News & Events
News & Events
The team is celebrating after receiving 134 rankings in the Chambers & Partners UK Bar tables, including four Band 1 positions for our Cryptocurrency, Pensions, Personal Injury (Animal Claims), and Travel (International Injury) teams. We are delighted to announce that 40 of our juniors and 25 of our silks have been acknowledged in the newly announced Chambers & Partners 2027 guide. Their combined efforts have also resulted in an impressive 13 set rankings. Ranked Categories Congratulations to our commercial, pensions and personal injury practitioners, whose collective efforts have earned the teams a ‘top set’ in the following categories: Cryptocurrency – Band 1 Pensions – Band 1 Personal Injury: Animal Claims – Band 1 Travel: International Personal Injury – Band 1…
News 16 Oct, 2026
Outer Temple Chambers is celebrating today after receiving a total of 156 rankings in the Legal 500 UK Bar 2027 tables, including three Top Tier set positions for our Crypto, Pensions and Personal Injury teams. The Legal 500 UK Bar 2027 results were announced on 1st October and we would like to congratulate all of our colleagues and thank all of our friends and clients for helping to make this yet another standout success of a year. After winning ‘Personal Injury Set of the Year’ at the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2026 last month, we are delighted that this recognition has continued with a Top Tier Set ranking for the Personal Injury team, alongside our existing Top Tier Set…
News 1 Oct, 2026
Outer Temple Chambers have received three nominations at the 2026 UK Bar Awards, hosted by Chambers & Partners. We are delighted to share that we have received a set nomination and two individual nominations. The nominations are as follows: Client Service Set of the Year – Outer Temple Chambers Health & Safety Silk of the Year – James Leonard KC Sports Junior of the Year – Louis Weston Congratulations to everyone in chambers, and to James and Louis for their personal recognition. The UK Bar Awards 2026 will take place on 12th November 2026 at Old Billingsgate. The full list of nominations can be viewed here. Find out more James Leonard KC specialises predominantly in Health, Safety & Environmental Law including marine based work…
News 14 Aug, 2026
We are delighted to announce that Rory Gordon has joined Outer Temple’s Business Crime, Regulation & Sanctions team. Rory practises across Business Crime, Regulation & Sanctions, Commercial Litigation, FinTech & Digital Assets, Health, Safety & Environment, and Disciplinary & Regulatory Services. His expertise in these areas provide a unique advantage for clients where legal, regulatory and commercial considerations overlap. He acts for individuals, companies and government agencies in commercial, civil, criminal and regulatory matters, including investigations, disputes and contested proceedings. His experience of criminal and regulatory litigation gives him particular strength in advocacy and the conduct of contested proceedings, while his wider practice enables him to approach matters with an understanding of their broader context. He also has particular expertise in crypto-assets and the tracing…
News 12 Aug, 2026
We are overjoyed to share that Outer Temple Chambers’ Health & Safety team have been awarded ‘Set of the Year’ at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2025. The awards ceremony took place on Thursday 13th November 2025 at Old Billingsgate, London. This celebration shines a spotlight on those who continue to set new benchmarks of excellence in advocacy, strategic client service, and thought leadership at the Bar. The Bar Awards honour the work of sets and individuals across the country based on the research for the recent edition of Chambers UK Bar. The award is testament to the team’s hard work over the last 12 months. We are delighted to be recognised for our expertise and excellence in Health &…
News 14 Nov, 2025
Barrister at Outer Temple Chambers and founder of the Centre for Neurotechnology & Law, Harry Lambert, has been published in New Law Journal’s latest article, where he explores the impact of Neurotechnology on inquests. This is the first consideration of neurotech and inquests ever, worldwide. The growing ubiquity of wearable technology and the rapidly advancing field of neurotechnology are generating an unprecedented flood of neural data, which could have profound implications for coronial law. Advances in neurotechnology could soon allow coroners to analyse brain activity to determine intent, cause, and sequence of death—redefining how inquests are conducted. Harry Lambert reports, “As neurotechnology increasingly embeds itself in everyday life, the coroner’s court faces a new frontier—where neural data could illuminate the mysteries of…
External Publications, News 13 Nov, 2025
Chambers and Partners UK Bar have today launched their 2026 Guide and we are delighted to share the highlights from this year’s rankings, including two new Band 1 awards for Personal Injury: Animal Claims and Cryptocurrency. We are thrilled to share that Outer Temple Chambers has been awarded 12 set rankings in this year’s Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide, including 4 new set rankings, and over 110 individual rankings. This is our best set of rankings yet, as our individual rankings see 14 new entries and 27 elevations, and 2 new Band 1 set rankings. A huge congratulations to all of our barristers and clerks for another year of excellent results. A particular thank you to all our clients…
News 16 Oct, 2025
OTC is delighted with an outstanding set of rankings in the Legal 500 UK 2026 Guide
News 7 Oct, 2025
James Leonard KC was invited to speak on LBC Radio’s ‘The Legal Hour’, hosted by Daniel Barnett. James Leonard KC joined Daniel Barnett on Saturday 12th July 2025 on LBC’s Radio Show. James Leonard KC discussed Health & Safety, and on the show interacted with callers who spoke of personal experiences about what factors relating to Health & Safety affect them at work. Callers spoke of heat as one factor, and Weil’s disease as another. James’ Health, Safety & Environmental work leads to appearances in Courts at every level but his caseload includes the most serious cases for high profile clients. They invariably include fatalities in the workplace, allegations of Gross Negligence Manslaughter against individuals, and offences under the Corporate…
News 16 Jul, 2025
Fiona Horlick KC and Oliver Powell KC successfully argued for a costs order in the sum of £494,024.18 for the CEO of a care home provider. Background: Between 2016 and 2017, 5 service users, who were residents at two care homes owned by a care provider, passed away. It was the Crown’s case that the care home provider failed to discharge a duty under s.3 HSWA 1974 on 5 occasions, and that the CEO had consented or connived in the commission of those offences, or that the alleged offences were attributable to his neglect. From the outset of the investigation, the CEO vehemently refuted the allegations, and the matter was listed for a 10-week trial at Teesside Crown Court. Prior…
News 21 May, 2025
Oliver Powell, led by Prashant Popat KC of Henderson Chambers, and instructed by Mike Grant and James Muller of Weightmans, acted for a very large organisation. Their client was indicted before Chester Crown Court on two counts pursuant to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Following service of a 27-page Defence Statement, expert report and written representations, Cheshire Fire Rescue Authority (‘CFRA’) agreed to offer no evidence against their client. Background On 8 August 2019, the Beechmere retirement village in Crewe was destroyed by fire. More than 150 residents lost their homes and possessions. The fire was one of the biggest ever attended by Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service (‘CFRS’) with 70 firefighters deployed at its height to bring…
News 28 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
