News & Events
News & Events
Join our leading travel law barristers and an esteemed line-up of external speakers for our annual Travel Law Conference on Thursday the 25th April 2024 in Manchester. This will be a hybrid event, with limited in-person tickets and streamed online. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers and a line-up of external, expert speakers for an insightful afternoon discussion on the topic of ‘Package Holidays and Injuries Aboard’. Join us, in person, at the Edwardian Radisson Hotel (Manchester) or remotely (via Zoom) to hear from leading experts in the Travel Law industry. The conference will be followed by an early evening drinks reception. Outer Temple Chambers’ travel law barristers Gerard McDermott KC, Sarah Crowther KC, Ian Denham, Daniel Clarke,…
Ian Denham successfully acted for the Appellant in this Court of Appeal case that brings clarity to the requirement to apply to increase the statement of value. This was the Appellant’s second appeal against an order that denied him permission to increase the value of his claim for damages for personal injury. The judgment also provides clarity as to the scope of CPR rule 16.3(7). Ian acted for Mr Fleming, who had previously been acting in person, on a pro bono basis through Advocate. Advocate is the Bar’s national pro bono charity that provides free legal help for those who are unable to obtain legal aid and cannot afford to pay. The Appeal The issue at the heart of this case…
News 9 Jan, 2024
OTC’s leading Travel Law team and a line-up of esteemed guests came together for our Annual Travel Law Conference. The first panel session of the day, chaired by Ian Denham, was on the topic of Running clinical negligence abroad: comparing liability and causation issues. Ian was joined by panellists Michał Krzanowski, Joakim Jäderström and Cemre Yilmaz Akyay. Our annual travel law conference took place on Thursday 19th October at Outer Temple Chambers, London. Topics included Spanish Penalty Interest, Co-counselling on Clinical Negligence claims aboard, a panel session on running clinical negligence abroad and navigating turbulent topics in aviation claims. We were delighted to have been joined by a esteemed line-up of external speakers, from the UK and across the globe. The…
News 8 Nov, 2023
Outer Temple’s Travel Law specialist, Ian Denham, will be speaking at the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) International Injuries conference on the 30 November at the Marriott Hotel, Regents Park, London. Ian Denham will be joining fellow travel law experts (many of whom are regular guest speakers at OTC’s travel law conferences), on the 30th November to discuss all things travel law. Ian will kick off the APIL’s 8th annual international injury conference with his talk on “Direct actions and using Rome II” which will include the following topics: Rome II article 18 Pruller Frey Insurance policy limits under foreign law and what is included Claims against insurers This will be a hybrid event, in which delegates can choose…
News 2 Nov, 2023
Personal injury law specialist Ian Denham spoke at the PEOPIL Annual Conference in Dublin on 29th September 2023. Outer Temple Chambers proudly sponsored the event. The PEOPIL annual conference was a two day-event hosted in Dublin this year. Ian Denham kick-started the series of talks from 10:30-11:30am with a panel session on ‘Brexit: where are we now and where are we going?’ The discussion was chaired by Liam Moloney, Vice-President PEOPIL/Moloney & Co. Solicitors, Ireland. Ian was joined by fellow panellists Joanne Brine (JMW Solicitors) and Donald Mackay (Digby Brown). A full agenda of the day can be found here. Paul Barton and Victoria Bunn of Outer Temple Chambers joined Ian at the event. They had a great time meeting delegates and catching up with colleagues. About…
News 6 Oct, 2023
Personal injury law specialist, Ian Denham, has recently been published in the APIL PI Focus Magazine on the direct actions against overseas insurers post-Brexit. Ian will be speaking at the APIL International Injuries Conference on 30 November. Ian’s article looks at the latest position on direct actions against overseas insurers post-Brexit. ‘The impact that the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union has had on private international law may not – at least at first blush – appear to be one of the more significant consequences of Brexit. However, the suite of rights lost by the prospective claimant who has had the misfortune to be injured abroad; who, given the option, would prefer to litigate their claim before their home…
News 18 Sep, 2023
Join Outer Temple Chambers and our esteemed guests from around the world for our London Travel Law Conference 2023 on Thursday 19th October. The main topics this year will include clinical negligence abroad and aviation law. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers’ Travel Law team and a selection of expert guests for our London Travel Law Conference 2023. This event will include a number of talks on international law issues followed by a panel session. Topics will include; co-counselling on clinical negligence claims abroad, Spanish penalty interest, running clinical negligence abroad: comparing liability and causation issues and a discussion on aviation law. Book your place This event will be held in-person at Outer Temple Chambers, The Outer Temple,…
Personal injury law specialist Ian Denham is speaking at the PEOPIL Annual Conference in Dublin on Friday 29th September. Outer Temple Chambers are proud sponsors of the event. The PEOPIL annual conference is a two day-event and will be hosted in Dublin this year. Ian Denham will kick-start the series of talks from 10:30-11:30am with a panel session on ‘Brexit: where are we now and where are we going?’. The discussion will be chaired by Liam Moloney, Vice-President PEOPIL/Moloney & Co. Solicitors, Ireland. Ian will be joined by fellow panellists Joanne Brine (JMW Solicitors) and Donald Mackay (Digby Brown). A full agenda of the day can be found here. Paul Barton and Victoria Bunn will be joining Ian at the event.…
Events 11 Sep, 2023
Outer temples Ian Denham spoke at the joint AAJ-PEOIL event to discuss the outbreak of the Mycobacterium Abscessus pathogen at the Royal Papworth Hospital. The recording is now available. In this presentation, Ian Denham discusses his role in the Inquest that followed the deaths of two women following an outbreak of the Mycobacterium Abscessus pathogen at the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. The background Karen Starling, aged 54, and Anne Martinez, aged 65, both tested positive for Mycobacterium Abscessus (MA) after successfully undergoing double lung transplants at the Royal Papworth Hospital. A NHS serious incident report found that 21 patients with lung conditions were infected with MA in the months after the specialist heart and lung hospital opened in May 2019.…
Webinars & Recordings 11 Sep, 2023
Outer Temple’s Sarah Crowther KC and Ian Denham are speaking at the PEOPIL Joint Occupational Health/Workplace Accidents and RTA Conference on Thursday 15th & Friday 16th June 2023 in Greece. PEOPIL was founded in 1996 by a group of personal injury lawyers practicing in various jurisdictions in Europe. Their aim was to set up a networking organisation to provide a forum for personal injury lawyers across Europe and to improve and promote judicial co-operation and mutual knowledge of legal and judicial systems of European jurisdictions in this field. Ian Denham was appointed in September 2022 as Representative for England and Wales on the PEOPIL General Board. Both Sarah and Ian are regularly invited to lecture on aspects of travel law both at home…
News 14 Jun, 2023
The second panel session of the afternoon ‘Running Travel Cases Collaboratively: a view from both sides of the fence’ was chaired Ian Denham (Outer Temple) and discussed by panelists: Clare Campbell (Leigh Day, UK) and Craig Evans (Clyde & Co, UK) at Outer Temple’s Travel Law Conference in Manchester. The video and slides are now available. Outer Temple Chambers hosted a Travel Law Conference in Manchester on 1st June together with a selection of esteemed guests from the travel law industry. This was a hybrid event and the recordings are now available online. This was the second panel session of the day, which was chaired by Ian Denham, focused on running travel cases collaboratively as discussed by Clare Campbell and…
Webinars & Recordings 14 Jun, 2023
Join Outer Temple Chambers and guests for our Manchester Travel Law Conference 2023 on Thursday 1st June at the Edwardian Radisson Hotel Manchester. This will be a hybrid event, with limited in-person tickets and streamed online. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers and a selection of expert guests at the Edwardian Radisson Hotel in Manchester. This event will include a number of talks on travel related topics followed by a panel session. Topics will include; cosmetic negligence abroad, running foreign law cases from a claimant and defendant perspective, and tackling sports cases abroad. Book your place This event will be held in-person at Edwardian Radisson Hotel Manchester, Free Trade Hall, Peter St, Manchester M2 5GP. Places are limited…
Events 22 Apr, 2023
