EDI applied to strike out the counter claim and sought summary judgment. This was granted. DCAS appealed to the High Court.…
News 11 Nov, 2013
The Court of Appeal (Longmore LJ, Underhill LJ and Sir Bernard Rix) today handed down its much anticipated judgment in Barclays Bank plc v Graiseley Properties Limited & Ors [neutral citation], which has been referred to as the Libor ‘test case’. The Court of Appeal dismissed Barclays’ appeal from the decision of Flaux J [2012] EWHC 3093 (Comm) by which the claimants, Graiseley (members of the Guardian Care Homes group), were granted permission to amend their claim to plead fraudulent LIBOR misrepresentation and LIBOR implied terms. Barclays argued that the LIBOR claims amounted to an “obligation to disclose one’s own dishonesty” which was a cause of action unknown to English law. Longmore LJ stated that this was “not wholly free…
News 8 Nov, 2013
The Court of Appeal of Northern Ireland has today handed down its decision in the Desmonds Pension Scheme case.
News 8 Nov, 2013
Congratulations to Headway East London who raised £9,500 through sales of amazing artwork by its members. Outer Temple is delighted to have co-sponsored the evening with Irwin Mitchel.
News 31 Oct, 2013
On the 5 December 2013, STEP’s Special Interest Groups will be holding five half-day conferences in London, UK. There will be three morning and two afternoon conferences for you to choose from. All conferences are accredited for STEP and Solicitors Regulation Authority CPD. For more information and to register click here. David Russell QC’s articles are published in Australian Law Journal and Trusts & Trustees.
News 30 Oct, 2013
The FRC has appointed Robert Rhodes QC to chair a Tribunal that will decide a complaint against the large accountancy firm, Mazars LLP, and one of its partners, arising from pension advice given in 2007. Robert Rhodes QC previously chaired the Tribunal that heard complaints in the proceedings brought by the Accountancy Investigation and Discipline Board relating to the collapse of the publicly quoted company Mayflower Plc.
News 22 Oct, 2013
On 14 October, Outer Temple Chambers hosted a reception to welcome the American Bar Association to London. The ABA International’s Fall Meeting is one of the world’s most important gathering of international lawyers, held this year at the London Park Lane Hilton on the 15th – 19th October 2013. Celebrating our close links with the ABA, Andrew Spink QC, head of Chambers and chair of COMBAR’s International Committee with Gerard McDermott QC, former president of the American Counsel Association, welcomed William C Hubbard, ABA President elect, former ABA presidents Steve Zack and Tommy Wells, an array of ABA members and London based international lawyers. Outer Temple Chambers continues to expand its presence in the US and the Middle East, enhanced…
News 15 Oct, 2013
Outer Temple is supporting Headway East London by hosting an exhibition of artwork created by survivors of brain injury. This one-night exhibition offers a unique opportunity to witness a specially commissioned collection of landscapes and abstracts, mapping the journey travelled by these artists from injury, through recovery, and into new life. RSVP to support-us@headwayeastlondon.org or via 020 7749 7790. Artist Profile Jovan is one of the artists whose work will be on display on the night. Jovan, a trainee teacher and talented young artist, was injured in an assault in 2007 aged 18. He survived against the odds but the injury to his brain impaired the physical strength and his ability to control his movements and speech. When he first came…
News 9 Oct, 2013
We are delighted to announce that last night (3 Oct 2013) at the Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards, Outer Temple was declared ‘Personal Injury / Clinical Negligence Chambers of the Year’ and that David Morris was awarded ‘Professional Discipline Junior of the Year’. The Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence teams earlier this month won the inaugural Legal 500 UK Award 2013 confirming Outer Temple’s dominance in this area of law. Outer Temple was also a finalist in the category Professional Discipline Set of the Year, a category won in 2012.
News 3 Oct, 2013
Robert Rhodes QC has been appointed to the Panel of Arbitrators of the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei. Robert already holds mediation and arbitration appointments with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the Lang Fang Arbitration Commission, and the Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing.
News 3 Oct, 2013
