News & Events
News & Events
Join our leading travel law barristers and an esteemed line-up of external speakers for our annual Travel Law Conference on Thursday the 25th April 2024 in Manchester. This will be a hybrid event, with limited in-person tickets and streamed online. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers and a line-up of external, expert speakers for an insightful afternoon discussion on the topic of ‘Package Holidays and Injuries Aboard’. Join us, in person, at the Edwardian Radisson Hotel (Manchester) or remotely (via Zoom) to hear from leading experts in the Travel Law industry. The conference will be followed by an early evening drinks reception. Outer Temple Chambers’ travel law barristers Gerard McDermott KC, Sarah Crowther KC, Ian Denham, Daniel Clarke,…
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
OTC’s leading Travel Law team and a line-up of esteemed guests came together for our Annual Travel Law Conference on Thursday 19th October. The second and final panel session of the day, chaired by Gerard McDermott KC, was on the topic of navigating turbulent topics in aviation claims. Gerard was joined by panellists Sarah Crowther KC, Peter Neenan and John V. Kalantzis. Our annual travel law conference took place on Thursday 19th October at Outer Temple Chambers, London. Topics included Spanish Penalty Interest, Co-counselling on Clinical Negligence claims aboard, a panel session on running clinical negligence abroad and navigating turbulent topics in aviation claims. We were delighted to have been joined by a esteemed line-up of external speakers, from the UK and…
News 9 Nov, 2023
OTC’s leading Travel Law team and a line-up of esteemed guests came together for our Annual Travel Law Conference. The first panel session of the day, chaired by Ian Denham, was on the topic of Running clinical negligence abroad: comparing liability and causation issues. Ian was joined by panellists Michał Krzanowski, Joakim Jäderström and Cemre Yilmaz Akyay. Our annual travel law conference took place on Thursday 19th October at Outer Temple Chambers, London. Topics included Spanish Penalty Interest, Co-counselling on Clinical Negligence claims aboard, a panel session on running clinical negligence abroad and navigating turbulent topics in aviation claims. We were delighted to have been joined by a esteemed line-up of external speakers, from the UK and across the globe. The…
News 8 Nov, 2023
OTC’s leading Travel Law team and a line-up of esteemed guests came together for our Annual Travel Law Conference. The second talk of the day was on the topic of Co-counseling on Clinical Negligence claims abroad with Victoria Williams and Natalia Astigarraga Bronte. Our annual travel law conference took place on Thursday 19th October at Outer Temple Chambers, London. Topics included Spanish Penalty Interest, Co-counselling on Clinical Negligence claims aboard, a panel session on running clinical negligence abroad and navigating turbulent topics in aviation claims. We were delighted to have been joined by a esteemed line-up of external speakers, from the UK and across the globe. The recording of the second session of the day, on co-counselling on Clinical Negligence…
News 7 Nov, 2023
On Thursday 19th October, Outer Temple’s Travel Law team and esteemed guests discussed all things travel law at our annual Travel Law seminar. Dan Clarke and Ana Romero Porro kick- started the seminar with their talk on Spanish penalty interest. Our annual travel law conference took place on Thursday 19th October at Outer Temple Chambers, London. Topics included Spanish Penalty Interest, Co-counselling on Clinical Negligence claims aboard, a panel session on running clinical negligence abroad and navigating turbulent topics in aviation claims. We were delighted to have been joined by a line-up of esteemed external speakers, from the UK and across the globe. The first session of the day, present by Dan Clarke (OTC) and Ana Romero Porro (PEOPIL President & Partner,…
News 6 Nov, 2023
Outer Temple’s Travel Law specialist, Ian Denham, will be speaking at the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) International Injuries conference on the 30 November at the Marriott Hotel, Regents Park, London. Ian Denham will be joining fellow travel law experts (many of whom are regular guest speakers at OTC’s travel law conferences), on the 30th November to discuss all things travel law. Ian will kick off the APIL’s 8th annual international injury conference with his talk on “Direct actions and using Rome II” which will include the following topics: Rome II article 18 Pruller Frey Insurance policy limits under foreign law and what is included Claims against insurers This will be a hybrid event, in which delegates can choose…
News 2 Nov, 2023
Outer Temple’s Travel Team provide comment on the Karpik v Carnival judgment, released on the 25th October 2023. Carnival PLC have been found liable for injuries and losses arising out of a coronavirus outbreak onboard the Ruby Princess cruise liner. An Australian federal court has found Carnival PLC liable under breaches of Australian consumer law and in the tort of negligence for injuries and losses arising out of a coronavirus outbreak on the Ruby Princess cruise liner in March 2020. Click here to view the judgment. The cruise embarked on 8 March 2020. This was notably after the death of the first Australian from Covid-19, and a month or so after cruises run by Carnival had experienced large outbreaks of…
News 27 Oct, 2023
Outer Temple Chambers is delighted to welcome leading clinical negligence and personal injury Junior, Lorna Badham, to the team. Lorna Badham joins the team in London, bringing with her a wealth of experience in personal injury, clinical negligence and employment law. Lorna is ranked as a Tier 1 barrister by Legal 500 UK for her personal injury work, describing her as “adept at running difficult cases and doing so with compassion [and is] commercially and tactically intelligent.” She has particular specialisms in international illness and accidents and cosmetic negligence claims, and will also be working with the increasingly sought-after Travel Law team. She has been instructed in claims arising out of accidents on planes, cruise ships, oil rigs, luxury and/or…
News 24 Oct, 2023
Personal injury law specialist Ian Denham spoke at the PEOPIL Annual Conference in Dublin on 29th September 2023. Outer Temple Chambers proudly sponsored the event. The PEOPIL annual conference was a two day-event hosted in Dublin this year. Ian Denham kick-started the series of talks from 10:30-11:30am with a panel session on ‘Brexit: where are we now and where are we going?’ The discussion was chaired by Liam Moloney, Vice-President PEOPIL/Moloney & Co. Solicitors, Ireland. Ian was joined by fellow panellists Joanne Brine (JMW Solicitors) and Donald Mackay (Digby Brown). A full agenda of the day can be found here. Paul Barton and Victoria Bunn of Outer Temple Chambers joined Ian at the event. They had a great time meeting delegates and catching up with colleagues. About…
News 6 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
Join Outer Temple Chambers and our esteemed guests from around the world for our London Travel Law Conference 2023 on Thursday 19th October. The main topics this year will include clinical negligence abroad and aviation law. You are invited to join Outer Temple Chambers’ Travel Law team and a selection of expert guests for our London Travel Law Conference 2023. This event will include a number of talks on international law issues followed by a panel session. Topics will include; co-counselling on clinical negligence claims abroad, Spanish penalty interest, running clinical negligence abroad: comparing liability and causation issues and a discussion on aviation law. Book your place This event will be held in-person at Outer Temple Chambers, The Outer Temple,…
