News & Events
News & Events
Robert Dickason and Joshua Hitchens have secured the dismissal of Contempt Proceedings arising out of the widely reported case of Muyepa v Ministry of Defence [2022] EWHC 2648 (KB). Robert Dickason and Joshua Hitchens, instructed by Marc Livingston, Simon Barker and Catriona Virden of Janes Solicitors, have secured the dismissal of Contempt Proceedings brought against their clients, Brian and Racheal Muyepa. The Proceedings, which arose out of Mr. Muyepa’s record £3.7m claim for non-freezing cold injuries against the Ministry of Defence, will now not proceed to trial, meaning that Mr. and Mrs. Muyepa will not be found guilty of Contempt of Court and will not face the prospect of being committed to prison for Contempt of Court. Find out more…
News 12 Oct, 2023
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to welcome leading group claims and serious injury silk, Harry Steinberg KC, to the team. Harry is a leading silk specialising in personal injury, sports law, private international law and group litigation. Harry has specialised in industrial disease and mesothelioma since his junior days and he is described as having “…an exhaustive knowledge of asbestos disease issues” by Chambers & Partners. He is the chief editor of the leading textbook, “Asbestos: Law and Litigation” (Sweet & Maxwell, 2nd edition, June 2022). He has appeared in many of the landmark cases that have shaped this area of law. His personal injury practice also focuses on high value and complex serious injuries and he is currently acting…
News 28 Sep, 2023
Personal injury law specialist, Ian Denham, has recently been published in the APIL PI Focus Magazine on the direct actions against overseas insurers post-Brexit. Ian will be speaking at the APIL International Injuries Conference on 30 November. Ian’s article looks at the latest position on direct actions against overseas insurers post-Brexit. ‘The impact that the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union has had on private international law may not – at least at first blush – appear to be one of the more significant consequences of Brexit. However, the suite of rights lost by the prospective claimant who has had the misfortune to be injured abroad; who, given the option, would prefer to litigate their claim before their home…
News 18 Sep, 2023
Outer Temple Chambers are proud to announce that we have been shortlisted for Personal Injury Set at the Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards 2023. The awards evening will take place on Thursday 30 November 2023. The awards recognise a Chambers pre-eminence in the UK. They reflect achievements over the past 12 months including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service. We are delighted to have been recognised as a leading set in this field. Our members have earned a vast amount of praise over the past years for their expertise and experience in dealing with personal injury matters, especially high-value cases. Our personal injury barristers offer a wide range of services including: Asbestosis and Mesothelioma Brain and spinal…
News 12 Sep, 2023
Outer temples Ian Denham spoke at the joint AAJ-PEOIL event to discuss the outbreak of the Mycobacterium Abscessus pathogen at the Royal Papworth Hospital. The recording is now available. In this presentation, Ian Denham discusses his role in the Inquest that followed the deaths of two women following an outbreak of the Mycobacterium Abscessus pathogen at the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. The background Karen Starling, aged 54, and Anne Martinez, aged 65, both tested positive for Mycobacterium Abscessus (MA) after successfully undergoing double lung transplants at the Royal Papworth Hospital. A NHS serious incident report found that 21 patients with lung conditions were infected with MA in the months after the specialist heart and lung hospital opened in May 2019.…
Webinars & Recordings 11 Sep, 2023
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in an important appeal in the case of FXF v (1) English Karate Federation Ltd, (2) David Jonathan Donovan, in which James Counsell KC and Olinga Tahzib act for the Claimant James and Olinga act for a Claimant (referred to as ‘FXF’ to protect her anonymity) – a highly successful karate athlete – who brings a claim for personal injury arising out of sexual abuse by her karate coach between 2008 and 2014. The Claimant claims that the two Defendants are vicariously liable for the abuse she suffered and directly liable for failing to discharge their own duty of care towards her. On 13 July 2023, James and Olinga appeared for the…
News 26 Jul, 2023
Watch the third of a series of equine focused talks from Outer Temple’s Equine Seminar; a panel discussion of two important recent cases including insight from some of those involved. The Equine Injury team at Outer Temple Chambers hosted The Equine Seminar on 1st March 2023 alongside a line up of some the industry’s best known experts. Chaired by Jonathan Hand KC, topics included a Legal Update, a look at the Animals Act from an expert’s point of view, a discussion on the recent judgment in Schoultz v Ball [2022] EWHC 2452 (KB), and a discussion on the recent Freddy Tylicki case, amongst other issues in the sport. We were delighted to welcome guest speakers, and experts in their field,…
Webinars & Recordings 16 Mar, 2023
Watch the second in a series of equine focused talks from Outer Temple’s Equine Seminar; an overview of challenges and complexities faced from The Animals Act by Anne-Marie Taylor. The Equine Injury team at Outer Temple Chambers hosted The Equine Seminar on 1st March 2023 alongside a line up of some the industry’s best known experts. Chaired by Jonathan Hand KC, topics included a Legal Update, a look at the Animals Act from an expert’s point of view, a discussion on the recent judgment in Schoultz v Ball [2022] EWHC 2452 (KB), and a discussion on the recent Freddy Tylicki case, amongst other issues in the sport. We were delighted to welcome guest speakers, and experts in their field, Anne-Marie…
Webinars & Recordings 16 Mar, 2023
Watch the first of a series of equine focused talks from Outer Temple’s Equine Seminar; a Legal Update from Ben Bradley and Samuel Cuthbert. The Equine Injury team at Outer Temple Chambers hosted The Equine Seminar on 1st March 2023 alongside a line up of some the industry’s best known experts. Chaired by Jonathan Hand KC, topics included a Legal Update, a look at the Animals Act from an expert’s point of view, a discussion on the recent judgment in Schoultz v Ball [2022] EWHC 2452 (KB), and a discussion on the recent Freddy Tylicki case, amongst other issues in the sport. We were delighted to welcome guest speakers, and experts in their field, Anne-Marie Taylor, Charlie Lane, Clare Garnett,…
Webinars & Recordings 16 Mar, 2023
Earlier this week, James Counsell KC and Ben Bradley appeared on behalf of BXB in the Supreme Court in Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB. Having previously won at trial, and subsequently in the Court of Appeal, James and Ben represented BXB at the Supreme Court in her claim that the Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses are vicariously liable for a rape committed on her by Mark Sewell, one of the Elders of the Congregation. This case represents the return of vicarious liability to the Supreme Court for the first time since the seminal cases of Barclays Bank and Morrisons. Over the course of the two-day hearing, James made submissions to the Court…
News 17 Feb, 2023
Join Outer Temple Chambers and a fantastic line-up of expert guests for The Equine Seminar, on Wednesday 1st March at The Law Society. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers’ team of equine injury experts and esteemed guests for our upcoming Equine Seminar on Wednesday 1st March 2023. Topics to be covered include a Legal Update, discussion of the recent judgment in Schoultz v Ball [2022] EWHC 2452 (KB), and a panel discussion on issues in equine sport including the recent Freddy Tylicki case. We are also delighted to welcome guest speakers, and experts in their field, Anne-Marie Taylor, Charlie Lane, Clare Garnett, Richard Brooks and professional jockey, Saffie Osborne. Agenda 1.30 to 2.00 Registration (tea and coffee on…
Events 25 Jan, 2023
Tom Gibson acted recently for a claimant, a young high-flying teacher, who suffered a fractured skull and brain injury in a ‘freak’ road traffic accident. While driving on the A1, a sheet of metal flew through her windscreen and sliced her skull open. Over the next few years, the claimant attempted, courageously but ultimately unsuccessfully, to return to her career as a senior teacher. However, she eventually came to the very sad realisation that her teaching career – and her ambition to progress to being a headteacher – was over, due to the continuing effects of her brain injury. Tom was instructed by the claimant’s solicitor, Lesley Edwards at Barratts Solicitors, who brought a claim via the MIB’s Untraced Drivers’…
News 31 Aug, 2022
