Intellectual property; TMT.

Ian specializes in intellectual property and technology and covers commercial work and disputes. He is a qualified arbitrator and mediator. Significant cases include Merck v Merck, ICC royalty arbitration, Aerotel v Telco, Actavis v Merck, 32Red v William Hill and Tate & Lyle v Roquette. He is a solicitor advocate and a qualified arbitrator and mediator.

Articled clerk Linklaters, London 1987-89; assistant solicitor London 1990-97; partner London 1997. Ian is on the editorial boards of ‘European Intellectual Property Review’ and ‘Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice’. Member of the Civil Justice Council and Trustee of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Member of Honour of AIPPI; vice-president AIPPI UK.

Oxford University (MA Chemistry)