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Geoffrey Hobbs KC
One Essex Court ‘Geoffrey is very practical and user friendly in his delivery of the advice to the client. He instills much confidence from the client's perspective and clients always benchmark other views against his advice.'
Praised as a ‘go-to’ chambers, One Essex Court has been increasingly active in patent-related disputes. Its members are also well versed in cases involving trademarks, copyright, and designs, as well as passing off and licensing disputes. The set is home to Geoffrey Hobbs KC, who is the current senior appointed person that hears appeals from the UK Registrar of Trade Marks. Of recent note, Hobbs represented one of the defendants in the case of Koninklijke Philips NV v Tinno Mobile Tech Corpn and others, in which the jurisdiction of the English court under Articles 29 and 30 of the Brussels I Regualtion was disputed, and French proceedings were preferred. Trademark and passing off expert Emma Himsworth KC is acting for the claimant in Virgin Enterprises Ltd v Brightline Holdings LLC, a case concerning a trade mark licence agreement which the defendants wish to terminate.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Excellent services from the clerks, in particular Jackie Ginty, Adam Wheeler, and Jade Cassell.'
- 'The clerks' room is extremely efficient. Jackie Ginty is very good, very responsive, and very efficient.'
- 'Always satisfied. Jackie Ginty and Jack Leppington are always particularly helpful.'
- 'Rob Smith and Jackie Ginty in particular are excellent clerks.'
- 'All of the clerks are fantastic; very responsive, willing to assist and honest about a barrister's prior commitments. The latter point is key from a solicitor's perspective.'
Silks
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.
Emma Himsworth KC
One Essex Court 'Emma is a star. She is on top of the detail, client-friendly, collaborative, and a calm and incisive presence in court.'
Philip Roberts KC
One Essex Court ‘Philip is wonderfully perspicacious, principled and sensible. He is a truly trusted advocate with a rare ability to distil complex situations into digestible points, and he is impeccable on his feet.'
Richard Boulton KC
One Essex Court 'Richard is very collaborative and he listens to everyone's views and opinions in order to formulate the best arguments and strategies for the case. He has a very credible and persuasive style of advocacy, which garners trust from the judges he appears before.'
Juniors
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Guy Hollingworth
One Essex Court ‘Guy is probably the best trade mark and copyright IP barrister at the London Bar. He is at the very top of his field as a trial lawyer with a wonderful court manner, and he is forensic, detailed and knowledgeable.’
Alaina Newnes
One Essex Court ‘Alaina is an expert at getting on top of complex facts quickly and is very responsive, easy to work with and great on strategy. She writes well and produces very helpful, concise notes for those who lead her, identifying the most important points from a legal, procedural and commercial perspective.’
Andrew Lomas
One Essex Court 'Andrew is bright, hard working, and a lot of fun to work with. He will in the fullness of time rise to the top.'