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News & Events
Nathan Tavares KC successfully represented Dr Daniel Gordon, a junior NHS doctor, to secure a £4.5m settlement after he sustained life-changing spinal cord injuries when the carbon fibre forks on his gravel bike snapped whilst cycling. Dr Gordon was left paralysed from the chest down in August 2020 after the forks on his brand-new “gravel” bike (Planet X Tempest SRAM Force) split into two whilst cycling down a grassy slope. As Planet X became insolvent in 2023, Dr Gordon made his claim under the Consumer Protection Act against its two insurers, Arch Insurance (UK) Limited and Chubb European Group SE for the losses he has suffered as a result of his life-changing injuries. Nathan Tavares KC was instructed by Julian Chamberlayne and James…
News 9 May, 2025
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to invite you to our upcoming Asbestos Litigation Conference on Thursday 10th July 2025 at Glaziers Hall, London. Our team of experienced industrial disease barristers will be joined by leading experts to provide in-depth analysis on recent legal developments. The event will also offer practical guidance on complex issues such as causation and disclosure. Topics will include: Assessing the future of low-level Asbestos exposure claims Revisiting evidence on commission hearings Panel: a comparative view of Product Liability claims in the UK and in the US Disclosure issues for Asbestos Lawyers Causation in Peritoneal Mesothelioma claims Panel: Claims arising from business loss We will be joined on the day by a selection of expert speakers including…
Nathan Tavares KC will be speaking at the APIL Advanced Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Conference 2025 taking place on 14th – 16th May 2025 at The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) is a not-for-profit campaign group which has been committed to helping injured people for more than 30 years. The two-day conference will focus on the latest advancements in brain and spinal cord injuries, where renowned medical consultants, expert witnesses, and leading practitioners will be offering invaluable insights into catastrophic injury cases. Nathan Tavares KC of Outer Temple Chambers, also a member of the JPIL Editorial Board, will be speaking alongside John McQuater of Switalskis Solicitors, Mark Harvey of Hugh James and Rachael Mulheron KC…
News 6 May, 2025
James Counsell KC is featured in the latest ‘Beyond Suspicion’ podcast, a true crime investigation series, to discuss the sexual abuse campaign by Barry Bennell and psychological injuries caused to victims. The Beyond Suspicion (Most Trusted) Podcast Series looks at some of the most heinous crimes perpetrated by people in positions of trust and examines the ripples their actions left on their community. Yinka Bokinni, the broadcaster, speaks to criminologists, psychologists and legal experts in her podcast examining how sometimes the worst criminals, from police officers, to surgeons, to teachers, to youth coaches, are often hiding ‘in plain sight’. James Counsell KC speaks about Barry Bennell, one of the UK’s most prolific serial paedophile. Barry Bennell was a respected football…
External Publications, News 2 May, 2025
Outer Temple barrister and founder of the Centre for Neurotechnology & Law, Harry Lambert, has been published in New Law Journal, outlining the game-changing implications of advances in neurotechnology for victims of personal injury and clinical negligence. The predicted advances in neurotechnology will be “nothing short of transformational” in their potential impact upon rehabilitation, says New Law Journal. Huge strides are being made in developing neurotechnologies with the potential to combat a wide range of conditions, from cerebral palsy and limb loss to blindness and chronic depression. Harry’s feature in a recent edition of their weekly legal publication looks at personal injury quantum and the paradigm shift that is emerging. The fields of neurology, neurosurgery and neuro-rehabilitation are experiencing a…
External Publications, News 5 Mar, 2025
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to welcome leading health and technology Junior, Harry Lambert, to the team. Harry Lambert joins Outer Temple Chambers in February, further expanding our stable of innovative barristers shaping the law in the fields of product liability, personal injury, clinical negligence, human rights, and related group litigation. His passion for technology and emerging trends provides for a unique and unrivalled practice touching on the interplay between tech and health. He is particularly well known for his dynamism in the world of emerging medical tech, founding the Centre for Neurotechnology & Law, and authoring a 12 Part Series on Neurotechnology and The Law which has garnered much academic acclaim. It has been translated into several European languages…
News 25 Feb, 2025
The Royal Court of Guernsey recorded its highest ever personal injury damages award in the case of JG v AC. Gerard McDermott KC and Ian Denham, instructed by Stewarts, represented JG who sustained a complete spinal cord injury, resulting in tetraplegia. In November 2021, JG was a rear seated passenger in a VW Golf that was travelling in excess of the 25mph limit on a narrow road in Guernsey. The vehicle lost control and clipped a wall on the side of the road colliding with a pole, before being flipped upside down and coming to a stop on its roof. JG sustained catastrophic and life-changing injuries, including a C7 complete spinal cord injury following an unstable fracture to his C6…
News 12 Feb, 2025
Clinical negligence and international injuries specialist, Ian Denham, co-authored an article, “Medical Tourism and Package Travel Regulations” with Polina Sokolovska (formerly of Stewarts), which was recently published in the Journal of Personal Injury Law. The article considers whether medical procedures and treatments could fall within the scope of the Package Travel Regulations and, if so, what guidance there may be establish by what standards such treatment should be assessed and whether liability might be established against a tour operator. Medical tourism is an expanding global industry with a growing number of UK residents traveling to undergo medical and cosmetic procedures abroad. There have been a number of high profile deaths and injuries arising from poor medical treatment sustained abroad. Ian…
External Publications, News 27 Jan, 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
Gerard McDermott KC was one of the speakers at BABICM’s event ‘The Litigation Jigsaw – Fitting the Pieces Together’ on Thursday 23rd January 2025. He also Chaired the day’s event. The British Association of Brain injury and Complex Case Management (BABICM) is the leading membership organisation for professionals working in brain injury and complex case management. The event ‘The Litigation Jigsaw – Fitting the Pieces Together’ acted as a guide through the litigation journey to equip the developing case manager to understand where their role fits into the process from the outset of a case. It focused on the roles, responsibilities of the case manager and the expectations of all the key litigation professionals to provide an understanding of how…
News 23 Jan, 2025
On 9th December 2024, the High Court handed down judgment in Samrai and Others v Kalia [2024] EWHC 3143 (KB). Sarah Crowther KC and Daniel Clarke, who were instructed by Kingsley Napley, acted successfully for the Defendant, Mr Rajinder Kalia. The judgment follows an 18-day trial in the summer of 2024 which involved significant amounts of witness handling including on sensitive issues and forensic deconstruction of expert witness evidence. Mr Justice Martin Spencer struck out the claims of two of the claimants and dismissed the other claims. To read the full judgment of the case, click here. Sarah Crowther KC is a leading personal injury and discrimination silk. She is noted by Chambers & Partners UK as “a great cross-examiner……
News 16 Jan, 2025
The Lawyer has revealed its ‘Top 10 Appeals of 2025’ and ‘Top 20 Cases of 2025’ and we are delighted to share that three of Outer Temple’s members have been mentioned for their involvement in this year’s biggest cases. There are plenty of lawsuits heading to the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and the High Court, and The Lawyer has unveiled its top appeals and cases to look out for this year. We are delighted to share that Henry Reid has been included in the ‘Top 10 Appeals of 2025’ for his involvement in James “Jes” Staley v the FCA, and Harry Steinberg KC and Aliyah Akram in the ‘Top 20 Cases of 2025’ for their involvement in The Military Deafness…
External Publications, News 14 Jan, 2025
