News & Events
News & Events
We are delighted to announce that Charlotte Elves has been included in The Lawyer’s ‘Hot 100’ list for 2026. Every year, The Lawyer compiles a list of members that that they feel have made an impact on the legal world and have excelled in their field. Their ‘Hot 100’ rates on excellence and relevance. It covers “an incredibly diverse mix of legal professionals; scrappers from the rough and tumble of criminal law; sophisticated corporate dealmakers; intellectuals and silver-tongued advocates from barristers’ profession; the in-house counsel with the ear of their CEOs; associates rising to greatness; and even the occasional professional with no legal qualifications at all who is nevertheless showing the industry how to better itself. But whatever world they come from,…
News 26 Jan, 2026
The Lawyer has revealed its ‘Top 10 Appeals of 2026’ and we are thrilled to share that Charlotte Elves has been mentioned for her involvement in one of this year’s biggest cases, Município De Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Limited & Ors. There are plenty of lawsuits heading to the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and the High Court, and The Lawyer has unveiled its top appeals and cases to look out for this year. Outer Temple’s Charlotte Elves has been featured in The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2026 for her involvement in Município De Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Limited & Ors. The case, commenced by 620,000 claimants after an environmental disaster in Brazil, has been one of the most closely watched disputes in the…
External Publications, News 21 Jan, 2026
The Times has named Charlotte Elves ‘Lawyer of the Week’ after she acted as junior counsel in the Court of Appeal, where the chief constable of Northamptonshire Police was found in contempt of court for failing to disclose evidence related to her client’s arrest in 2021. Charlotte Elves was junior counsel, led by James Leonard KC, representing Nadine Buzzard-Quashie in a case in which the Court of Appeal found the chief constable of Northamptonshire Police, Ivan Balhatchet, in contempt of court for repeatedly failing to produce video footage of Ms Buzzard-Quashie’s arrest in 2021. The Times has acknowledged her work in this case with the title of ‘Lawyer of the Week’ in this week’s edition. When interviewed by the Times, Charlotte acknowledged the…
News 20 Nov, 2025
Fiona Horlick KC and Charlotte Elves act for the Municipality Claimants (MCs) in a contempt application arising out of Município De Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Limited & Ors [2025] EWHC 1601 (TCC). The case is currently litigated before the Technology and Construction Court, following the collapse of the Fundão Dam in 2015. The Contempt Application was brought in October 2024, alleging that the Defendant mining corporation had interfered in the due administration of justice by procuring and funding a claim before the Brazilian Constitutional Court with the aim of removing the MCs access to the English Courts in the ongoing proceedings. The Defendant sought strike out on the basis that the Contempt Application: Was an abuse of process because…
News 26 Jun, 2025
Join us to hear from our leading pensions law barristers on Monday 19th May 2025 at The Edwardian Radisson Hotel, Manchester for an afternoon of pensions law talks at the second stop of this year’s conference series. You are invited to join Outer Temple’s pensions team for an afternoon of talks covering all things pensions law on Monday 19th May 2025. The event will consist of a series of presentations and panel discussions, followed by drinks. Topics of discussion include: Fetters – Where are we now? Members entitlement to non-statutory pre-97 increases Enough already … too much of a good thing ? All the trusts law you need to deal with surpluses A survey of current legal issues for pension…
Outer Temple’s Employment Law barristers Sapan Maini-Thompson and Charlotte Elves have been published in the May 2025 ELA Briefing in a case analysis on the landmark decision of ‘For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers’. Outer Temple’s Sapan Maini-Thompson and Charlotte Elves have written a case analysis for the May 2025 ELA Briefing. In the landmark decision of For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers, the Supreme Court has ruled that the protected characteristic of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act has a biological definition and the acquisition of a Gender Recognition Certificate under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 does not change a person’s sex in equalities legislation. In this article, Sapan and Charlotte have covered the relationship between the Gender Recognition Act…
External Publications, News 1 May, 2025
For a long time, one of the hottest and most contentious questions in Equality & Diversity has been “What is a woman?” Last week, the Supreme Court answered this question in a ruling that is set to cause rewrites of policies up and down the UK. There have been various suggested answers to this question: anyone who says they are a woman; biological women plus trans-women who hold GRCs; or just biological women. Last week, the Supreme Court answered the question, at least so far as the Equality Act is concerned: a woman is someone who is biologically female. As the judges were at pains to point out, that doesn’t undermine the protected characteristic of gender reassignment. Those with that…
News 23 Apr, 2025
Join us to hear from our leading pensions law barristers on Monday 28th April 2025 at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel for an afternoon of pensions law talks at the first stop of this year’s conference series. You are invited to join Outer Temple’s pensions team for an afternoon of talks covering all things pensions law on Monday 28th April 2025. The event will consist of a series of presentations and panel discussions, followed by drinks. Topics of discussion will include: Fetters – Where are we now? Members entitlement to non-statutory pre-97 increases Enough already… too much of a good thing? All the trusts law you need to deal with surpluses A survey of current legal issues for pension scheme…
Event Date: 7 Nov, 2024
We are delighted to invite you to our ‘Contempt of Court In Commercial Disputes’ Breakfast Seminar on Thursday, 7th November at The Reform Club, London. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers for a breakfast seminar focusing on contempt of court in commercial disputes in the Business and Property Courts. With the Law Commission Consultation Paper closing on 29 November 2024, high profile committals of Soophia Khan, Graham Darby and Tommy Robinson, and near-misses for Katie Price and Oleg Deripaska, contempt of court is an essential part of a commercial litigator’s toolkit. Members of Outer Temple’s commercial and business crime teams together with guest speakers will discuss a range of contempt matters across three panels: Panel One – ‘Caselaw…
Outer Temple’s Helen Pugh, James Leonard KC and Charlotte Elves were instructed in Commercial Bank of Dubai SC & Ors v Al Sari. The Court of Appeal handed down judgment which clarifies the law on alternative service in contempt proceedings. The Court of Appeal have clarified the law on alternative service in contempt proceedings in an important judgment handed down in Commercial Bank of Dubai SC & Ors v Al Sari [2024] EWCA Civ 643. The Court of Appeal accepted the submission of the 1st Appellant (represented on appeal by Helen Pugh of Outer Temple Chambers) and 2nd Appellant (represented on appeal by James Leonard KC and Charlotte Elves) that an order permitting alternative service in a previous phase of…
News 13 Jun, 2024
Join us to hear from our leading pensions law barristers on Thursday 16th of May 2024 for an afternoon of talks at the second stop of this conference series around the country. You are invited to join the Outer Temple’s pensions team for an afternoon of talks, covering all things pensions law on Thursday 16th May 2024. Topics will include: the Avon judgment, section 57 of the Trustee Act 1925, defending contribution notices, and notable non-pensions cases for pensions lawyers. The event will be rounded off with a panel discussion comprised of Outer Temple’s silks, followed by early evening networking drinks. Agenda 1.30pm – Registration 1.50pm – 2.00pm – Welcome & Introduction 2:00pm – 2:30pm – Severing the bad from…
Join us to hear from our leading pensions law barristers on Thursday 18th of April 2024 for an afternoon of talks on pensions law at the first stop of this conference series around the country. You are invited to join the Outer Temple’s pensions team for an afternoon of talks, covering all things pensions law. Topics will include: the Avon judgment, an update on Pensions Ombudsman cases, defending contribution notices and notable non-pensions cases for pensions lawyers. The event will be rounded off with a panel discussion comprised of Outer Temple’s silks. Agenda 1.30pm – Registration (tea, coffee & pastries on arrival) 1.50pm – 2.00pm – Welcome & Introduction 2:00pm – 2:30pm – Severing the bad from the good: a…
