Intellectual Property, Professional Negligence, Personal Injury

Robert has a broad civil litigation practice focused on Intellectual Property, Professional Negligence and Personal Injury. He handles a wide range of claims including multi-claimant £multi-million professional negligence cases concerning off-plan property developments and complicated cases concerning patents.

He has appeared as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal & High Court and regularly appears in interlocutory matters, trials and appeals in the County Court.

Robert also considers accepting instructions on a direct access basis.

Prior to commencing practice at the Bar, Robert was employed as a scientist at AstraZeneca, worked at Molecular Profiles on patent infringement testing of pharmaceutical drug substances & drug products and on a multi-national patent litigation case concerning extended wear contact lenses in the IP/IT department at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.

Robert has a keen interest in pharmaceutical patents and has been invited to give presentations and chair sessions at international conferences in this field, including Assa International IWPCPS-13.

He is known for his attention to detail and achieving the best result for the client even in the most challenging case.

Call: 2006

Prior to commencing practice at the Bar, Robert was employed as a scientist at AstraZeneca, worked at Molecular Profiles on patent infringement testing of pharmaceutical drug substances & drug products and on a multi-national patent litigation case concerning extended wear contact lenses in the IP/IT department at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.

Intellectual Property Bar Association Personal Injury Bar Association Professional Negligence Bar Association

BSc. (Hons) (Chemistry) PhD (Synthetic Organic Chemistry) PGDipLaw PGDipBar ADR ODR Accredited Mediator

Away from Gatehouse Chambers, Robert is a reef aquarium enthusiast.