News & Events
News & Events
The pan-European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers is holding a conference on Tourism and Sports EEGs, on 18th of November 2016, in Dublin. Sarah Crowther will be participating in the event and is due to speak on “Claims arising from sporting activities on holidays”. Many other interesting and topical subjects will be debated on this occasion. These include: international food poisoning claims, liability for damages arising from terrorist attacks, safety standards in various countries hotels and much more. To book your place, please click here.
Events 6 Oct, 2016
Sarah Crowther of Outer Temple is jointly holding a one day APIL accredited course on running accidents and illnesses abroad claims. The course, designed as a practical legal guide for practitioners, serious injury specialists and general practitioners, takes place on Tuesday 11th October 2016 in London and on Tuesday 1st November 2016 in Manchester. It represents a valuable opportunity to learn about new challenges in travel and the law, international conventions, the practical issues in dealing with a foreign accident claim, what next for travel law, and much more. Sarah is a specialist in all claims for injury, illness or accident involving an international element. She has acted in many landmark cases over direct actions against motor and public liability…
News 30 Sep, 2016
Sarah Crowther has recently authored an article in the Journal of Personal Injury Law, in which she examines EU law provisions that have obliged the UK to provide the victims of road traffic accidents (RTAs) with a direct right of action against the insurer of the vehicle involved, including in RTAs with a cross-border element. She proceeds to review case law addressing the jurisdiction issues that may be raised in direct rights cases and considers how the UK’s withdrawal from the EU might affect the direct rights regime. Publication: Journal of Personal Injury Law, J.P.I. Law (2016) No.3 Pages 180-188. The article can also be found on Lawtel (subscription required).
News 31 Aug, 2016
Outer Temple Chambers is proud to be main sponsor of APIL’s second ‘Accidents Abroad’ conference. The event takes place on Thursday, 3 November 2016, in London with speakers from the Outer Temple Health team, Gerard McDermott QC, Sarah Crowther and Matthew Stockwell. Discussions will cover topics of high importance including the impact of Brexit on cross-border claims, class actions and collective redress, claims against the MIB and Foreign Guarantee Funds, serving proceedings in cross-border PI cases, periodical payment orders and security of funding in the international claims context and more. The programme, full list of speakers and registration form are available here.
Events 17 Aug, 2016
Sarah Crowther appeared as junior counsel for the respondent victim of a road traffic accident in Greece in 2011. Tiffany Moreno, a young mother was pushing a buggy along the side of a road in Greece, when she was struck by an uninsured vehicle which failed to negotiate the bend. She suffered devastating injuries to her legs, resulting in a below knee amputation of one leg. Tiffany is a Welsh resident and brought her claim against MIB under regulations passed by the UK in 2003 in order to comply with the 4th Motor Insurance Directive in respect of victims of uninsured vehicles in Europe. MIB argued that its responsibility was limited to acting as if it were the guarantee fund…
News 4 Aug, 2016
In 2015, Ashers bakery was found to have discriminated against a customer on the grounds of sexual orientation and political opinion. The complicated so-called ‘gay cake’ case seemed to be nearing its conclusion, when the last-minute postponement of the hearing extended the appeal issues. The Attorney General then intervened into the case claiming there was a potential conflict between Northern Ireland’s equality legislation and European human rights laws and that the case raised constitutional issues arising from the devolution arrangements in Northern Ireland. Further to this intervention, a special hearing will now take place on Wednesday, 3rd March 2016, and the appeal itself is re-listed to start on 9th May 2016.
News 5 Feb, 2016
Sarah Crowther has recently successfully acted in a multi-vehicle road accident case in which a man died and another has been injured after an uninsured driver crashed into them in Thais, France. The men were waiting at the side of the road for a wheel on their car to be changed by a local recovery truck driver when the accident took place. The claim has been made by the wife of the man who died in the accident and a judgment was handed down on Friday, 27 November 2015. Dingemans J found that, according to the connecting factors of the accident under article 4(3) of the Rome II Regulation, the correct law for that claim was French law. Applying principles…
News 4 Dec, 2015
APIL are holding a full day conference on Accidents Abroad at Kingsway Hall Hotel (London, UK) on November the 17th. David Westcott QC is one of three speakers on “The Discount Rate, PPO’s and Security of Funding in the International Claims Context” alongside Julian Chamberlayne (Partner and Head of Travel Law at Stewarts Law) and Chris Daykin (Actuary). Sarah Crowther is also talking on the day about “Claims against the MIB and EU Motor Insurance Directives”. Gerard McDermott QC will be chairing the whole day. Outer Temple Chambers is pleased to sponsor the event.
Events 26 Oct, 2015
The Spinal Injuries Association will hold its solicitors’ training conference on Thursday 22 October at Glazier’s Hall by London Bridge, SE1. Aimed at solicitors and barristers practising in personal injury work, the conference will include sessions on working with children and young people with SCI, and becoming spinal cord injured at an early age. The conference will be chaired by Christopher Wilson-Smith QC. Matthew Stockwell and Sarah Crowther will discuss selecting and managing expert witnesses, while John McKendrick and Katarina Sydow will make a presentation on education needs for children with a SCI. Delegate cost is £160 +vat for SIA Corporate Partners, and £220 + vat for non-Corporate Partners. Click here for the agenda and bookings.
News 27 Aug, 2015
Sarah Crowther is set to speak at the APIL International meeting, Wednesday 3rd December 2014.
Events 28 Nov, 2014
Outer Temple is delighted to welcome Sarah Crowther to our team. Sarah is a specialist in all claims for injury, illness, accident or disease involving an international element. She also has an established employment and public law practice which focuses on discrimination, especially in the supply of goods and services. In the recent Chambers & Partners edition Sarah is noted as “A very tenacious advocate, who is very persuasive and always thoroughly prepared.” “She can be relied upon to provide robust and commercial advice, whilst also showing a caring and compassionate nature when meeting with lay clients.”
News 11 Nov, 2014
