News & Events
News & Events
The High Court has handed down its judgment in British Broadcasting Association v (1) BBC Pension Trust Limited (2) Christina Burns in which Andrew Spink KC and Saul Margo, instructed by Helena Berman at Stephenson Harwood acted on behalf of the successful Representative Beneficiary. This landmark decision is now only the second case (after Lloyds Bank Pension Trust Corporation v Lloyds Bank plc [1996] PLR 263) in which a domestic court has found that a fetter on a pension scheme’s amendment power protects future service benefits. The case was brought because the BBC wished to limit the ongoing costs of funding the BBC Pension Scheme and needed to understand the scope of the fetter on the Scheme’s amendment power. The…
News 28 Jul, 2023
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
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd v Clark and Others in which the successful claimants were represented by Andrew Short KC and Saul Margo. In this long-running equal pay claim against Sainsbury’s Supermarket, a number of the claimants brought their claims on a claim form that only contained one EC number relating to one of the claimants on the form. The claims were rejected on that basis, but the claimants successfully appealed to the EAT where it was held that it is sufficient if one EC number is given on the claim form for any claimant who brings a claim on the same form. Sainsbury’s appealed against the order of the EAT. Court of Appeal In…
News 6 Apr, 2023
Join Outer Temple Chambers at the Marriott Delta Hotel, Bristol for an afternoon of pensions law talks at the first stop of this conference series around the country. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers in Bristol for the first 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. Wherehas Mitchells & Butler left Us?Lydia Seymour &…
Events 4 Apr, 2023
Outer Temple Chambers has been nominated by The Legal 500 Bar Awards as Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury and Employment Set of the Year. Additionally, barristers Saul Margo and Oliver Powell have been nominated respectively for Chancery Junior and Corporate Crime Junior of the Year. Legal 500 Set of the Year We are delighted to announce that Outer Temple Chambers has been nominated by The Legal 500 Bar Awards for Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury and Employment Set of the Year 2022! Our Clinical Negligence barristers cover various claims involving doctors, dentists, nurses and other health professionals. We are frequently instructed in the most demanding and highest value cases, including birth injury and other serious neurological injuries. Legal 500 has stated that…
News 6 Jul, 2022
Chambers is pleased to announce that the Attorney General has appointed Saul Margo to the London A Panel and Chloë Bell to the London C Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. The Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown consists of junior counsel who undertake civil work for all government departments. Members of the A panel deal with the most complex government cases in all courts and tribunals, including the Supreme Court. They will often appear against Queen’s Counsel. Saul and Chloë’s appointment commences on 1 September 2021 for a period of five years and they will be joining Outer Temple’s growing list of panel members: Naomi LingClaire van OverdijkRobert DickasonEmily Gordon WalkerJennifer SeamanAlex HainesNicholas HillAlexander LineTom GibsonJustina StewartSophie…
News 12 Aug, 2021
Saul Margo of Outer Temple Chambers was delighted to host a talk on the Pension Schemes Act 2021 with David Fairs, Executive Director of Policy, Analysis and Advice at The Pensions Regulator. This live virtual talk, hosted by Saul Margo, saw David Fairs cover topics such as the new criminal offences contained in section 107 of the Act, including the concept of “reasonable excuse”, as well as the impact that the pandemic has had and will continue to have on the exercise of TPR’s enforcement powers. After a brief introduction to the Act from David, Saul posed a number of questions by guests in attendance. This Q&A session proved very popular and many questions were answered during the event, providing…
Webinars & Recordings 14 Apr, 2021
You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers and the Pensions Regulator for a talk on Tuesday March 30 2021 at 10:00 AM on the Pension Schemes Act 2021. Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to host a talk on the Pension Schemes Act 2021 with David Fairs, Executive Director of Policy, Analysis and Advice at The Pensions Regulator. The talk will be hosted by Saul Margo of Outer Temple Chambers and David will cover topics such as the new criminal offences contained in section 107 of the Act, including the concept of “reasonable excuse”, as well as the impact that the pandemic has had and will continue to have on the exercise of TPR’s enforcement powers. You are invited to submit…
Events 12 Mar, 2021
Daniel Barnett will be holding 30 employment law webinars over 3 weeks from 1st – 19th March 2021 to raise £30,000 for the Free Representation Unit. Daniel Barnett’s webinars will raise funds for the FRU, which has been providing representation in social security and employment tribunals for those who are not eligible for legal aid and cannot afford legal fees since 1972. Our members will be joining Daniel’s webinars to discuss the following topics: Health and Safety with Gus Baker Monday 1 March 2021 at 3:30pm ACAS Early Conciliation with Andrew Short QC Thursday 4 March 2021 at 3:30pm Employee Data, Monitoring and Privacy with Jeremy Scott-Joynt Friday 5 March 2021 at 9:30am Changing Terms and Conditions with Lydia Seymour Monday…
News 2 Mar, 2021
Saul Margo presents an Employment Law Webinar on Vicarious Liability. As part of the 28 barristers – 14 day Employment Law Series, Saul Margo presents a Q&A Webinar on Vicarious Liability. Saul recently presented this webinar in a series of employment law seminars put together by Outer Temple’s Daniel Barnett. In this Webinar Saul provided an overview of the law of vicarious liability with a particular focus on the two recent Supreme Court cases (Morrisons and Barclays) and the differences between the common law test and the test applicable to discrimination claims in the ET. Free Representation Unit The webinars raised £15000, which was donated to the Free Representation Unit, helping to train future generations of advocates and supporting vulnerable litigants.…
Webinars & Recordings 27 May, 2020
Keith Bryant QC and Saul Margo successfully represented the Trustees of Swansea University Pension and Assurance Scheme and another before the Supreme Court. Facts The case was about the interpretation of ‘treats…unfavourably’ under s.15(1) of the Equality Act 2010 (‘EA 2010’) which reads as follows: ‘A person (A) discriminates against a disabled person (B) if – (a) A treats B unfavourably because of something arising in consequence of B’s disability, and (b) A cannot show that the treatment is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim’ (emphasis added). Mr Williams was ‘disabled’ within the meaning of s.6 EA 2010. He was employed by Swansea University from 12 June 2000 until he retired for ill-health reasons on 30 June 2013, aged 38.…
News 17 Dec, 2018
Limitation period for lodging appeals: Two members of Outer Temple Chambers, Saul Margo and Will Young, acted recently for the successful Appellants in joined appeals in the Court of Appeal. These joined cases contain new guidance regarding extensions of time for lodging appeals to the Employment Appeal Tribunal. In both cases (Bonnie v DWP and Rana v LB Ealing), the Appellants had their claims dismissed in the ET and sought to appeal to the EAT. Similarly, in both instances the ET sent the judgment/reasons to the Appellants’ previous legal representatives, who had in fact come off the record and ceased acting for them. This resulted in the Appellants receiving the judgment/reasons some time later than they would have done, thus…
News 25 Sep, 2018
