News & Events
News & Events
Outer Temple Chambers’ International Arbitration specialists will be co-hosting a talk with Afridi & Angell during Dubai Arbitration Week on Thursday 13th November; ‘Navigating Sanctions, Jurisdictional Restrictions, and Enforcement Challenges in Arbitration: Insights from the UAE and England.’ In an era marked by rapid geopolitical change and increasingly complex sanctions regimes, legal counsels and arbitrators face growing challenges in navigating disputes that intersect with international trade restrictions, cross-border jurisdictional issues, and enforcement barriers. This session provides a comparative analysis of how these issues are being addressed in both commercial and investment arbitration, with a particular focus on the UAE and England, two jurisdictions at the forefront of international dispute resolution. The panellists will explore strategies for managing sanctions-related risks, handling jurisdictional objections,…
Outer Temple’s Olivia Kaye will be speaking at the ’19th Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference: A Debate & Discussion’ on Friday 31st October 2025 in Toronto, Canada. This conference brings together leading figures and emerging practitioners in international arbitration from around the world for a day of debate and discussion on the most pressing issues in investment arbitration. The all-day conference will continue its nearly two-decade tradition of dynamic, interactive panels and thought-provoking exchanges. Olivia Kaye will join the third panel discussion on the day alongside Aphiwan Natasha King of 4 Pump Court, Charles Brower of Wayne State University Law School, Timothy Ellam of McCarthy Tetrault, Geneviève Helleringer of University of Oxford & Essex Business School (UK), and Myriam Seers…
News 21 Oct, 2025
We are delighted to welcome Maanas Jain to Outer Temple’s International Commercial team, further bolstering our team of specialist international arbitration and commercial litigation practitioners. Maanas joins our team of internationally recognised specialists in London to fulfil ever-growing demand within the global commercial market. Maanas is a market leading barrister practising in international commercial arbitration, investment treaty disputes and complex commercial litigation. He has extensive experience of both court and arbitration advocacy and also accepts appointments as arbitrator. Maanas is equally comfortable acting as part of a counsel team, as well as lead advocate. After starting his career at the Bar, Maanas spent over a decade in private practice at two leading international firms. In this time, he acted for…
News 21 Oct, 2025
Lucian Ilie will be joining a line up of expert speakers at the 5th Tel Aviv Arbitration Week, taking place from 26th to 30th October 2025 in Israel. Hosted in the heart of Tel Aviv and now in it’s 5th year, this event serves as the ultimate hub for a diverse and dynamic group of professionals from all over the world to connect, debate and learn about international arbitration. TLVAW2025 (October 26–30) unites leading law firms, institutions, and arbitration experts for a week of panels, forums, and networking, highlighted by the flagship Tel Aviv Arbitration Day on 27th October, and exclusive evening events. Outer Temple’s Lucian Ilie will be speaking at the Tel Aviv Arbitration day event on Monday 27th…
News 20 Oct, 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
We are pleased to welcome Sajid Suleman and Ahmed Elhusseiny to our International Commercial team, further bolstering our junior cohort of specialists to fulfill ever-growing demand. Sajid and Ahmed join our London office with already successful and flourishing practises in International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation. Sajid Suleman, called to the Bar in 2014, has expertise in banking and finance, civil fraud, company, construction, insolvency, insurance, partnership and shareholder disputes, and sanctions. He appears as counsel in the English courts at all levels, in LCIA, DIAC, and ICC arbitrations, and in the DIFC and ADGM Courts. Sajid also represents clients in court proceedings to enforce, challenge, or set aside arbitral awards. He has considerable experience in urgent interlocutory relief, including freezing…
News 7 Oct, 2025
Philip Punwar has been recognised in The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators Guide, published on Thursday 24th July 2025. The Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators Guide, now in its 4th year, focuses on Global Litigation. The Guide features attorneys who specialize in international arbitration, public international litigation and global controversies and investigations that increasingly define the portfolio of the world’s best dispute lawyers. The 500 recognised individuals are selected through a robust nomination process including submissions, journalistic research and editorial vetting from a board of peers. Philip Punwar has been recognised in International Arbitration & Litigation in Dubai. Philip is an English qualified practitioner with more than twenty-five years’ arbitration experience. He has acted as sole, party nominated and presiding arbitrator in ad…
News 25 Jul, 2025
We are delighted to announce that Andrew Spink KC has been registered as an arbitrator with Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre (arbitrateAD). In addition to being a member of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) panel of arbitrators, Andrew Spink KC has also been appointed as an arbitrator with the Abu Dhabi International Centre (arbitrateAD) in the Middle East. The Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre (arbitrateAD) acts as a neutral and impartial dispute resolution forum for commercial and government entities. It administers regional and global arbitration cases for parties who have chosen arbitration as their preferred dispute resolution method. Arbitration under the arbitrateAD Rules is an efficient, confidential, and effective method of settling disputes out of court. The dispute is decided…
News 18 Jul, 2025
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to be part of London International Disputes Week (LIDW25) from 2nd June to 6th June 2025. Our members will be presenting at three talks during this week. With this year’s focus being “Innovation in dispute resolution: navigating global risks”, LIDW25 will be covering a wide range of topics and themes presented by its member firms, including Outer Temple Chambers. Outer Temple Chambers’ barristers will collaborate with other experts and speakers for three talks during the event; co-hosting ‘Hot topics in 2025 for international dispute resolution’ on 4th June, and joining panels on ‘US, UK and EU Sanctions at a Crossroads? Converging and diverging paths in legislation, policy and enforcement and their impact on disputes’, as…
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…
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to welcome Olivia Kaye to our International Commercial team. She joins our London office with an already successful international arbitration practice spanning across a number of sectors and regions, particularly in investor-state disputes and complex commercial arbitration. Olivia has extensive experience in investment arbitration, representing and advising both claimant investors and States in ICSID and UNCITRAL proceedings across a diverse range of sectors and geographical regions. She also has considerable experience in representing clients in complex commercial arbitrations brought under a variety of rules including the ICC, LCIA, SCC, DIFC, and NAI and advising clients more generally on potential disputes before they arise. Olivia also has experience in construction arbitration and recently had her first…
News 28 Apr, 2025
Lucian Ilie will be speaking at the 9th edition of Paris Arbitration Week taking place from 7th April to 11th April 2025 in Paris. The Paris Arbitration Week, organized by YRAP (Young Romanian Arbitration Practitioners) and sponsored by Lexters, is an institution organizing a week of events, annually, aimed at connecting, whether in person or virtually, the worldwide community of arbitration practitioners, boosting rich academic debate and promoting Paris as the eternal home of international arbitration. Lucian Ilie will be speaking alongside Liana Cercel of Young Romanian Arbitration Practitioners (YRAP), Iulia Anghelescu of Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii, Rodica Turtoi of Peter & Kim, and Armand Terrien on Monday 7th April 2025 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm at Ashurst LLP. The speakers…
News 2 Apr, 2025
