Tim Ashdown > DMH Stallard LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
DMH Stallard LLP Offices
6 NEW STREET SQUARE
NEW FETTER LANE
LONDON
EC4A 3BF
England
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Tim Ashdown
Work Department
Dispute Resolution TMT
Position
Tim is the firm’s Senior Litigation Partner.
Career
Tim is a commercial litigator with over 30 years’ experience in handling corporate and commercial disputes. He is an expert in all aspects of intellectual property including trade marks, patents, designs, misuse of confidential information (by employees and/or competitors), copyright and database rights. Tim also advises on technology-related disputes and leads on many of our largest commercial and corporate disputes, with extensive experience in the High Court and Court of Appeal. He is also adept at resolving disputes by way of arbitration and adjudication.
Many of his matters and clients are international and Tim is the Chairman of our global network of law firms, LEInternational, which covers 27 different jurisdictions.
Tim is a Trustee of three charities, including the award-winning Towner Art Gallery, and a non-executive director of a large London-based technology company.
Work highlights
- European Real Estate Debt Fund (Cayman) Ltd v. Treon, Arundel Group Ltd and Srinivas (2021). Tim represents the First Defendant against whom the Claimant seeks circa. £15m for alleged fraudulent misrepresentation in relation to the issue of loan notes.
- Cavadore Ltd and Magenta Black Trading Ltd v. Jawa and Modern Food Company Ltd (2021). Acting for the Claimants in a multi-million pound claim against Saudi Defendants for breach of a franchise agreement and trade mark infringement in relation to a well-known Japanese restaurant brand.
- Representing Alpargatas S.A (owners of the famous HAVAIANAS flip-flop brand) in trade mark enforcement actions in the UK.
- EOS Training Limited v. NTP Services Limited & Ors (2020). Representing the successful Claimant in obtaining an injunction and damages for copyright infringement.
- World of Select Ltd (and Ors) v. Bowman, Taylor and Clarke (2019). Acting for the Claimant technology company in relation to claims against the Defendants for database right infringement, breach of confidentiality and conspiracy.
- British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and others v Sky Home Services Ltd and others. Acting for British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC in proceedings against TVCatchUp Limited for copyright and trade mark infringement arising out of the retransmission of Sky’s free-to-air broadcasts.
- Copyright relating to the Harry Potter books. Paul Gregory Allen (acting as trustee of Adrian Jacobs (deceased)) v. (1) Bloomsbury Publishing plc (2) Joanne Kathleen Murray (professionally known as JK Rowling) [2010].
Languages
English
Memberships
- Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
- The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
- International Trade Mark Association
- Federation Against Software Theft
Lawyer Rankings
South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
(Leading partners)With ‘unmatched expertise and deep understanding of the law‘, DMH Stallard LLP is well regarded for its intellectual property practice. Equipped with both contentious and non-contentious specialists, the firm handles a range of enforcement and protection issues, complex licensing structures and royalties agreements, including acting on cross-border matters. The firm demonstrates particular strength in the manufacturing and technology sectors, with an increasing focus on software-related IP matters. Tim Ashdown, based across London and Brighton, and John Yates, in Gatwick, lead the contentious and non-contentious teams respectively. Robert Ganpatsingh, also based in Gatwick, has experience in contentious matters involving design rights, patents, copyright and trade marks, while Debbie Venn in Brighton is highly regarded for her non-contentious TMT practice. Rebecca Leeves and Beatrice Bass, also in Brighton, are also key names to note.
South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
DMH Stallard LLP is known for its core strengths in the space, which span IT contracts, data protection, outsourcing of IT services, IT infrastructure issues, Saas arrangements and IT procurement matters, among many others. Tim Ashdown heads the contentious side of the practice, whilst John Yates leads on the non-contentious side. Rebecca Leeves focuses on the education, IT, technology, travel and retail sectors, whilst Debbie Venn is a travel sector expert.