News & Events
News & Events
Success for the claimants on the central questions of diagnosis and quantification of Military Noise Induced Hearing Loss claims Harry Steinberg KC, Aliyah Akram, and Elliott Courcha of Outer Temple Chambers acted in the landmark military deafness litigation, instructed by Simon Ellis of Hugh James, against the MoD. The High Court has today handed down judgment in the Hugh James Military Deafness Litigation. The decision of Garnham J is a decisive victory for the claimant group. The Court rejected the long-standing CLB and LCB methods and preferred the claimants’ case that military NIHL should be diagnosed and quantified by the rM-NIHL developed by Professor Moore and others. The Court’s findings on these and the other generic issues are binding on…
News 24 Apr, 2026
Rachel Vickers KC and Harry Lambert will be speaking at AvMA’s 36th Annual Clinical Negligence Conference (ACNC) taking place on Thursday 19th and Friday 20th March 2026 at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. The 36th Annual Clinical Negligence Conference (ACNC) will focus on Neurology and Neurosurgery, whilst also covering many other key medico-legal topics. The conference will bring together the very best medical and legal experts who will give an update on all the key issues, developments and policies in clinical negligence and medical law. Rachel and Harry will be speaking on Thursday 19th March on ‘Neurotechnology – A New Frontier in Rehab?’ at 4:05pm as part of the Parallel Lectures: E-H. The duo will cover: What is Neurotechnology? Why should…
News 11 Mar, 2026
Harry Lambert and Elliott Courcha acted in the Court of Appeal in Taha v Capsugel, an international dispute between two heavyweight pharmaceutical companies. Harry and Elliott acted on behalf of Taha Pharmaceuticals in this high-value product liability claim concerning alleged breach of contract, conspiracy and deceit within the pharmaceutical supply chain. The case was pleaded at over £10M in value. Prior to Harry and Elliott’s instruction, Taha’s claim had been struck out for failure to comply with an unless order requiring them to put down security for costs. Taha then applied for relief from sanctions and subsequently appealed on the basis that payment of the security had been impossible owing to regulatory constraints imposed by the Ministry of Finance in Tunisia. The permission to appeal hearing turned on whether…
News 2 Feb, 2026
We are delighted to announce that Outer Temple pupils Elliott Courcha and Sophie Hyland have accepted offers of tenancy in Chambers. Their tenancies will commence in September 2025. Elliott and Sophie began their pupillages at Outer Temple Chambers in September 2024 and have recently both accepted offers of tenancies to commence in September 2025. Head of pupillage, Saul Margo says, “We are very lucky to have Elliott and Sophie and have no doubt they will prove to be real assets to Chambers in the years to come. We wish them every success.” Elliott Courcha Prior to studying law, Elliott had a ten year career as a doctor. He studied Medicine at the University of Cambridge and spent six years as…
News 17 Jul, 2025
We are delighted to welcome Elliott Courcha and Sophie Hyland, who start their pupillage at Outer Temple Chambers today. Outer Temple Chambers is pleased to welcome new pupils Elliott and Sophie. Head of Pupillage, Saul Margo says “We are delighted to welcome Elliott and Sophie to Chambers. They overcame stiff competition to obtain pupillage at Outer Temple and we look forward to what is hopefully a successful and enjoyable year ahead.” Elliott Courcha Prior to studying law, Elliott had a ten year career as a doctor. He studied Medicine at the University of Cambridge and spent six years as a junior doctor gaining a broad range of experience in both primary and secondary care. He qualified as a General Practitioner in 2020 and has an…
News 2 Sep, 2024
