News & Events
News & Events
Event Date: 11 Jun, 2026
Join us, on 11th June 2026, to hear from our leading pensions law barristers at our fourth annual pensions conference series. You are invited to join the Outer Temple Chambers’ pensions team for a morning of insightful pensions law talks on Thursday 11th June 2026, at The Lanesborough Hotel, London. The event will consist of a series of presentations and panels, from some of our leading area specialists, preceded by a wonderful ‘Lanesborough breakfast’ networking session. Topics of discussion include: TPR and TPO – Some Insights and Trends Reflections on the Places for People Compromise Non-Pensions Cases for Pensions Lawyers Rectification v Corrective Construction Agenda 8:15am – Breakfast8:45am – Conference11am – Close Book Your Place Date: Thursday 11th June 2026 Venue: The…
Event Date: 21 Apr, 2026
Join us, on the 21st April 2026, to hear from our leading pensions law barristers at our fourth annual pensions conference series. You are invited to join the Outer Temple Chambers’ pensions team for an afternoon of insightful pensions law talks on Tuesday 21st April 2026, at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel. The event will consist of a series of presentations, from some of our leading area specialists, followed by drinks and a fantastic opportunity for networking at the Ritorno Lounge. Topics of discussion include: Issuing and conducting pensions cases: some practical points on Part 8 claims, Part 7 claims and the crossover between the two Reflections on the Places for People Compromise The TPR Determinations Panel: current trends Rectification…
Seven members of Outer Temple Chambers will be involved in the ‘Advanced Advocacy Skills’ training, part of the DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2025 in October at the DIFC Academy, Dubai. The DIFC Academy have invited Outer Temple Chambers to deliver the Advanced Advocacy Skills course as part of their DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2025. This course will be presented by six KCs and barristers, of Outer Temple Chambers in association with the DIFC Courts, including one member acting as a mock judge. This comprehensive training explores the application of traditional advocacy skills to activities routinely performed by lawyers. There will be series of both unassessed and assessed advocacy exercises. These exercises take the form of mock hearings covering submissions (written and oral), witness…
News 8 Oct, 2025
Join us at our inaugural London event, part of the Pensions Law Conference Series, on Thursday 10th July 2025 at Glaziers Hall. After successful stops at Bristol and Manchester, you are invited to join the Outer Temple Chambers Pensions Team at the last stop of this year’s conference series in London on Thursday, 10th July at Glaziers Hall over breakfast. The event will consist of a series of presentations and panel discussions, followed by networking. Topics of discussion include: In conversation: The practical significance of Verity Trustees Causation and loss in pensions professional negligence cases Mansion House and all that: the Pension Schemes Bill and the changing legal landscape for pension scheme investment The Regulator & moral hazard – Case…
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…
Six members of Outer Temple Chambers will visit Dubai in September and October to deliver the ‘Advanced Advocacy Skills’ training of the DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2024 at the DIFC Academy. The DIFC Academy have invited Outer Temple Chambers to deliver the Advanced Advocacy Skills course as part of their DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2024. This course will be presented by six KCs and barristers of Outer Temple Chambers in association with the DIFC Courts. This comprehensive training explores the application of traditional advocacy skills to activities routinely performed by lawyers. There will be series of both unassessed and assessed advocacy exercises. These exercises take the form of mock hearings covering submissions (written and oral), witness handling and general advocacy tips. They…
News 28 Sep, 2024
Nicholas Hill presented a talk on ‘Non-Pension cases that Pension lawyers should know about’ at Outer Temple’s Pensions Law Conference Series. 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 discussed all things pensions law. This was a hybrid event and the recordings are now available online. Nicholas Hill presented a talk on ‘Non-Pension cases that Pension lawyers should know about’. The full slide deck from this presentation can be found here. Watch the talk – ‘Non-Pension cases that Pensions lawyers should know about’ About the presenter Nicholas Hill Nick is a leading pensions junior ranked in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.…
News 23 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…
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
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…
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…
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
