Daniel Alexander KC
8 New Square8 New Square is an ‘elite set’ for information technology law and regularly acts in cases concerning liability of internet intermediaries and FRAND rate determinations, as well as continuing to expand its offering in IT litigation related to the development of AI technology and the set's core strength of intellectual property. Jaani Riordan is acting for the defendant in IBM v LzLabs GmbH & Ors, with the claimant alleging that LzLabs illegally reverse-engineered its mainframe software to develop its Software Defined Mainframe. In InterDigital Technology Corp v Lenovo Group Ltd, Mark Chacksfield KC is representing the claimant as the Court of Appeal will address fundamental questions on the recoverability of interest in telecommunications FRAND actions. Jonathan Hill appeared before the High Court in PQ Systems Inc v Aughton, successfully establishing for the claimant that its software had been illegally copied and concealed.
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- 'An elite set.'
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.
Martin Howe KC
8 New Square
Adrian Speck KC
8 New Square4
Lindsay Lane KC
8 New Square
Mark Chacksfield KC
8 New Square ‘Mark gets to grips with the technical detail of the patents and has been in most of the big IT and telecoms cases of the last ten years, which gives him great experience.’
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.
Jaani Riordan
8 New Square ‘A total star. Across all the details and ready to put forward informed views on strategy at the drop of a hat. A great team player, no-nonsense and easy to deal with.’
Jonathan Hill
8 New Square ‘Excellent technically, client friendly, charming and responsive. Jonathan is an excellent advocate.'