Outer Temple’s barristers included in the 2025 Pro Bono Recognition list

Outer Temple’s David E.Grant KC, Martina Murphy, Will Young and Chaitanya Kediyal named in the Pro Bono Recognition List 2025.

Now in its second year, the List recognises solicitors, barristers, chartered legal executives and registered foreign/European lawyers both in private practice and in-house who provided pro bono legal assistance over the last year. The initiative is supported by the Law Society, the Bar Council, CILEX and all the major pro bono organisations under the aegis of the Attorney General’s Pro Bono Committee.

David, Martina, Will and Chaitanya have been recognised for volunteering their time (25 hours or more) to provide free legal assistance to individuals, charities and community groups. Pro-bono legal assistance is an invaluable and longstanding part of our legal system, helping those who might not otherwise receive legal assistance to receive fair access to justice.

The full 2025 Pro Bono Recognition List can be viewed here.

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David E.Grant KC

David E. Grant KC is a chancery and commercial practitioner with specialist expertise in pensions, trusts, will and estates and professional negligence. He has extensive advocacy experience up to the European Court of Justice and has also attended numerous mediations and round table meetings. David is happy as sole advocate or leading a counsel team and enjoys the process of working with his instructing solicitors, lay clients, insurers, funders, experts and other interested parties.

To find out more about David, contact Matt Sale on +44 (0)20 7427 4910 or Andy Hunter on +44 (0)20 7427 4905 for a confidential discussion.

Martina Murphy

Martina Murphy’s practice focuses on employment,  group litigation and professional discipline. She regularly appears unled in the appellate courts including the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) and the Court of Appeal on high-profile and, or test cases. She appeared in two (of seven) appeals reported in the Industrial Relations Law Reports (IRLRs) in November 2024 (Rollett & Ors v BA and Leeks). Martina’s cross-over knowledge of human rights is sought after in employment cases.

To find out more about Martina, contact Nick Levett +44 (0)20 7427 4908 or Mark Gardner +44 (0)20 7427 4909 for a confidential discussion.

Chaitanya Kediyal

Chaitanya Kediyal has built a broad practice covering the full range of commercial disputes, civil fraud, employment law, professional discipline and regulatory law, group litigation, business crime, and contempt proceedings. He also has experience of disputes with an international element, particularly those with an emphasis on the Middle East. He has successfully worked in counsel teams of various sizes, as well as acted as sole counsel, in matters before the High Court, County Court, and the Employment Tribunal.

To find out more about Chaitanya, contact Lexie Johnson on + 44 (0) 207 427 0801 or Dave Lovitt on +44 (0)207 353 6381 for a confidential discussion.

Will Young

Will Young’s practice is divided primarily between personal injury, clinical negligence and employment. He has particular interest and expertise in high value quantum matters, which is reflected in his record as having been junior counsel for the Claimant (led by Gerard McDermott KC) in both the claim involving the highest ever award of damages in a UK Employment Tribunal discrimination case (AB v RBS [2021] EWCA Civ 345 – £4.7m damages) and what is understood to be the largest ever periodical payment award in a UK personal injury claim (LXD v Roscoe [2024], £1.1m annual periodical payment).

To find out more about Will, contact Paul Barton on +44 (0)20 7427 4907 or Harry Gamble on +44 (0)20 7353 6381 for a confidential discussion.

External Publications, News 11 Apr, 2025