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
Join the Association of Pensions Lawyers Dispute Resolution Committee Forum on Thursday 3rd July 2025 with Outer Temple’s David E. Grant KC, Philip Stear and Naomi Ling at Gowling WLG LLP, London. David E. Grant KC, Philip Stear and Naomi Ling will be discussing ‘Pension law give and take? Cross-fertilisation with other areas of legal practice: some thoughts.’ This forum will explore cases in which public law, private trusts law and contract law have been imported into pensions and, on occasions, where developed principles have been re-exported, enabling us to consider the scope for further cross-fertilisation. The talk will highlight potentially lesser known cases and concepts from which pensions practitioners might profit and consider when it might be appropriate for…
News 26 Jun, 2025
Join us to hear from our leading pensions law barristers on Monday 19th May 2025 at The Edwardian Radisson Hotel, Manchester for an afternoon of pensions law talks at the second stop of this year’s conference series. You are invited to join Outer Temple’s pensions team for an afternoon of talks covering all things pensions law on Monday 19th May 2025. The event will consist of a series of presentations and panel discussions, followed by drinks. Topics of discussion include: Fetters – Where are we now? Members entitlement to non-statutory pre-97 increases Enough already … too much of a good thing ? All the trusts law you need to deal with surpluses A survey of current legal issues for pension…
Join us to hear from our leading pensions law barristers on Monday 28th April 2025 at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel for an afternoon of pensions law talks at the first stop of this year’s conference series. You are invited to join Outer Temple’s pensions team for an afternoon of talks covering all things pensions law on Monday 28th April 2025. The event will consist of a series of presentations and panel discussions, followed by drinks. Topics of discussion will include: Fetters – Where are we now? Members entitlement to non-statutory pre-97 increases Enough already… too much of a good thing? All the trusts law you need to deal with surpluses A survey of current legal issues for pension scheme…
Naomi Ling and Courtney Step-Marsden were instructed by the Charity Commission to intervene before the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of MacLennan v British Psychological Society, the judgment in which was handed down today. The EAT considered whether Dr MacLennan, as a Trustee of the British Psychological Society, had ‘worker status’ within s230 of the Employment Rights Act. It found that the ET had not erred in concluding that there was no contract between the parties, as the relationship was governed by the charity’s governing documentation. However, it remitted to the ET the question of whether excluding Dr MacLennan from such statutory protection was in breach of his Article 10 right (to freedom of expression) when read together with…
News 21 Oct, 2024
Event Date: 10 Oct, 2024
You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers for the launch of our Group Litigation Series on Thursday 10th October 2024 in London. Outer Temple Chambers is renowned for its expertise in a wide range of areas including Product Liability, Personal Injury, Industrial Disease, Medical Claims, Employment, Financial Services and Pensions amongst others. A growing number of these matters involve group actions and, if you have been instructed in such matters, you will recognise the need for a very different approach. The practice teams at Outer Temple Chambers have now joined forces to offer a series of advisory sessions on the unique aspects of group claims, with each session offering insights into the differences, similarities, and sharing of knowledge from…
Keith Bryant KC and Naomi Ling presented a talk at the Bristol Pensions Law Conference on ‘Severing the bad from the good: a new approach where amendments are made in breach of a fetter following Avon Cosmetics Ltd v Dalriada Trustees’. The video and slides are now available. Earlier this year, Outer Temple Chambers hosted an afternoon of talks at our Pensions Law Conference Series. Our leading pensions barristers covered various topics around pensions law. This was a hybrid event and the recordings are now available online. Following an introduction from Andrew Spink KC, Keith Bryant KC and Naomi Ling presented their talk on ‘Severing the bad from the good: a new approach where amendments are made in breach of a…
News, Webinars & Recordings 27 Aug, 2024
Richard Hitchcock KC and Naomi Ling presented a talk on ‘Severing the bad from the good: a new approach where amendments are made in breach of a fetter following Avon Cosmetics Ltd v Dalriada Trustees’ at Outer Temple’s Pensions Law Conference in Manchester. The video and slides are now available. Earlier in the year, Outer Temple Chambers hosted an afternoon of talks at our Pensions Law Conference Series. Our leading pensions barristers covered various topics around pensions law. This was a hybrid event and the recordings are now available online. Nicolas Stallworthy KC introduced the first conference of the series in Manchester, followed by Richard Hitchcock KC and Naomi Ling discussing ‘Severing the bad from the good: a new approach where amendments…
Webinars & Recordings 20 Aug, 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…
Naomi Ling authored an article in the Pensions Barrister titled ‘Avon Cosmetics: a critical analysis’. Naomi Ling has written an article published in the ‘In Focus’ section of the Pensions Barrister website titled ‘Avon Cosmetics: a critical analysis’ where she has provided a critical analysis of the recent Avon Cosmetics decision. Naomi Ling acted with Keith Bryant KC of Outer Temple Chambers for the Representative Beneficiary in the Avon Cosmetics case. “When an amendment is made in breach of a fetter on the power of amendment, what is the position in relation to the amendments that were validly made, but which might not have been made had the trustees/employer known that part of the amendment was invalid?” To read Naomi’s…
External Publications 21 Mar, 2024
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…
Join Outer Temple Chambers at the Edwardian Radisson Hotel, Manchester for an afternoon of pensions law talks at the next stop of this conference series around the country. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers in Manchester for the next stop of our Pensions Law Conference 2023 series. Topics will include: an actuary’s role in Section 67 certification, age discrimination and the EU Withdrawal Act 2018, the presumption of regularity, 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 and coffee on arrival)2pm – Consultation with the scheme actuary and Section 67 Certification. Where has Mitchells & Butler left Us?2.30pm –…
Events 18 May, 2023
