Intellectual property
Leading Silks
One Essex Court
‘Geoffrey is a doyen of the IP Bar with particular strength in trade marks and copyright. He is a gifted advocate who holds the attention of the court, in particular at the appellate level, where much of his work is done.’
8 New Square
‘Andrew has excellent strategic thoughts and input. He is a real team player who goes the extra mile to get the best result for the client, and he is detailed and hard working.'
8 New Square
'Charlotte is thorough and tenacious, and no stone is left unturned. She is also a great team-player and her advocacy is clear and precise.'
Three New Square
'Tom is a go-to barrister on technically difficult life sciences cases. He has a very good background in the life sciences and is able to distil cases into simple concepts easily and speedily, he provides cutting edge advice and his advocacy is smooth like butter, and he is very credible before the bench.'
11 South Square
‘Mark is a class act. He is calm and thorough in court and he is often the difference between winning and losing a case.'
Three New Square
‘Andrew is hard working and rigorous. He is always well prepared and willing to go the extra mile to get a good result.'
Serle Court
'Michael is an accomplished advocate and is great at running complex points. He is very clever, thorough, and hardworking, often turning things round very quickly, and another strength is that he has a strong sense of how a case will ultimately pan out.'
Three New Square
'Tom is adept at both life sciences and technology cases, making him very versatile. He is very involved in his matters and provides excellent and timely advice, and on his feet, he has a great manner with the bench and is persuasive in his advocacy.'
One Essex Court
‘Philip is an outstanding advocate and certainly one of the top trade mark silks. He is deeply knowledgeable of the law and brilliant in court.’
11 South Square
‘Benet is an exceptional, classic advocate who is known for his comfortable and flawless presentation even in difficult technical cases. He is also a formidable cross-examiner and his opponents have been known to completely abandon their factual and expert evidence mid-trial following his careful deconstruction of their case.’
Hogarth Chambers
'Nicholas has huge gravitas and an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law. '
8 New Square
‘Martin commands respect, as he is thorough, thoughtful, and extremely knowledgeable. He is excellent at seeing the whole picture as well as the detail, he knows the law inside out, he digests the facts quickly, and he is excellent at advising on strategy.’
Blackstone Chambers
‘Ian has great judgement and a great client-side manner. He is great in front of any judge and he truly has the ear of the court.’
11 South Square
'Brian is one of the top silks at the IP bar. He is superb on his feet and a delight to work with.'
Hogarth Chambers
‘Jeremy is great to work with and open to client and instructing principal’s input, but appropriately tenacious when required. His advocacy is calm, respectful, and compelling, and he is able to develop a good rapport with judges and tribunals.'
Blackstone Chambers
‘James has exceptional clarity of thought which feeds through to exceptionally succinct and persuasive advocacy skills. He is absolutely at the top of his game.’
2022 Silks
8 New Square
‘James is renowned for his attention to detail and the amount of time that he invests into getting his cases in the best possible position for success. His advocacy skills are very good, and he has a persuasive style.’
2023 Silks
Hogarth Chambers
‘Richard is very personable and knowledgeable, and not afraid to roll up his sleeves and get on as part of a team. He is passionate in his advocacy, he reads the papers thoroughly, and his being a qualified patent attorney gives him a proper understanding of the underlying process.’