News & Events
News & Events
On 6 May 2025, Oliver Powell KC spoke on two panels at The English Law Forum hosted by the Georgian Bar Association in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Georgian Bar Association, in cooperation with the Law Society of England and Wales, hosted the English Law Forum in Tbilisi. The event brought together Georgian lawyers alongside Barristers and Solicitors from England & Wales. The forum began with opening addresses from: David Asatiani, Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association; Paata Salia, Minister of Justice of Georgia; Gareth Ward, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Georgia; Richard Atkinson, President of the Law Society of England & Wales; and Ruslan Ugrekhelidze, Solicitor-Advocate. The forum featured discussions on key topics including: alternative dispute resolution; asset tracing; enforcement…
News 8 May, 2025
Event Date: 4 Jun, 2025
We are delighted to be part of London International Disputes Week (LIDW25) taking place from 2nd – 6th June 2025. Outer Temple Chambers will be hosting a talk on Wednesday 4th June to examine the hot topics in 2025 for international dispute resolution. With this year’s theme being “Innovation in dispute resolution: navigating global risks”, the 6th London International Disputes Week event will focus on key issues and trends across the international commercial disputes community. Outer Temple Chambers are delighted to be part of the LIDW calendar of events, hosting a talk with fellow experts at Fox Williams and Rimkus on Wednesday 4th June 2025 to discuss some of the hottest topics of the moment including the difficulties posed by…
The High Court of Justice has handed down judgment in the case of Agrofirma Oniks LLC & Agro UG V LLC v. ABH Ukraine Limited & Others. Henry Reid, led by Michael McLaren KC of Fountain Court, successfully acted on behalf of the claimants in a Part 11 jurisdiction challenge brought by the Third Defendant, the oligarch Mr Mikhail Fridman. The case revolves around a dispute concerning Loan Participation Notes (LPNs) in which the Claimants, Agrofirma Oniks LLC and Agro UG V LLC, are agribusinesses and clients of the fourth defendant, PJSC Sense Bank (formerly PJSC Alfa Bank Ukraine). The Part 11 Claim A key issue in the case concerned the service of legal proceedings on Mr. Fridman. The claimants…
News 17 Feb, 2025
We are delighted to announce that Oliver Powell and Ben Bradley have been elevated to the ranks of King’s Counsel (Silk) in the 2024 King’s Counsel competition Appointments to King’s Counsel do not come easy and are offered to a very carefully selected shortlist of applicants just once a year. Following a recommendation by the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP, The King has approved her recommendation that Oliver Powell and Ben Bradley should both be appointed His Majesty’s Counsel. The King’s Counsel Selection Panel made its recommendations to the Lord Chancellor after considering very carefully the evidence from application forms, assessments, and interviews with applicants. The Lord Chancellor accepted the Panel’s advice and made her recommendations to…
News 24 Jan, 2025
The judgment has been published in the case of Stiebel Lethbridge Ltd v the Information Commissioner & another [2024] UKFTT 1152 (GRC), in which a refusal by HM Land Registry (HMLR) to provide information to an asset reunification company led to an appeal to the First-Tier Tribunal (the FTT). Jeremy Scott-Joynt represented the HM Land Registry. The case, heard in December, arose after the appellant (SLL) sought information outside the usual statutory channels from HMLR about registered properties. Those channels carry a standard charge. SLL sought the information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoIA) instead: a strategy which – if successful – could have undermined the statutory charging structure and compelled HMLR to supply large amounts of information for free.…
News 20 Jan, 2025
We are delighted to announce that dual-qualified US lawyer and English barrister Joshua Ray has joined the International Team as a full tenant. We are delighted to announce that Joshua Ray has joined the International Team as a full tenant, splitting his time between London and New York. An accomplished US financial crime specialist and commercial litigator, Josh previously worked closely with Outer Temple’s International team as a Professional Associate before deciding to dedicate his time to the bar and join on a full-time basis in December 2024. Before that he was an attorney in New York and London with several leading disputes firms. Josh will continue to focus his practice on Business Crime, Sanctions, International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation.…
News 5 Dec, 2024
Event Date: 5 Dec, 2024
We look forward to our Third Annual Sanctions Forum ‘A Deep Dive into the Russia Regulations, US Sanctions & Sanctions in Sport’ taking place on Thursday, 5th December at The Reform Club. Outer Temple’s Sanctions experts, together with a line-up of renowned guest speakers will be discussing a range of sanctions related topics across 3 panels at our annual sanctions breakfast seminar. Topics: Panel 1 – Sanctions in Sport – from Football to Formula 1 Panel 2 – Down the Russia Regulations Rabbit Hole – pitfalls and peculiarities Panel 3 – US Sanctions – the New World Order Speakers: Louis Weston, Outer Temple Chambers Oliver Powell, Outer Temple Chambers Sophie O’Sullivan, Outer Temple Chambers Jeremy Scott-Joynt, Outer Temple Chambers Salomé Lemasson,…
Chambers and Partners UK Bar 2025 have today launched their 2025 Guide and we are delighted to share the highlights from this year’s rankings, including two Band 1 awards for our Pensions Law team and Travel Law team. We are delighted to share the news that Outer Temple Chambers has yet again been awarded 9 set rankings in the 2025 Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide and over 110 individual rankings. In what is our best set of rankings ever, our individual rankings see 12 new entries and 16 elevations, whilst we are delighted with two new Band 1 set rankings. A huge congratulations to all of our barristers and clerks for another year of excellent results. A particular thank…
News 17 Oct, 2024
The Legal 500 2025 rankings have just been announced and Outer Temple Chambers is delighted with another year of excellent results including a Tier 1 Pensions ranking We are proud to announce that we have been recognised as a Top Tier Set in Crypto & Blockchain Assets again, as well as achieving a Top Tier Set ranking in Pensions. These Tier 1 rankings mean we are now ranked for excellence in nine practice area rankings with 73 individual members ranked across 27 practice areas. A huge congratulations to all of our barristers and clerks within these teams for another year of excellent results. A particular thank you to all our clients and colleagues for taking the time to provide references.…
News 2 Oct, 2024
We invite you to join our expert panel for a specialist workshop on The Sanctions & Debarment Frameworks of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and International Financial Institutions (IFIs), taking place on Thursday 26th September 2024. MDBs and IFIs have a fiduciary duty to protect their funds and projects from prohibited practices such as fraud and corruption. Are you fully aware of how your company may be at risk of exclusion or debarment from the World Bank even if a minor fraud by a subsidiary, subcontractor or agent is committed? Do you know how to protect your company? Or how to conduct any subsequent investigation? Join our team of international experts for this specialist MDB workshop on Thursday 26th September to…
We are delighted to announce the arrival of US-licensed attorney Charles (Charlie) Steele to our International Business Crime, Regulatory, and Sanctions team. Charlie joins Outer Temple Chambers as a Professional Associate, based in Washington DC. A former senior U.S. Treasury Department, Department of Justice, and FBI official, Charlie has a solo law practice in the US, the Law Office of Charles Steele. He advises and represents clients primarily on US economic sanctions matters, including counselling, compliance advice, delisting petitions, license applications, enforcement actions, and training. He also helps clients with anti-money laundering enforcement matters and is available to serve in mitigation roles in foreign direct investment matters before the US Government’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”).…
News 29 Jul, 2024
Outer Temple’s sanctions law specialists, Alex Haines and Henry Reid are providing a sanctions training session alongside the British Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan on Tuesday the 18th of June 2024. The training session will focus on the Russia sanctions regimes implemented by the UK and US. The sessions will cover: Designated persons, ownership and control, financial and trade sanctions, enforcement, and compliance within the UK context; The role of sanctions in litigation and arbitration, focusing on contentious cases; and An overview of secondary sanctions in the US context. The training aims to ensure that companies comply with specific regulations and standards, enabling employees to understand and adhere to these requirements. By doing so, the training helps minimise legal risks and…
News 14 Jun, 2024
