News & Events
News & Events
The ADGM Court (Judge Sir Andrew Smith) handed down its first judgment in Afkar Capital Limited (C) v Fikry (D). C, an investment firm regulated by the FSRA, applied for an interim declaration that the minutes of a board meeting and resolutions made at the meeting purporting to appoint a new director and CEO were validly made. The ostensible purpose of the interim declaration was to persuade the regulatory authorities to approve the appointments. The application was made in reliance upon the ADGM companies Regulations 2015 (which closely follows the scheme of the 2006 act). D, a director and then CEO of C who had attended the board meeting, challenged the accuracy of the minutes and the validity of the resolutions.…
News 4 Dec, 2017
We are delighted to have been shortlisted in Legal Week’s British Legal Awards 2017 – Chambers of the Year category. The British Legal Awards hosted by Legal Week in association with The City of London Law Society, takes place at the end of the LegalWeek Connect, and is due to be attended by 1,000 lawyers. All 29 categories have been carefully chosen to reflect the ever-complex and challenging work of business lawyers at law firms, within legal departments and at the Bar. Key awards this year include The City of London Law Society Lifetime Achievement Award, Chambers of the Year, Law Firm of the Year, General Counsel of the Year, Editor’s Award: Law Firm Leader of the Year and the Legal…
News 20 Oct, 2017
Andrew Maguire obtained an indemnity costs order for his clients in the High Court after successfully defeating £2million misrepresentation claim plus a 90% interim costs on account award. The buyer of a business had failed to prove that the seller had fraudulently and negligently misrepresented the level of an inter-company margin which impacted on the company’s viability, where the actual margin rate was readily ascertainable from the accounts. In addition, Andrew succeeded on a Loan Notes claim of over £225,000 on behalf of two former directors and shareholders: Trow v Durmast Group Ltd [2017] EWHC 1485 (Ch). Andrew Maguire has a busy chancery-based commercial law practice. He specialises particularly in disputes over the interpretation or breach of contracts, personal guarantees,…
News 13 Oct, 2017
We are delighted to announce that David Russell QC was listed in ‘The Private Client Global Elite 2017’ published by Legal Week. An official gala dinner in London on Wednesday 4th October highlighted and recognised the achievement, excellence and success of the Global Elite trust and private client lawyers worldwide. The Private Client Global Elite publication, also launched on Wednesday, serves as a valuable reference tool and directory for all clients and peers looking for the leading advisers in the trusts and private client world. For more information please click here.
News 5 Oct, 2017
Andrew takes over the role from Laurie Rabinowitz QC and will serve for two years, having previously served as COMBAR’s Vice Chair as well as Chair of its International Committee, which is responsible for coordinating the Association’s activities in all non-UK jurisdictions. Before that, Andrew was Chair of COMBAR’s North American Committee and organised the annual North American Meetings for 2012 and 2013. Ranked by Chambers UK as a Leading Silk (Pensions) and by The Legal 500 as a Leading Individual, Andrew Spink QC is a highly respected advocate with 31 years’ experience at the Bar, of which 14 years have been as a successful QC. A registered advocate at the Dubai International Financial Centre, Andrew is also called to…
News 4 Jul, 2017
Outer Temple is delighted to welcome Peter Linstead to our employment and commercial teams. Peter has built a strong following and has extensive experience in injunctions, complex employment tribunals and workplace stress personal injury claims. His instructions come from a wide range of solicitors and public bodies including city solicitors’ firms, banks, NHS Trusts and several local authorities. To read more about Peter’s expertise, please see this page.
News 4 May, 2017
Members of Outer Temple Chambers whose practices are closely connected to our New York office, advise solicitors and UK-based clients on their potential exposure to litigation in US courts. They also act for these clients to challenge claims that a US court has jurisdiction over them. In her most recent article, Teresa Rosen Peacocke discusses recent efforts by plaintiffs to expand the definition of specific jurisdiction (requiring a foreign defendant’s US activities to have given rise to the plaintiff’s claim) so that a defendant’s general activities can be linked to a claim on the basis of a ‘sliding scale’. One such case from California will be considered by the US Supreme Court this year. To read the full article, click…
News 21 Mar, 2017
We are delighted to announce that Claire van Overdijk has joined Chambers. Claire is a public law specialist and private clients (trusts and estates) barrister, with expertise in private international law. She was appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel on 1 September 2016 following two years on the C Panel. Her extensive experience in mental capacity law and the Court of Protection has allowed her to establish a dual practice with specialisms in the health/welfare and property/financial affairs jurisdictions of the court. Claire is the first and currently the only practitioner at the Bar to date to be recognised as a leader in both areas of the COP’s jurisdiction and is a welcome addition to our Public law and Commercial &…
News 14 Mar, 2017
Oliver Powell, led by Senior Treasury Counsel, was instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service in confiscation proceedings that emanated from convictions in relation to the sale of fake bomb detectors. On 23 April 2013 Mr McCormick was convicted of three counts of fraud contrary to s.7(1) FA 2006 and was sentenced to ten years imprisonment. Owing to the fact that Mr McCormick had benefitted from his criminal conduct the Court directed that there be confiscation proceedings. At the hearing this week, HHJ Hone QC ordered that the benefit of Mr McCormick’s offending amounted to a sum in excess of £21 million and that Mr McCormick had realisable assets totalling nearly £8 million. The realisable assets included a number of properties, motor…
News 17 Jun, 2016
Outer Temple Business Team members Andrew Spink QC, David Russell QC, Michael Bowes QC and Miranda De Savorgnani were joined on a panel at the St Petersburg Legal Forum by India’s Minister for Law and Justice, D. V. Sadananda Gowda. The panel examined the advantages of using specialist barristers in commercial litigation and arbitration and third party funding in such cases. Outer Temple has participated in several satellite legal events hosted by Russia’s RBC network, a large business media group. The events were centred around Case studies and practical aspects of Arbitration and Litigation, and were designed to showcase the ability and expertise of the UK Bar in leading bespoke international legal projects. For more details about the forum’s agenda click here.
News 23 May, 2016
We are delighted to announce that David Pope has recently joined Outer Temple Chambers. David specialises in arbitration and commercial litigation, having considerable experience of arbitral proceedings under the ICC and LCIA rules. He is also a qualified mediator and is a welcome addition to our team. David acts among others, for and against banks, in disputes covering many aspects of retail and investment banking and in a large number of claims involving the alleged mis-selling of swaps and other interest-rate hedging products. Internationally, David acts in financial-services and in energy and telecommunications industries cases. He is also a Senior Visiting Fellow at University College London, teaching “Classical rhetoric and modern advocacy”.
News 20 Apr, 2016
Outer Temple Chambers barristers recently participated in the 2016 COMBAR North American Meeting, which was held in Venice, Italy, from Thursday 31 March to Friday 1 April 2016. Robert Rhodes QC was part of the “Bribery & Corruption” panel session attended by the Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas where Robert spoke about “adequate procedures” under the Bribery Act 2010. He emphasised that the important point of the session was to highlight that the detailed provisions of the UK Bribery Act cover any business that is incorporated in the UK or that carries on business in the UK, even if it is incorporated abroad. Robert also demonstrated that it is absolutely vital that all such businesses have an understanding of their…
News 3 Apr, 2016
