News & Events
News & Events
We are delighted to announce that Chambers Global 2025 has ranked our members for their individual expertise and awarded a Band 2 Set Ranking in Dispute Resolution: The English Bar (Middle East). Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to be ranked in the Chambers Global 2025 Guide as a Band 2 Set in Dispute Resolution: The English Bar (Middle East-wide). OTC has been in the Middle East for close to a decade with a Dubai office which serves as the hub of our Middle East operations. Chambers Global noted that Outer Temple is a well-known chambers in DIFC litigation and frequently instructed by parties in disputes before the DIFC Courts; “They are a pre-eminent set for DIFC regulations and DIFC Court…
News 14 Feb, 2025
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for Commercial Set of the Year, Commercial Silk of the Year, Commercial Junior of the Year and UAE Set of the Year at the Legal 500 Middle East and North Africa Awards 2025. Outer Temple Chambers (Commercial Set of the Year), Andrew Spink KC (Commercial Silk of the Year) and Justina Stewart (Commercial Junior of the Year) have been recognised in the Commercial category under the English Bar in the Middle East. We are overjoyed to also be ranked as the UAE Set of the Year. The awards will be taking place on Thursday, 30th January 2025 at Mandarin Oriental Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE. These awards reflect the competency…
News 23 Jan, 2025
Philip Punwar has been invited to join a panel session on ‘Arbitrating in the MENA: Lessons from Practice’ on Thursday, 30 January 2025 at Capital Club DIFC in Dubai. Philip Punwar is a contributor to The MENA Leading Arbitrators’ Guide to International Arbitration, published in 2023. In this capacity, he has been invited to join a panel session jointly organised by The Guide’s editors and the CIArb on ‘Arbitrating in the MENA: Lessons from Practice’ on Thursday, 30 January 2025 from 8:30am to 11:00am in Dubai. This seminar will look into some topical issues in MENA arbitration focusing on advocacy, freezone arbitration, public policy, construction arbitration, the role of expert witnesses and force majeure/hardship/unforeseen events. The MENA Leading Arbitrators’ Guide…
News 15 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
9 members of Outer Temple’s International Team will be attending Dubai Arbitration Week (DAW 2024) between 11th – 15th November 2024, including The Bar Council Development event. Outer Temple’s David Russell KC, Andrew Spink KC, Philip Punwar, Justina Stewart, Sean Yates, Peter Linstead, Stephen Doherty, Lucian ILIE, and Lexie Johnson will be joining delegates at this year’s Dubai Arbitration Week. They will be available to meet up with colleagues during their time in the region. The team will be speaking at a number of seminars and events throughout DAW 2024, as well as the parallel UK-UAE Bar Council Business Development Event between 10-14th November 2024. UK-UAE Bar Council Business Development Event The Bar Council will be making its first business development visit to the UAE. Peter Smith…
Event Date: 12 Nov, 2024
Outer Temple Chambers’ International Arbitration specialists, together with experts from Stephenson Harwood, will be hosting a talk at Dubai Arbitration Week on ‘A “pro-arbitration” jurisdiction? Developments in the Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements, and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards in the UAE’. Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to join our esteemed guest speakers from Stephenson Harwood for an insightful panel session which will address the key steps and practical considerations that parties should consider when seeking to proceed with the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in the UAE. Outer Temple’s Stephen Doherty and Lucian ILIE will be hosting a talk at Dubai Arbitration Week 2024 on Tuesday 12th November 2024, alongside John Lewis and Caroline…
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
Outer Temple’s Lucian ILIE has co-authored the ‘Romania‘ chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guide – International Arbitration 2024 with Adrian Iordache from Consortium Legal. Lucian ILIE has co-authored the 21st edition of the ‘Romania‘ Chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guide – International Arbitration 2024 article alongside Adrian Iordache. The article covers common issues in International Commercial Arbitration, divided into 15 different parts: Part One : Arbitration AgreementsPart Two: Governing LegislationPart Three: JurisdictionPart Four: Choice of Law RulesPart Five: Selection of Arbitral TribunalPart Six: Procedural RulesPart Seven: Preliminary Relief and Interim MeasuresPart Eight: Evidentiary MattersPart Nine: Making an AwardPart Ten: Challenge of an AwardPart Eleven: Enforcement of an AwardPart Twelve: ConfidentialityPart Thirteen: Remedies/Interests/CostsPart Fourteen: Investor-State ArbitrationPart Fifteen: General Read full article Read the Romania chapter here. Find out more Lucian ILIE is an English barrister, and a French and Romanian avocat specialising in international…
External Publications, News 19 Sep, 2024
The UAE’s ability to effectively host increasingly complex international dispute resolution proceedings was evident in a recently settled $120 million dispute referred to arbitration in Dubai. In that case, the Dubai Court of Appeal unequivocally upheld the Dubai seated Arbitral Tribunal’s finding that it was a “competent judicial entity” with the same standing as a competent court to authorise the production of confidential information under the terms of Federal legislation restricting the circulation of such information. Philip Punwar (Dip. I.C. Arb., C. Arb) of Outer Temple Chambers was lead counsel for the Claimant, whose interpretation of the relevant legislation underpinned the Tribunal’s original decision. Find out more Philip Punwar is an English qualified practitioner with more than twenty-five years’ arbitration…
News 3 Sep, 2024
Lucian ILIE will moderate the Third Panel at the 2nd South Eastern Europe Arbitration Conference – “Current Trends in International Arbitration in South Eastern Europe” on Thursday, 26th September 2024 in Vienna, Austria. The 2nd Edition of the SEEA Conference will be taking place on Thursday, 26th September 2024 at the Almanac Palais Hotel Vienna from 8:30am onwards. The one day conference promises enriching discussions, insightful panels, and networking opportunities. The conference will focus on “Current Trends in International Arbitration in South Eastern Europe: Navigating Geopolitical Shifts, Regulatory Dominance, and the Emergence of AI”. There will be four panel sessions where expert speakers will discuss some of the most pressing issues in international arbitration. Lucian ILIE will moderate the Third…
News 16 Aug, 2024
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to announce that Robert Rhodes KC and Lucian ILIE have been registered as arbitrators with the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) is the largest arbitration centre in the Middle East, providing a high calibre of arbitration services and facilities on an international scale. DIAC administers and supports arbitration, mediation, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution, facilitating the settlement of commercial disputes outside judicial courts for parties of all nationalities and jurisdictions. The specific services offered include the overseeing of arbitral proceedings and commercial disputes; appointing arbitrators; choosing the venue for arbitration and fixing the fees of arbitrators and mediators. DIAC maintains a directory of experts with diverse knowledge and…
News 27 Jun, 2024
Lucian ILIE will be speaking at the 5th Edition of the ‘Bucharest Arbitration Days: Critical Developments in International Arbitration’ taking place on 6th to 7th June 2024 at the Grand Hotel Bucharest, Sala Ronda. The theme of the Bucharest Arbitration Days 2024 focuses on the legitimacy of international arbitration as a suitable dispute resolution mechanism for commercial disputes. Bucharest Arbitration Days 2024 will discuss ethics and conflicts in international arbitration; the evolving relationship between arbitration and courts; the diversity in arbitration from the perspective of diversity of seats and arbitration institutions; the ongoing discussion on evidence and the impact of technology on it. The conference will bring together over 40 arbitration experts from 12 countries and 3 continents, who will…
News 30 May, 2024
