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Intellectual property

8 New Square Intellectual Property

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The team at 8 New Square has a strong reputation for regularly handling major intellectual property litigation, with expertise across the entire range of patents, copyright, and trade marks, representing clients in all levels of the court system. Michael Tappin KC represented the claimant in Nokia v Oppo, a claim regarding patent infringement in the telecoms sector. Andrew Lykiardopoulos KC is notable in patent-related cases, and Martin Howe KC is strong in IP mandates concerning technology, including those involving the internet, broadcasting and computer systems, as well as biotech and pharmaceuticals. High-tech patent litigation is a significant strength of James Abrahams KC and he represents clients in the telecoms, pharmaceutical, advanced medical devices, and engineering industries. Lindsay Lane KC has a broad-ranging practice, with significant expertise in database rights, designs, passing off, and confidential information; she is instructed by the claimant in Ensygnia v Shell regarding a patent concerning bar codes. Justin Turner KC joined the set from Three New Square in July 2022.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'The team is slick and professional, especially Nick Wise.'
'Responsive and reliable. Nick Wise is a pleasure to deal with.'
'8 New Square is an excellent IP specialist set, with real strength in depth.'
'One of the best IP sets.'
'They have great strength in depth and are very easy to work with, as well as being genuine experts.'
'Excellent chambers with helpful and knowledgeable clerks and a wide variety of excellent barristers.'
'Very strong set for all types of IP disputes.'
'Nick Wise is very good.'
'Excellent clerking team.'
'Excellent, friendly, and approachable clerks.'

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.

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Daniel Alexander KC

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Adrian Speck KC

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Andrew Lykiardopoulos KC

‘Andrew has excellent strategic thoughts and input. He is a real team player who goes the extra mile to get the best result for the client, and he is detailed and hard working.'

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Michael Tappin KC

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Charlotte May KC

'Charlotte is thorough and tenacious, and no stone is left unturned. She is also a great team-player and her advocacy is clear and precise.'

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Justin Turner KC

'Justin is an absolute legend.'

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Thomas Moody-Stuart KC

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James Abrahams KC

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Lindsay Lane KC

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‘Martin commands respect, as he is thorough, thoughtful, and extremely knowledgeable. He is excellent at seeing the whole picture as well as the detail, he knows the law inside out, he digests the facts quickly, and he is excellent at advising on strategy.’

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Mark Chacksfield KC

2022 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.

James St Ville KC

James St Ville KC

‘James is renowned for his attention to detail and the amount of time that he invests into getting his cases in the best possible position for success. His advocacy skills are very good, and he has a persuasive style.’

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.

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‘Jaani is one of the best all round juniors at the IP Bar. Brilliant for both patent and non-patent work, he is super hardworking and goes into forensic detail.’

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‘Jessie is intelligent, well-prepared, and tenacious. She has a very well-structured approach to everything she does and her advocacy is excellent; one of the best trade mark barristers at the Bar.’

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‘Jonathan is excellent technically. He gives great strategic advice, clients love him, and he is one of the best IP barristers.'

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Ashton Chantrielle

'Ashton is excellent at both the paperwork and the advocacy. She is organised, engaged, involved, keen, and brilliant on her feet.'

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William Duncan

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'Iona is extremely bright, thoughtful, thorough, and practical. She has a good grasp of the court's likely reaction to a case and can be relied upon to anticipate potential issues.'

Rising stars

Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.

‘Beth is easy to speak with, tactically astute, and highly responsive.'

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