News & Events
News & Events
Outer Temple’s Lucian ILIE has co-authored the ‘Romania‘ chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guide – International Arbitration 2024 with Adrian Iordache from Consortium Legal. Lucian ILIE has co-authored the 21st edition of the ‘Romania‘ Chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guide – International Arbitration 2024 article alongside Adrian Iordache. The article covers common issues in International Commercial Arbitration, divided into 15 different parts: Part One : Arbitration AgreementsPart Two: Governing LegislationPart Three: JurisdictionPart Four: Choice of Law RulesPart Five: Selection of Arbitral TribunalPart Six: Procedural RulesPart Seven: Preliminary Relief and Interim MeasuresPart Eight: Evidentiary MattersPart Nine: Making an AwardPart Ten: Challenge of an AwardPart Eleven: Enforcement of an AwardPart Twelve: ConfidentialityPart Thirteen: Remedies/Interests/CostsPart Fourteen: Investor-State ArbitrationPart Fifteen: General Read full article Read the Romania chapter here. Find out more Lucian ILIE is an English barrister, and a French and Romanian avocat specialising in international…
External Publications, News 19 Sep, 2024
Lucian ILIE will moderate the Third Panel at the 2nd South Eastern Europe Arbitration Conference – “Current Trends in International Arbitration in South Eastern Europe” on Thursday, 26th September 2024 in Vienna, Austria. The 2nd Edition of the SEEA Conference will be taking place on Thursday, 26th September 2024 at the Almanac Palais Hotel Vienna from 8:30am onwards. The one day conference promises enriching discussions, insightful panels, and networking opportunities. The conference will focus on “Current Trends in International Arbitration in South Eastern Europe: Navigating Geopolitical Shifts, Regulatory Dominance, and the Emergence of AI”. There will be four panel sessions where expert speakers will discuss some of the most pressing issues in international arbitration. Lucian ILIE will moderate the Third…
News 16 Aug, 2024
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to announce that Robert Rhodes KC and Lucian ILIE have been registered as arbitrators with the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) is the largest arbitration centre in the Middle East, providing a high calibre of arbitration services and facilities on an international scale. DIAC administers and supports arbitration, mediation, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution, facilitating the settlement of commercial disputes outside judicial courts for parties of all nationalities and jurisdictions. The specific services offered include the overseeing of arbitral proceedings and commercial disputes; appointing arbitrators; choosing the venue for arbitration and fixing the fees of arbitrators and mediators. DIAC maintains a directory of experts with diverse knowledge and…
News 27 Jun, 2024
Lucian ILIE will be speaking at the 5th Edition of the ‘Bucharest Arbitration Days: Critical Developments in International Arbitration’ taking place on 6th to 7th June 2024 at the Grand Hotel Bucharest, Sala Ronda. The theme of the Bucharest Arbitration Days 2024 focuses on the legitimacy of international arbitration as a suitable dispute resolution mechanism for commercial disputes. Bucharest Arbitration Days 2024 will discuss ethics and conflicts in international arbitration; the evolving relationship between arbitration and courts; the diversity in arbitration from the perspective of diversity of seats and arbitration institutions; the ongoing discussion on evidence and the impact of technology on it. The conference will bring together over 40 arbitration experts from 12 countries and 3 continents, who will…
News 30 May, 2024
Event Date: 5 Jun, 2024
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to be part of London International Disputes Week (LIDW 2024) taking place between 3rd and 7th June 2024. Outer Temple Chambers will be hosting a talk on Wednesday, 5th June 2024. With its theme, “Uniting for global challenge and opportunity”, LIDW24 will follow up on last year’s theme “Adapting to a changing world” and look not only at what progress has been made in the dispute resolution world over the last year, but also at what we can expect over the next year and beyond. What does the next year hold for dispute resolution professionals around the world? Outer Temple Chambers will be hosting a talk with gunnercooke on Wednesday 5th June 2024 from 4:00pm…
Four specialist panels, consisting of Outer Temple’s fraud team and an esteemed line up of external expert speakers discussed various topics concerning fraud at a breakfast seminar hosted at the Reform Club on Tuesday, 12th March 2024. Outer Temple Chambers’ fraud team specialists John McKendrick KC, Oliver Powell, Alex Haines, Nicholas Hill, Helen Pugh, Justina Stewart, Sophie O’Sullivan and Lucian Ilie alongside Natalie Todd of Cooke Young & Keidan, Romilly Holland of McDermott Will & Emery, Dan Wyatt of RPC, Nathan Capone of Fieldfisher and Neill Blundell of White & Case spoke at the breakfast seminar discussing all things fraud. The event kicked off with an opening speech from John McKendrick KC. Across four specialist panels, the speakers discussed various…
Events 15 Mar, 2024
Lucian ILIE has authored an article titled ‘Sovereign Immunity and the Enforcement of ICSID Awards in England’. Issue 12 of the Disputes magazine, ‘Clarity in Conflict: New Perspectives On Dispute Resolution’ highlights a collection of articles illuminating the complexities and contradictions at the heart of legal disputes. Drawing from a range of complementary themes: Emerging Tech, Sovereign & States, Corporate Crime, Property Disputes, Financial Institutions, and HNWs in Disputes, each theme offers a comprehensive exploration of the issues at hand, shedding light of the ever-changing nature of legal conflicts. Lucian ILIE of Outer Temple Chambers was published under the Sovereign & States section. “Sovereign Immunity” is a principle of international law, which is applied in accordance with the law of…
External Publications 14 Mar, 2024
Event Date: 12 Mar, 2024
Join Outer Temple Chambers’ fraud team alongside other expert guests on Tuesday 12th March 2024 for our Fraud breakfast seminar hosted at The Reform Club. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers’ fraud team and expert guests from Cooke, Young & Keidan, Fieldfisher, Macfarlanes, McDermott Will & Emery and RPC for our event ‘The Four Faces of Fraud Disputes’. Across four specialist panels, our speakers will be discussing: The expanding landscape of corporate liability in criminal fraud offences: key implications and insights; Strategic thinking in civil fraud litigation in 2024; International perspectives: from fraud in the context of International Financial Institutions (e.g., the World Bank) to tales from the Middle East; and Key issues when faced with fraud allegations…
Lucian ILIE acted for the Appellant before the English High Court in an enforcement case that clarifies the scope of the “old” Brussels I 2001 Regulation. In short, the High Court in London (Mr Justice Ritchie KC sitting in appeal proceedings) issued a rare judgment on the scope of the EU enforcement regime and its interaction with the French procedural law by denying the recognition and enforcement of a Paris Court of Appeal decision issued in default of appearance a decade ago. This case rendered on 29 August 2023 (not yet reported) involved an appeal (setting aside proceedings) before the King’s Bench Division of the High Court against the enforcement order which recognised ex-parte, a Paris Court of Appeal…
News 24 Jan, 2024
Lucian Ilie has been listed as a Future Leader in International Arbitration in both the EMEA region and England for the fourth consecutive year. Who’s Who Legal (WWL) and Global Arbitration Review highlight the leading arbitration practitioners worldwide. This features lawyers, expert witnesses and barristers, each listing Global Thought Elite Leaders and Future Leaders. Lucian Ilie has been listed in the Who’s Who Legal Listing 2024 as a Future Leader in Arbitration – England for the fourth consecutive year. This listing is classified as the pre-eminent list of the next generation leaders. Selection is limited to practitioners aged 45 and under. Additionally, Lucian has been listed amongst the Top 15 practitioners in the EMEA region in their list of Arbitration…
External Publications 8 Dec, 2023
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 Chambers is pleased to share our new specialist ADR wing, a separate service provided and managed, independent of our counsel work. Members of Outer Temple Chamber’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Team include Adjudicators, Arbitrators, Mediators, Expert Witness and Determiners, Early Neutral Evaluation, and Conciliation experts, all with a mixed common and civil law background. Our neutrals accept appointments across a wide range of practice areas including commercial, construction, energy and natural resources, shipping, international trade, and personal injury with experience across Europe, Middle East, US, and Asia-Pacific. For further information please contact 0207 353 6381 or email adr@outertemple.com Visit our newly launched ADR wing here.
News 10 Nov, 2023
