News & Events
News & Events
On Tuesday, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Cheshire Estate & Legal Limited v Blanchfield & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 1317 in which David E Grant KC and Gus Baker represented the successful defendants/respondent directors. The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Cheshire Estate & Legal Limited v Blanchfield & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 1317, an important case about what fiduciaries can do when preparing to compete with their principal in the future. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of the appellant claimant law firm CEL against the judgment of the High Court finding that former directors of CEL were not in breach of fiduciary or statutory duty when taking steps to set up a competitor.…
News 6 Nov, 2024
Event Date: 7 Nov, 2024
We are delighted to invite you to our ‘Contempt of Court In Commercial Disputes’ Breakfast Seminar on Thursday, 7th November at The Reform Club, London. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers for a breakfast seminar focusing on contempt of court in commercial disputes in the Business and Property Courts. With the Law Commission Consultation Paper closing on 29 November 2024, high profile committals of Soophia Khan, Graham Darby and Tommy Robinson, and near-misses for Katie Price and Oleg Deripaska, contempt of court is an essential part of a commercial litigator’s toolkit. Members of Outer Temple’s commercial and business crime teams together with guest speakers will discuss a range of contempt matters across three panels: Panel One – ‘Caselaw…
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
Outer Temple’s Helen Pugh, James Leonard KC and Charlotte Elves were instructed in Commercial Bank of Dubai SC & Ors v Al Sari. The Court of Appeal handed down judgment which clarifies the law on alternative service in contempt proceedings. The Court of Appeal have clarified the law on alternative service in contempt proceedings in an important judgment handed down in Commercial Bank of Dubai SC & Ors v Al Sari [2024] EWCA Civ 643. The Court of Appeal accepted the submission of the 1st Appellant (represented on appeal by Helen Pugh of Outer Temple Chambers) and 2nd Appellant (represented on appeal by James Leonard KC and Charlotte Elves) that an order permitting alternative service in a previous phase of…
News 13 Jun, 2024
On 22 May 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in İşbilen v Turk [2024] EWCA Civ 568 in which James Counsell KC and Helen Pugh were instructed. James Counsell KC and Helen Pugh acted successfully for their client, Selman Turk in his appeal against the immediate custodial sentence for Contempt of Court imposed by the High Court. In this long-running, complex civil fraud case, the defendant was found in contempt of court for breaching disclosure obligations ancillary to a proprietary injunction aimed at recovering funds allegedly misappropriated from the claimant. In a judgment dated 6 March 2024, the defendant was sentenced to 12 months’ immediate imprisonment. Following a successful application for bail made, unusually, to the Court of…
News 24 May, 2024
We are delighted to welcome Salomé Lemasson to Outer Temple Chambers as a professional associate within the Business Crime, Regulation and Sanctions team. Salomé is qualified to practise in France and Germany, admitted to the Paris Bar (2014) and Berlin Bar (2020). Prior to setting up independent practice in 2023, she worked for law firms in Paris and Berlin (Gibson Dunn, Hogan Lovells, and AL & Associés). Her practice focuses on representing top tier companies and high net worth individuals in sensitive, high-stake matters involving international sanctions, fraud, corruption, and money laundering. Salomé is particularly active in the field of sanctions, and regularly assists and represents individuals, organizations, and major international conglomerates in this area of law. In addition, Salomé…
News 2 May, 2024
Chaitanya Kediyal successfully acted for the Second and Third Respondents in the case of Rainer Hughes v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd [2024] EWHC 585 (KB). This case covers wasted costs applications against legal representatives, and the perils of failing to translate witness statements and pleadings in civil litigation. The High Court had the opportunity to provide guidance on the procedure to deal with, and the substance of, wasted costs applications made at the end of a substantive hearing. This was in the context of proceedings struck out due to a failure to translate witness statements and pleadings. This judgment will be of significance to all practitioners dealing with clients who are not sufficiently fluent in English, as well as…
News 27 Mar, 2024
Jeremy Scott-Joynt analyses the powers of CPR 71 proceedings and its importance in his recent Court of Appeal case, Westrop v Harrath. Civil courts can do lots of things. They decide whether a deal is really a deal. They tell people which parent they get to live with. They decide if someone’s been discriminated against, or wrongly kicked out of their job. Or if a public body has done its job right. Mostly, though, they decide who owes whom – and how much. And when a court has decided someone owes you, you’re going to want them to pay up. No surprise, then, that a sizeable chunk of the Civil Procedure Rules deals with how – if you’re a judgment…
News 3 Jan, 2024
David E. Grant KC and Justina Stewart will be speaking at the TL4 Corporate Disputes 2023: Providing Essential Updates on Key Trends and Lessons Learned from Recent and Ongoing Corporate Cases on 22nd and 23rd November 2023. David E. Grant KC and Justina Stewart of Outer Temple Chambers will be speaking at the two day TL4 Corporate Disputes 2023 on Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd November at the Dilly, London. Talk One: ‘The Role of Derivative Claims in Assessing Director Liability’. David E. Grant KC will be part of a panel on 22nd November with Shonna Coffer of Mishcon De Reya, and Matthew Wescott of JMW Solicitors at The Dilly, London on the topic of ‘The Role of Derivative Claims…
News 16 Nov, 2023
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to welcome Joshua Ray, a US/UK qualified barrister, to its International Team. Joshua Ray joined Outer Temple in September as a Professional Associate, splitting his time between London and New York. He is a member of the UK Bar, New York State Bar and Washington State Bar, and specialises in Business Crime, Sanctions, International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation. He started his legal career at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York, moving to Kobre & Kim LLP in New York before moving to their London office and then joining specialist disputes firm CANDEY, where he remains a Partner. Josh is the founder and co-chair of the London Sanctions Advisors Association, an independent group pf…
News 4 Sep, 2023
Robert Rhodes KC will present a training session to leading Chinese lawyers on a six-day intensive course in Jesus College, Cambridge University. Robert Rhodes KC will be part of a team of lecturers in a six-day legal training programme for Chinese Lawyers from Duan & Duan Law Firm between 27th August and 1st September 2023. The training programme will highlight ‘Practical Issues for Trans-National Commercial Legal Practitioners’. Robert will be presenting an after-dinner address following the 8th session reflecting ‘Practical Aspects of Litigation in the UK’ on 29th August. He will also lead the morning session on 30th September in which he will cover ‘The Advantages of Mediation in Disputes Arising from International Commercial Contracts, and the Singapore Convention’ followed…
Events 21 Aug, 2023
Anyone involved in dealing with cyber incidents knows there are two types of organisations. Those that have been hit… and those that will. With this truth in mind, RWK Goodman has published a report detailing how organisations can prepare themselves: both in reducing the risk, and mitigating the impact. The report includes contributions from six experts in preparing for and dealing with cyber and data protection incidents. One of these is Outer Temple’s Jeremy Scott-Joynt, providing the investigative and litigation perspective. The report highlights how cyber security is not just an IT issue, but a business-critical one. It’s true that senior managers are now more alive to the challenges and risks of breaches, perhaps thanks to the significant media attention…
External Publications 11 Jul, 2023
