News & Events
News & Events
Professional Associate at Outer Temple Chambers, Oliver Agha has been published in IFN’s April 2026 edition (Volume 23, Issue 15). His article is titled ‘The crisis Islamic finance was built to solve – and cannot’. Islamic Finance News (IFN) is a subscription-based publication journal, published weekly, which provides exclusive and comprehensive coverage of the global Islamic financial markets through in-house analysis and expert external contributions. Oliver Agha is a frequent contributor to the publication. The modern financial order is a monument to excess. Global debt now approaches US$350 trillion, built not on production or genuine value creation but on the compounding of obligation – debt layered on debt, governments borrowing to fund consumption, the costs deferred to those least able to bear…
External Publications, News 16 Apr, 2026
We are delighted to announce that Ian Johnston and Aditya Swarup have joined Outer Temple Chambers as Professional Associates. Outer Temple Chambers is pleased to share that Ian Johnston and Aditya Swarup have joined Outer Temple Chambers as Professional Associates, further strengthening our international presence and expertise. We welcome back our old colleague Ian Johnston, who stepped away from his Professional Associateship for a short time to take on a second stint as Chief Executive at the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). His return further strengthens our offering within the Middle East. Ian has vast expertise in regulation, financial services and governance. He was Chief Executive and Board Member of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) from 2022 to 2025…
News 16 Feb, 2026
Professional Associate at Outer Temple Chambers, Oliver Agha has been published in IFN’s December edition (Volume 22, Issue 50). His article is titled ‘Methodological inversion: How Islamic finance lost its compass’. Islamic Finance News is a subscription-based publication journal, published weekly, which provides exclusive and comprehensive coverage of the global Islamic financial markets through in-house analysis and expert external contributions. Oliver Agha is a frequent contributor to the publication. Islamic finance promises something profound: a financial system in which capital serves society, justice anchors profit and law reflects the moral architecture of the Quranic injunctions. The goal is building an economy rooted in risk-sharing, equitable distribution and real economic activity. However, that promise remains largely unfulfilled for several reasons. One reason is…
External Publications, News 3 Dec, 2025
Professional Associate at Outer Temple Chambers, Oliver Agha has been recently published in IFN’s journal: Volume 22, Issue 42, dated 21st October 2025. Oliver’s article is titled ‘Islamic finance fails again: Can it be rescued?’ Islamic Finance News is a subscription-based publication journal, published weekly, which provides exclusive and comprehensive coverage of the global Islamic financial markets through in-house analysis and expert external contributions. Oliver Agha is a frequent contributor to the publication. Today, many believe that Islamic finance has failed the ethical test — and some argue that this failure has limited its material success, with Islamic assets representing a small percentage of global assets (as per S&P Global, Islamic finance assets remain at ~1% of the US$400 trillion global market).…
External Publications, News 10 Nov, 2025
Following successful appeals before the Islamic Development Bank Group Administrative Tribunal (“IsDBGAT” or “Tribunal”) in 2022 (see below), members of OTC’s International Organisations Team have been instructed in four cases before the IsDBGAT. The team have been instructed before the IsDBGAT in its October docket (11th to 23rd). The Tribunal will sit en banc with judges from Tunisia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Malaysia. Victoria Brown represents the Applicant in a case against the Islamic Development Bank (“IsDB”) Alex Haines and Victoria Brown represent the Applicant in a case against the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (“ICIEC”). Alex Haines and Victoria Brown represent the Applicant in a case against the Islamic Corporation for the Development…
News 3 Oct, 2023
