News & Events
News & Events
14 members of Outer Temple’s Employment Law team attended the Industrial Law Society (ILS) Annual Conference on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th September 2025 at Keble College in Oxford. The Industrial Law Society was founded in 1964 as an organisation where both sides of industry and all those involved in employment law can meet regularly, and informally, to exchange views. It is the leading forum for debate and understanding of employment law and its applications. The two-day conference brought together solicitors, barristers, judges and academics from across the United Kingdom. Our team of silks, juniors and clerks took the opportunity to meet up with peers and colleagues whilst attending talks and workshops on some of the hottest topics in employment…
News 18 Sep, 2025
Elizabeth Grace analyses Century Property v Aldiss, a case where the High Court granted mandatory injunction against a personal pension to enforce a judgment debt. Century Property sought mandatory injunctions against Dr Aldiss following his failure to pay instalments in accordance with the terms of a Tomlin Order, and his subsequent failure to satisfy the judgment debt when he did not adhere to the terms of the Tomlin Order. The High Court allowed Century Property’s application for mandatory injunctions against Dr Aldiss’ pension, a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP), meaning that the outstanding debt of over £400k could be enforced against the assets in the SIPP when Dr Aldiss turned 55. In her article, Elizabeth looks at the practical implications of…
External Publications, News 14 Aug, 2025
Lydia Seymour and Elizabeth Grace have successfully argued that two Belfast doctors, Dr. Durkan and Dr. O’Neill, are entitled to holiday pay from the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, following a long-standing dispute. The case, which was a test case backed by the BMA and heard by the former President of the Northern Irish Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal, is likely to determine the terms of employment for a significant number of sessional Out-of-Hours GPs in the region. The background to the case was that sessional Out-of-Hours GPs had originally been deemed self-employed by the Trust; however, in 2017 HMRC determined that they were employees. The Trust viewed them as workers, and acknowledged they were entitled to holiday…
News 6 Jun, 2025
Elizabeth Grace presented a talk on ‘The Pensions Ombudsman Update Recoupment and Overpayments; Life after CMG’ at Outer Temple’s Pensions Law Conference Series. The video and slides are now available. Earlier this year, Outer Temple Chambers hosted an afternoon of talks at our annual Pensions Law Conference Series. Our leading pensions barristers discussed all things pensions law. This was a hybrid event and the recordings are now available online. Pensions law specialist Elizabeth Grace presented a talk on ‘The Pensions Ombudsman Update Recoupment and Overpayments; Life after CMG’. The full slide deck from this presentation can be found here. Watch the talk – The Pensions Ombudsman Update Recoupment and Overpayments; Life after CMG’ About the presenter Elizabeth Grace Elizabeth regularly advises…
Webinars & Recordings 21 Aug, 2024
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has handed down judgment in the case of NSL v Zaluski, in which Lydia Seymour and Elizabeth Grace successfully acted for the Appellant. The Employment Appeal Tribunal has handed down a detailed judgment overturning an Employment Tribunal’s finding of indirect race discrimination in relation to an employer’s annual leave policy during the Covid pandemic. The EAT also overturned an award of aggravated damages but upheld a finding of harassment related to race. In NSL v Zaluski [2024] EAT 86, the employer adopted an annual leave policy during the pandemic which required employees to factor in any relevant period of quarantine as a result of the pandemic. If an employee exceeded the authorised period of leave, even…
News 25 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…
Elizabeth Grace has recently been published in the AvMA Lawyers Service Newsletter regarding an inquest she was instructed in involving the death of a five-year-old at The Children’s Trust. Elizabeth Grace acted for the foster family in a case involving the death of a five-year-old boy called Connor Wellsted who was tragically killed after being trapped under a cot bumper whilst in the care of The Children’s Trust, a brain injury rehabilitation facility for children. Elizabeth Grace was instructed by Charlotte Connor of AvMA, on a pro bono basis, to represent the foster parents. This case attracted national press attention and we included a short summary of the case with press links in May. Click here to read this summary. Within the AvMA…
External Publications 7 Jul, 2022
Elizabeth Grace acted for the foster family in a case involving the death of a 5 year old boy who was tragically killed after being trapped under a cot bumper whilst in the care of The Children’s Trust, a brain injury rehabilitation facility for children. Prior to his death, Connor Wellsted was undergoing a period of rehabilitation at The Children’s Trust. Even though Connor had suffered a cardiac arrest resulting in a brain injury when he was just five weeks old, he was making remarkable progress under the care of his foster parents, who were his permanent carers from the age of just five months. He was at the centre to improve his level of mobility as a result of…
News 17 May, 2022
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
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Jones & Anor v Roundlistic Ltd [2018] EWCA CIV 2284, an appeal from the Upper Tribunal (Land Chamber) which has ramifications for lessees and consumers generally, and the Air B’n’B industry in particular. David E. Grant and Elizabeth Grace represented the appellant lessees of a lower maisonette who contended that a term in a lease which prevented sub-letting to anyone not in the lessee’s family was unfair under the 1999 Regulations. The Upper Tribunal concluded that the clause was not unfair for three reasons despite creating a significant imbalance between the freeholder and leaseholder. The Court of Appeal, by a majority, upheld the appellants’ argument that the term in question was…
News 29 Oct, 2018
