Intellectual property
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Piers Acland KC
11 South Square
Daniel Alexander KC
8 New Square
Mark Chacksfield KC
8 New Square'Mark is a skilled advocate, ferociously bright and leaves no stone unturned.'
Hugo Cuddigan KC
11 South Square‘Hugo is a very strong strategic thinker.'
Thomas Hinchliffe KC
Three New Square
Lindsay Lane KC
8 New Square'Lindsay brings a very good combination of technical excellence, great communication skills and level-headedness. She pitches things very astutely, reads the court well, and focuses on the best points.'
Andrew Lykiardopoulos KC
8 New Square‘A first choice barrister for any patent case. He is impeccable and a completely natural, persuasive and credible advocate.'
Simon Malynicz KC
Hogarth Chambers‘Simon is an exceptional advocate, who knows trade mark law like no-one else.’
Charlotte May KC
8 New Square‘Charlotte is absolutely brilliant. She is a go to advocate for complex, high stakes trade mark proceedings.'
Tom Mitcheson KC
Three New Square‘Tom is a charming and compelling advocate. He is popular with clients and a great team player.’
Brian Nicholson KC
11 South Square'Brian is decisive, excellent at explaining difficult technical concepts, and very user-friendly.'
Iain Purvis KC
11 South Square
Michael Silverleaf KC
11 South Square‘A silk who is tenacious and enthusiastic in his advocacy. He is a real street fighter.’
Adrian Speck KC
8 New Square
Michael Tappin KC
8 New Square‘Michael is a star of the IP Bar. It is always reassuring to have him on your side in high stakes cases.’
Mark Vanhegan KC
11 South Square‘Mark is very thorough. He is very calm in court, even when under pressure from the bench.'
Andrew Waugh KC
Three New Square‘He fights every case like his life depends on it.’
Michael Bloch KC
Blackstone Chambers‘Michael works collaboratively. He is realistic and pragmatic.'
Benet Brandreth KC
11 South Square'He has a lovely manner which helps to get judges on board, combined with the sharpest of intellects.'
Guy Burkill KC
Three New Square‘Guy is an effective and skilled advocate. He is tenacious and determined.’
Douglas Campbell KC
Three New Square‘Douglas is a very thorough barrister with a deep understanding of case law. He is a real team player.’
Michael Edenborough KC
Serle Court‘Michael is a consummate professional. He is very user friendly, inspires confidence and has an encyclopedic knowledge of trade mark law.'
Emma Himsworth KC
One Essex Court‘Emma is a leader in her field, with a real eye for detail and commercial and pragmatic approaches to issues.'
Geoffrey Hobbs KC
One Essex Court'Watching Geoffrey in full flow is a wonderful thing to behold - poetry in motion.'
Andrew Norris KC
Hogarth Chambers‘Andrew is calm, measured and extremely clever.'
Philip Roberts KC
One Essex Court‘Philip is an excellent barrister. He meets every curve ball thrown his way with incredible intellect and superb advocacy.’
James Segan KC
Blackstone Chambers‘James has a great command of the law.’
Justin Turner KC
8 New Square
Richard Boulton KC
One Essex Court‘Richard is a top drawer barrister. His advocacy is very credible and persuasive.’
Nicholas Caddick KC
Hogarth Chambers‘The best for complex copyright and design cases.’
Richard Davis KC
Hogarth Chambers
Martin Howe KC
8 New Square‘Martin is just excellent. He has a huge brain which is full of fantastic ideas and solutions.’
Robert Howe KC
Blackstone Chambers‘Great attention to detail, client friendly, unflappable and very good on his feet.’
Ian Mill KC
Blackstone Chambers‘Ian is a ferocious advocate, with a hugely personable demeanour which gains the trust and confidence of clients.’
Thomas Moody-Stuart KC
8 New Square
Thomas Raphael KC
Twenty Essex
Jeremy Reed KC
Hogarth Chambers
Nicholas Saunders KC
Brick Court Chambers
James St Ville KC
8 New Square‘He demonstrates fantastic knowledge.’
2026 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
2024 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
2025 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
