News & Events
News & Events
Bianca Venkata has been published in the July 2020 edition of the Solicitors Journal for her article considering the impact of the pandemic on employment firms. Bianca provides an overview of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on employment law firms, litigation in the employment tribunal, and health and safety and GDPR considerations in the work place. She also considers the balance between protecting vulnerable groups from covid-19 with avoiding discrimination. Bianca looks at the potential for future litigation arising out of employment discrimination, particularly with regards to employers who adopt policies based on the vulnerability of particular groups to the virus. Bianca’s article has been published in the July edition of the Solicitors Journal and can be read here.…
External Publications 21 Jul, 2020
Bianca Venkata presents a webinar on ‘Dismissal or Resignation?’, one of a series of Q&As recorded at the recent 28 Barristers – 14 Days Employment Law programme. As part of the 28 Barristers – 14 Days Employment Law Series, Bianca Venkata presented a Q&A webinar on ‘Dismissal or Resignation?’. Bianca outlined key principles in this area followed by an analysis of three recent court cases. She then answered live questions from the audience. Watch the Employment Law Webinar Free Representation Unit Industry professionals were charged a small fee to participate in the live webinars and £15,000 was donated to the Free Representation Unit, helping to train future generations of advocates and supporting vulnerable litigants. Find out more This webinar was part…
Webinars 27 May, 2020
Outer Temple Chambers has won the Chambers of the Year category at the STEP Private Client Awards, which took place last night in London. Held by STEP, the worldwide professional association for those advising families across generations, the Awards are highly regarded as a celebration of excellence across the private client world. All entries go through a rigorous, practitioner-led judging process to select the best in the industry. The Chambers of the Year category had a strong set of finalists, with Outer Temple Chambers beating New Square Chambers, Old Square Tax Chambers, St John’s Chambers, and Wilberforce Chambers to the prize. The Judges said: ‘This modern, progressive chambers delivers a fresh and innovative approach to staff and clients. In particular…
News 8 Nov, 2018
Outer Temple Chambers is proud to have been shortlisted in the category of ‘Chambers of the Year’ at the 2018/19 STEP Private Client Awards. A winner will be nominated for each category and all winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on the 7th November 2018. We congratulate our barristers in the Private Client team for this great achievement and wish them the best of luck.
News 6 Aug, 2018
Following Bar Chairman Andrew Langdon QC’s call to support Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) in Counsel Magazine, Bianca Venkata discusses why this is such an important cause. Who? BID is a charity which specialises in helping immigration detainees obtain bail. BID’s work includes holding workshops at immigration removal centres (IRCs) for detainees and developing an invaluable step-by-step guide for detainees on how to obtain bail (more information is available here). For the most vulnerable detainees, BID prepares bail applications. Why does bail matter? The UK has 11 IRCs holding at any one time approximately 3500 detainees. Many people who are detained have never committed a crime: they have simply over-stayed their visa or had their asylum request refused. There is no…
External Publications 13 Apr, 2017
Bianca addresses the coming into force, on 7th March 2016, of the new regime in the financial services sector. She considers new key requirements as well as the impact of the removal of the reverse burden of proof. Among her conclusions, she highlights “increased transparency and accountability of decision-making in firms”, but also notes that the “emphasis on individual accountability may undermine collective decision-making”. The article, first appeared in the New Law Journal on 15 January 2016.
External Publications 25 Feb, 2016
The Supreme Court on 18 March 2015 handed down a controversial judgment in R(on the application of SG and others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2015] UKSC 16 in which the majority upheld the lawfulness of the Benefit Cap (Housing Benefit) Regulations 2012 (the “Regulations”). The Supreme Court divided 3:2, with Lord Reed, Lord Hughes and Lord Carnwath holding that the Regulations were lawful, while Lady Hale and Lord Kerr dissented. The judicial review challenged the Regulations as indirectly discriminating against the property rights of women contrary to Article 14 of the European Convention of Human Rights (“ECHR”) taken with Article 1 of protocol 1 of the ECHR (“A1P1”). The Regulations limit the amount of specified benefits…
News 7 Apr, 2015
