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Outer Temple Chambers shortlisted at The Legal 500 MENA Awards 2025

Outer Temple Chambers shortlisted at The Legal 500 MENA Awards 2025

Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for Commercial Set of the Year, Commercial Silk of the Year, Commercial Junior of the Year and UAE Set of the Year at the Legal 500 Middle East and North Africa Awards 2025. Outer Temple Chambers (Commercial Set of the Year), Andrew Spink KC (Commercial Silk of the Year) and Justina Stewart (Commercial Junior of the Year) have been recognised in the Commercial category under the English Bar in the Middle East. We are overjoyed to also be ranked as the UAE Set of the Year. The awards will be taking place on Thursday, 30th January 2025 at Mandarin Oriental Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE. These awards reflect the competency…

News 23 Jan, 2025

Philip Punwar to join judging panel at Middle East Legal Awards 2025

Philip Punwar to join judging panel at Middle East Legal Awards 2025

Philip Punwar has been invited to join the panel of judges, for the third consecutive year at the Middle East Legal Awards 2025 on Wednesday, 30 April at Conrad Dubai. The Middle East Legal Awards (MELA), now in their 13th year, are the region’s premier legal awards, recognising legal excellence and drawing the industry’s top talent. The Awards are open to all law firms and in-house legal departments with a presence in the region to celebrate outstanding achievement within the profession. The Awards are sponsored by ACC (Association of Corporate Counsel) and include three categories: Private Practice Awards In-House Awards Awards Open To All Philip Punwar will also be attending the Awards Ceremony as a guest. More about Middle East Legal 2025 Awards…

News 20 Jan, 2025

Philip Punwar to speak at the 'Arbitrating in the MENA: Lessons from Practice' breakfast seminar

Philip Punwar to speak at the ‘Arbitrating in the MENA: Lessons from Practice’ breakfast seminar

Philip Punwar has been invited to join a panel session on ‘Arbitrating in the MENA: Lessons from Practice’ on Thursday, 30 January 2025 at Capital Club DIFC in Dubai. Philip Punwar is a contributor to The MENA Leading Arbitrators’ Guide to International Arbitration, published in 2023. In this capacity, he has been invited to join a panel session jointly organised by The Guide’s editors and the CIArb on ‘Arbitrating in the MENA: Lessons from Practice’ on Thursday, 30 January 2025 from 8:30am to 11:00am in Dubai. This seminar will look into some topical issues in MENA arbitration focusing on advocacy, freezone arbitration, public policy, construction arbitration, the role of expert witnesses and force majeure/hardship/unforeseen events. The MENA Leading Arbitrators’ Guide…

News 15 Jan, 2025

Outer Temple Chambers members to attend DAW 2024 and The Bar Council Development Event

Outer Temple Chambers members to attend DAW 2024 and The Bar Council Development Event

9 members of Outer Temple’s International Team will be attending Dubai Arbitration Week (DAW 2024) between 11th – 15th November 2024, including The Bar Council Development event. Outer Temple’s David Russell KC, Andrew Spink KC, Philip Punwar, Justina Stewart, Sean Yates, Peter Linstead, Stephen Doherty, Lucian ILIE, and Lexie Johnson will be joining delegates at this year’s Dubai Arbitration Week. They will be available to meet up with colleagues during their time in the region. The team will be speaking at a number of seminars and events throughout DAW 2024, as well as the parallel UK-UAE Bar Council Business Development Event between 10-14th November 2024. UK-UAE Bar Council Business Development Event The Bar Council will be making its first business development visit to the UAE. Peter Smith…

Events, News 7 Nov, 2024

Outer Temple Chambers invites you to join us at Dubai Arbitration Week 2024

Event Date: 12 Nov, 2024

Outer Temple Chambers’ International Arbitration specialists, together with experts from Stephenson Harwood, will be hosting a talk at Dubai Arbitration Week on ‘A “pro-arbitration” jurisdiction? Developments in the Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements, and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards in the UAE’. Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to join our esteemed guest speakers from Stephenson Harwood for an insightful panel session which will address the key steps and practical considerations that parties should consider when seeking to proceed with the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in the UAE. Outer Temple’s Stephen Doherty and Lucian ILIE will be hosting a talk at Dubai Arbitration Week 2024 on Tuesday 12th November 2024, alongside John Lewis and Caroline…

Events, News

Philip Punwar reports promising news for Arbitral Tribunals in the UAE

Philip Punwar reports promising news for Arbitral Tribunals in the UAE

The UAE’s ability to effectively host increasingly complex international dispute resolution proceedings was evident in a recently settled $120 million dispute referred to arbitration in Dubai. In that case, the Dubai Court of Appeal unequivocally upheld the Dubai seated Arbitral Tribunal’s finding that it was a “competent judicial entity” with the same standing as a competent court to authorise the production of confidential information under the terms of Federal legislation restricting the circulation of such information. Philip Punwar (Dip. I.C. Arb., C. Arb) of Outer Temple Chambers was lead counsel for the Claimant, whose interpretation of the relevant legislation underpinned the Tribunal’s original decision. Find out more Philip Punwar is an English qualified practitioner with more than twenty-five years’ arbitration…

News 3 Sep, 2024

David Russell KC, Philip Punwar and Sean Yates provide training at DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2024

David Russell KC, Philip Punwar and Sean Yates provide training at DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2024

David Russell KC, Philip Punwar and Sean Yates provided training at the DIFC Laws & Courts Procedures, a unit of the DIFC Laws Certificate Programme 2024, that took place between 7th May and 16th July 2024 at the DIFC Academy. The DIFC Academy, in Association with Middlesex University Dubai and Outer Temple Chambers present the sixth edition of the DIFC Laws Certificate taking place between May to October 2024. This 6-month programme consists of nine units. It aims to provide education and training in common law and DIFC laws and courts procedures to civil law lawyers, DIFC Courts practitioners, Emirati advocates, In-house counsels and other professionals whose work involve exposure to common law systems and jurisdictions.  David Russell KC, Philip…

News 16 Jul, 2024

Outer Temple Chamber barristers ranked as commercial and construction law leaders in the Middle East by Legal 500 EMEA

We are delighted to share that Outer Temple Chambers and our team of barristers have yet again been ranked for our commercial and construction expertise at the English Bar in the Middle East. Legal 500 announced their 2024 EMEA results and we are proud to have been ranked as a Tier 1 set in the ‘Middle East: The English Bar: Commercial’ guide including nine barrister rankings, as well as barrister listings in the ‘Middle East: The English Bar: Construction’ guide. These rankings reflect competency in providing expert advisory and advocacy services and facilities for Contract and Commercial, Construction, Financial, Regulatory, Taxation and Trusts, Employment, and Arbitration work in the region. Outer Temple Chambers and its members have been in the Middle East for nearly 20 years and is widely…

News 9 Apr, 2024

Philip Punwar to judge Middle East Legal Awards 2024

Philip Punwar to judge Middle East Legal Awards 2024

Philip Punwar will be taking part in the judging process, for the second consecutive year in the Middle East Legal Awards 2024 on Thursday, 25 April at Conrad Dubai. The Middle East Legal Awards are the region’s premier legal awards, this being their 11th year. By recognising exceptional achievement and best practice, the awards underline the crucial role lawyers are playing in promoting the rule of law. The Awards are open to all law firms and in-house legal departments with a presence in the region to celebrate outstanding achievement within the profession. The judging process will be based on three categories: Private Practice Awards In-House Awards Awards Open To All Philip Punwar will also be attending the Awards Ceremony as…

News 2 Apr, 2024

Philip Punwar ranked as a Recommended Barrister for Commercial Litigation by Who's Who Legal 2024

Philip Punwar ranked as a Recommended Barrister for Commercial Litigation by Who’s Who Legal 2024

Philip Punwar has once again been ranked for Commercial Litigation in the UAE by Who’s Who Legal. Who’s Who Legal (WWL): Commercial Litigation identifies leading commercial litigators, expert witnesses and e-discovery experts around the world. Philip Punwar has been ranked as a ‘Recommended Barrister’ for Commercial Litigation in the UAE. WWL notes that: “Philip Punwar wins acclaim for his innovative work advising domestic and international clients on complex disputes in the finance and healthcare sectors.” To read the full list of the 2024 rankings for Commercial Litigation in the UAE, click here. Find out more Philip Punwar has over thirty years’ litigation experience. He has appeared as counsel before all levels of court in England and the Dubai International Financial…

External Publications 11 Dec, 2023

Outer Temple Chambers shortlisted at The Legal 500 MENA Awards 2024

Outer Temple Chambers shortlisted at The Legal 500 MENA Awards 2024

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

Launch of Outer Temple's ADR Service

Launch of Outer Temple’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Service

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

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