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Harry Steinberg KC and Aliyah Akram have achieved a groundbreaking agreement in this group action on behalf of thousands of military personnel.

Landmark settlement announced against MoD re Noise Induced Hearing Loss group claim

Harry Steinberg KC and Aliyah Akram have achieved a groundbreaking agreement in this group action on behalf of thousands of military personnel who suffered noise induced hearing loss whilst in service. The settlement was approved by the High Court on Monday 8 July. Working with Simon Ellis and the Military team at Hugh James Solicitors, Harry and Aliyah negotiated this landmark agreement in which the MoD has made significant concessions on issues of limitation and duty of care. Since the MoD accepts that the Hugh James group of claimants have been negligently exposed to excessive noise during service, thousands of former servicemen and women will now be able to claim compensation for their injury. The agreement follows seminal decisions in…

News 15 Jul, 2024

PODCAST: An Update on Equine Law 2024

Outer Temple Chambers’ Equine Law experts, Jonathan Hand KC and Harriet Jerram, share their thoughts on issues arising from recent equine cases and incidents in this podcast. Jonathan Hand KC and Harriet Jerram joined forces this summer to share their thoughts on the most recent equine cases and incidents involving horse safety and the Animals Act 1971 in this Equine Law Update podcast. They discuss some practical issues that have arisen in recent cases including the value of site visits, photos, videos and drone footage, as well as the use of experts and how to do so. Jonathan analyses the question ‘how do you go about proving knowledge?’ of the behaviour of a horse, and Harriet provides some insight into…

Webinars & Recordings 24 Jun, 2024

Will Young settles RTA brain injury claim for £525,000

Will Young settles RTA brain injury claim for £525,000

Outer Temple’s Will Young has recently settled a brain injury claim for £525,000 as a result of a road traffic accident. Will was instructed by the Claimant in a case involving a cycling accident leading to brain injury. The Claimant was struck by a lorry driven by the Defendant’s employee when riding her bicycle. She suffered a traumatic brain injury, including a fractured skull leading to a craniotomy. Thankfully she made a good recovery, given the severity of the original injury, although it was complicated by significant psychiatric and psychological symptoms. She was able to return to work, albeit on reduced hours, and she would need a degree of care and assistance in future. She had not been wearing a helmet at…

News 17 Jun, 2024

Nathan Tavares KC to speak at the APIL Catastrophic Injuries Conference 2024

Nathan Tavares KC to speak at the APIL Catastrophic Injuries Conference 2024

Nathan Tavares KC will be speaking at the APIL Catastrophic Injuries Conference 2024 taking place between 15th and 17th May 2024 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) is a not-for-profit campaign group which has been committed to injured people for more than 30 years. The APIL Catastrophic Injuries Conference 2024 is a three-day programme carefully curated by a committee of catastrophic injury experts where world class speakers and experts will be sharing practical knowledge and strategies. Nathan Tavares KC of Outer Temple Chambers, also a member of the JPIL Editorial Board will be speaking alongside Ronnie Conway (The Conway Accident Law Practice), Brett Dixon (APIL Secretary, Scott Moncrieff & Associates), and John McQuater (Switalskis Solicitors Ltd) on the ‘JPIL…

News 15 May, 2024

Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to announce that personal injury specialist, Sarah Crowther KC, has been appointed Vice Chair of the Personal Injury Bar Association.

Sarah Crowther KC appointed Vice Chair of the Personal Injury Bar Association

Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to announce that personal injury specialist, Sarah Crowther KC, has been appointed Vice Chair of the Personal Injury Bar Association. PIBA (Personal Injury Bar Association) is the specialist bar association for barristers who practise in the field of personal injuries, including clinical negligence, inquests and inquiries with an injury component. PIBA provides a forum of discussion on matters of common concern and interest to its members. More on the Personal Injury Bar Association can be found here. Sarah acts for both claimants and defendants across the range of personal injury disputes, including catastrophic injury claims, spinal cord injuries, brain injury and fatal accidents. She handles employer’s liability claims, including asbestos-related illness claims, public liability claims,…

News 1 May, 2024

Gerard McDermott KC and Will Young secure settlement for seriously injured cyclist in RTA

Gerard McDermott KC and Will Young secure settlement for seriously injured cyclist in RTA

Personal Injury specialists, Gerard McDermott KC and Will Young of Outer Temple Chambers secure settlement for a cyclist after he was seriously injured in a road traffic collision. Gerard McDermott KC and Will Young were instructed by Ben Townsend and Lucy Mills of Stewarts in a case where the client, JF, was seriously injured in a road traffic collision while cycling to work in 2018. JF was knocked off his bicycle by a stolen vehicle which was driving on the wrong side of the road. He underwent several surgical procedures after sustaining an enormously complex set of injuries, resulting in JF needing 24-hour care for the rest of his life. As JF did not have the capacity to manage the…

News 25 Mar, 2024

Outer Temple's personal injury and Animals Act specialist, Nathan Tavares KC, has recently discussed some of the issues surrounding personal injury claims involving horses and road traffic accidents, alongside Jennifer Kelly (Personal Injury Solicitor) and Alan Hiscox (Director of Safety at the British Horse Society).

Nathan Tavares KC features in podcast discussing personal injury claims involving horses and riders

Outer Temple’s personal injury and Animals Act specialist, Nathan Tavares KC, has recently discussed some of the issues surrounding personal injury claims involving horses and road traffic accidents, alongside Jennifer Kelly (Personal Injury Solicitor) and Alan Hiscox (Director of Safety at the British Horse Society). Nathan Tavares KC has recently featured in a Fieldfisher podcast, alongside experts Jennifer Kelly (Fieldfisher) and Alan Hiscox (British Horse Society), discussing the intricacies of running a personal injury claim involving a horse, rider and driver. In the podcast, Nathan, Jennifer and Alan discuss how drivers and riders have responsibilities to make sharing the roads safer, how to report incidents or near misses on the BHS’ Horse i App, what options are available to riders injured…

News, Webinars & Recordings 13 Mar, 2024

Personal Injury specialists' Christopher Wilson-Smith KC and Ben Bradley successful in a settlement claim for a Latvian National who was severely injured whilst working in the UK. The judgment is now available.

Christopher Wilson-Smith KC and Ben Bradley obtain Foreign Index Linked PPO in significant settlement

Personal Injury specialists Christopher Wilson-Smith KC and Ben Bradley successful in a settlement claim for a Latvian National who was severely injured whilst working in the UK. The judgment is now available. Christopher Wilson-Smith KC and Ben Bradley (instructed by Alison Brooks of Barratts Solicitors, Nottingham) recently obtained a significant award for a Latvian National who was injured in a road traffic accident whilst working in the UK. The claimant suffered very severe injuries, chiefly in the form of a traumatic brain injury and a skull fracture. The Claimant took the decision to return to Latvia. Issues arose in terms of funding specialist care and case management for a catastrophically injured client living in Latvia; a country not known to…

News 6 Mar, 2024

Members of Outer Temple Chambers attending the PEOPIL New Lawyers Conference

Members of Outer Temple Chambers attending the PEOPIL New Lawyers Conference

Lorna Badham will be speaking at the PEOPIL New Lawyers Conference on Friday, 15th March 2024 at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée in Paris. PEOPIL is a not-for-profit organisation to improve and promote judicial co-operation and mutual knowledge of legal and judicial systems of European jurisdictions in the field of personal injury law. Lorna Badham will be speaking alongside Conor Kennedy of Deka Chambers between 3:15pm to 4:15pm on ‘Workshop on Expert Reports’. Carin Hunt and Harry Gamble of Outer Temple Chambers will also be attending the Conference. Agenda and Registration The event kicks off at 9:00am and finishes at 5:00pm. View the full agenda here. To book a place at the event, register here. Find out more Lorna Badham…

News 4 Mar, 2024

Aliyah Akram to speak at the APIL Annual Military Claims Conference 2024

Aliyah Akram to speak at the APIL Annual Military Claims Conference 2024

Personal Injury specialist, Aliyah Akram will be speaking at the 10th annual APIL Military Claims Conference 2024 on 29th February at the Marriott Marble Arch Hotel, London. The APIL Military Claims Conference has been carefully developed by the joint coordinators of APIL’s military claims special interest group. Aliyah Akram of Outer Temple Chambers will be part of a panel session alongside Chris Allen of Exchange Chambers and Simon Quinn of Hilary Meredith Solicitors, also joint coordinator of APIL’s Military Claims Special Interest Group discussing ‘Hot tips to litigate against the MOD’. The session will be chaired Ahmed Al-Nahhas of Bolt Burdon Kemp and will take place from 3:50pm to 5:00pm. ‘Hot tips to litigate against the MOD’ will cover Pre-action,…

News 29 Feb, 2024

Aliyah Akram Joins Personal Injury Team at Outer Temple Chambers

Aliyah Akram Joins Personal Injury Team at Outer Temple Chambers

Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to welcome leading personal injury Junior, Aliyah Akram, to the team.  Aliyah Akram has joined the award-winning personal injury team, based in London, further expanding our stable of specialists in travel law, industrial disease, and related group litigation. Aliyah is ranked in Chambers & Partners for her cutting-edge personal injury practice and has a particular specialism in traumatic brain injury claims and fatal accident claims. She has also been involved in some of the largest personal injury group actions ever brought in the UK including against a major asbestos manufacturer and the Ministry of Defence. Her work frequently involves a cross-border element, from asbestos group claims in South Africa to cosmetic tourism claims, which has…

News 15 Jan, 2024

Ian Denham successfully challenges cap on a personal injury damages claim in Court of Appeal

Ian Denham successfully challenges cap on a personal injury damages claim in Court of Appeal

Ian Denham successfully acted for the Appellant in this Court of Appeal case that brings clarity to the requirement to apply to increase the statement of value. This was the Appellant’s second appeal against an order that denied him permission to increase the value of his claim for damages for personal injury.  The judgment also provides clarity as to the scope of CPR rule 16.3(7). Ian acted for Mr Fleming, who had previously been acting in person, on a pro bono basis through Advocate. Advocate is the Bar’s national pro bono charity that provides free legal help for those who are unable to obtain legal aid and cannot afford to pay. The Appeal The issue at the heart of this case…

News 9 Jan, 2024

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