News & Events
News & Events
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for Commercial Set of the Year, Commercial Silk of the Year, Commercial Junior of the Year and UAE Set of the Year at the Legal 500 Middle East and North Africa Awards 2025. Outer Temple Chambers (Commercial Set of the Year), Andrew Spink KC (Commercial Silk of the Year) and Justina Stewart (Commercial Junior of the Year) have been recognised in the Commercial category under the English Bar in the Middle East. We are overjoyed to also be ranked as the UAE Set of the Year. The awards will be taking place on Thursday, 30th January 2025 at Mandarin Oriental Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE. These awards reflect the competency…
News 29 Oct, 2024
David Russell KC will be lecturing at the 3rd batch of the comprehensive Aurifer GCC Tax Certificate course in collaboration with Middlesex University Dubai. The Aurifer GCC Tax Certificate program will start on Thursday, 3rd October 2024 until Thursday, 28th November 2024. This course is designed for professionals who wish to expand their expertise in tax regulations and compliance across the GCC region. The course offers a thorough and practical understanding of 6 key models including UAE Corporate Tax, GCC VAT and Excise Tax, GCC Customs, Domestic Tax Systems in the GCC, International Tax, and Transfer Pricing. This year’s edition also features an additional module with two specialisation tracks covering Pillar 2 Implementation in the GCC and the UAE Free…
News 2 Oct, 2024
David Russell KC will be speaking at the Transcontinental Trusts Istanbul Conference 2024 on Thursday, 3rd October at InterContinental Hotel. The 39th Transcontinental Trusts Conference will be taking place in Istanbul, Turkey from 2nd to 4th October, bringing the East and West together. Over the two day conference, experts from across Europe, the Middle East and beyond will discuss the latest challenges in transcontinental trusts, focusing on the particular characteristics of each region. David Russell KC of Outer Temple Chambers, alongside Jacques Visser of DIFC will discuss ‘Exploring the DIFC as a trust jurisdiction’ over a keynote session from 9:45am to 10:30am (Turkey Time, GMT +3:00) on Thursday, 3rd October 2024. To view the full agenda of the Conference, click…
News 29 Aug, 2024
David Russell KC will be speaking at the upcoming Hubbis Wealth Solutions Forum- Dubai 2024 on Wednesday, 11th September from 9.00am-5.00pm at Shangri-La Dubai. In today’s rapidly evolving private wealth landscape, understanding the complexities of wealth planning and structuring solutions is crucial for providing comprehensive and tailored advisory services. The Hubbis Wealth Solutions Forum is dedicated to shedding light on the diverse range of wealth planning and structuring solutions available in the UAE, offering invaluable insights. The forum will emphasize the importance of holistic wealth planning in preserving wealth across generations, managing liquidity during unforeseen events, and navigating global regulations and taxation. The Forum will be split into two components; The Main session (9:00am to 2:00pm), and the Workshops (2:00pm…
News 28 Aug, 2024
David Russell KC, Philip Punwar and Sean Yates provided training at the DIFC Laws & Courts Procedures, a unit of the DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2024, that took place between 7th May and 16th July 2024 at the DIFC Academy. The DIFC Academy, in Association with Middlesex University Dubai and Outer Temple Chambers present the sixth edition of the DIFC Laws Certificate taking place between May to October 2024. This 6-month programme consists of nine units. It aims to provide education and training in common law and DIFC laws and courts procedures to civil law lawyers, DIFC Courts practitioners, Emirati advocates, In-house counsels and other professionals whose work involve exposure to common law systems and jurisdictions. David Russell KC, Philip…
News 16 Jul, 2024
Event Date: 9 Jul, 2024
Join key members of the Huobi case for an insightful discussion on the key takeaway points from this landmark judgment on Tuesday, 9th July 2024 at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai. We are delighted to invite you to join key team members on the Huobi case, Andrew Spink KC and Justina Stewart of Outer Temple Chambers, and Peter Smith of Charles Russell Speechlys LLP. Chaitanya Kediyal of Outer Temple Chambers supported the team in this case and will join the panel with his observations. The event will be chaired by David Russell KC of Outer Temple Chambers. In the much anticipated judgment, GATE MENA DMCC & HUOBI MENA FZC V TABARAK INVESTMENT CAPITAL LTD & ANR, the DIFC Court of Appeal (Justice…
Outer Temple’s David Russell KC and Shabana Saleem will be speaking at the mandatory course on the ‘Amendments to the DIFC Trust Law and Foundations Law’ on Thursday, 27th June from 9-11am (GST). The DIFC Academy, in association with Outer Temple Chambers presents a mandatory course on the amendments to the DIFC Trust Law and DIFC Foundations Law. At this session, David Russell KC and Shabana Saleem of Outer Temple Chambers will give an overview of the key amendments to the DIFC Trust Law and DIFC Foundations Law, as amended by DIFC Laws Amendment Laws No.1 and No.3 of 2024. The amendments seek to enhance the legal framework for managing substantial wealth in the region through innovating to address the challenges…
News 18 Jun, 2024
David Russell KC will be speaking at the India UAE Business Forum & Delegation on Wednesday, 29th May at Sofitel Downtown Dubai. The India UAE Business Forum, organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is a premier event dedicated to fostering and enhancing the business relations between India and the UAE. The objective of the forum is to address and navigate the regulatory, legal, and compliance challenges faced by businesses operating in both India and the UAE. Through insightful discussions, expert speakers, and the release of a comprehensive White Paper by Fox & Mandal on the Regulatory and Legal Ecosystem between UAE & India, the forum aims to provide valuable insights and solutions to the participants. David Russell KC…
News 28 May, 2024
We are delighted to share that Outer Temple Chambers and our team of barristers have yet again been ranked for our commercial and construction expertise at the English Bar in the Middle East. Legal 500 announced their 2024 EMEA results and we are proud to have been ranked as a Tier 1 set in the ‘Middle East: The English Bar: Commercial’ guide including nine barrister rankings, as well as barrister listings in the ‘Middle East: The English Bar: Construction’ guide. These rankings reflect competency in providing expert advisory and advocacy services and facilities for Contract and Commercial, Construction, Financial, Regulatory, Taxation and Trusts, Employment, and Arbitration work in the region. Outer Temple Chambers and its members have been in the Middle East for nearly 20 years and is widely…
News 9 Apr, 2024
Outer Temple Chambers’ digital assets, and banking and finance experts advised the DIFCA on innovative new laws on Digital Assets and secured transactions in September 2023, which have now been enacted. The new Digital Assets Law is considered to be ground-breaking as it is the first legislative enactment to comprehensively set out the legal characteristics of digital assets as a matter of property law, to provide for how digital assets may be controlled, transferred and dealt with by interested parties and to introduce an impairment regime that addresses the unique characteristics of digital assets. The new Law of Security is influenced by the UNCITRAL Model of Secured Transactions and significantly enhances DIFC’s securities regime to keep pace with international developments…
News 14 Mar, 2024
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for Commercial Set of the Year and Commercial Junior of the Year at the Legal 500 Middle East and North Africa Awards 2024. Outer Temple Chambers and Dr Ali Almihdar have been recognised in the Commercial category under the English Bar in the Middle East. The awards will be taking place on Thursday, 8 February 2024 at Mandarin Oriental Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE. These awards reflect the competency in providing expert advisory and advocacy services and facilities under Commercial Litigation in the Middle East. Outer Temple Chambers has been in the Middle East for close to a decade and our members close to 20 years. Members have been involved in some…
News 28 Nov, 2023
Outer Temple’s David Russell KC was recently published in the Case Focus section of LexisNexis‘ Oct/Nov2023 Edition of ‘Lexis Middle East Law Alert’. Lexis Middle East Law Alert is a magazine by LexisNexis providing a round-up of legal, finance and tax developments across the Middle East. Within the Case Focus section, David Russell KC addresses a DIFC Court proceeding case entitled ‘(1) Sandra Holding Limited (2) Nuri Musaed Al Saleh v (1) Fawzi Musaed Al Saleh (2) Ahmed Fawzi Al Saleh, (3) Yasmine Fawzi Al Saleh (4) Farah El Merabi.’ The original dispute in this case involved a shareholder agreement which led to litigation on breach and fraud. Within the Case Focus, David explores: Why is this important, What it is about, and What…
External Publications 10 Nov, 2023