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Dr Matthew Lavy KC
Position
A commercial practice with a particular specialism in technology, telecoms, IP licensing and aviation disputes. Co-editor of The Law of Artificial Intelligence, Sweet & Maxwell, 2020.
Career
Called 2004, Lincoln’s Inn.
Memberships
COMBAR; TECBAR; SCL (IT); BCS.
Education
Cambridge University (1997 MPhil; 2000 MA; 2001 PhD); BPP Law School (2003 PgDL; 2004 BVC).
Leisure
Aviation.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Crypto and blockchain assets
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1London Bar > IT and telecoms (infrastructure and contracts)
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Matthew Lavy KC –4 Pump Court ‘Matthew is an extremely talented barrister, with a superb legal mind and an exceptional knowledge of all things technology related. He takes a commercially sharp approach to matters and is proving to be a formidable advocate on his feet.’
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Matthew Lavy KC – 4 Pump Court ‘Matthew is an extremely talented barrister, with a superb legal mind and an exceptional knowledge of all things technology related. He takes a commercially sharp approach to matters and is proving to be a formidable advocate on his feet, he is an absolute joy to work with.’
4 Pump Court is ‘a true IT specialist set’ with ‘excellent IT disputes counsel at all levels’ covering the full breadth of technology and telecoms matters, including artificial intelligence, IT outsourcing matters such as syndicated services, software licensing and developing agreements. Alex Charlton KC acts for the claimant, leading Iain Munro in Topalsson GmbH v Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd, a TCC dispute in relation to a failed project implementation for visualisation sales systems, raising issues of unlawful termination, misrepresentation, and damages – Terence Bergin KC and Matthew Lavy KC appeared for the carmaker. Charlton KC also appeared for the claimant in IBM v LzLabs & Others, which includes claims for breach of licensing agreements and injunctions in relation to mainframe software, while Lavy and Gideon Shirazi are instructed as opposing counsel. Lynne McCafferty KC is appointed advisor on the independent advisory panel concerning the Post Office Horizon scandal, alongside Charlton KC and Benjamin Pilling KC.