8 New Square members are highly sought-after to assist with disputes across the film, television and publication industries, particularly in relation to authorship and copyright of books, scripts, screenplays and production formats. Martin Howe KC ‘combines his expertise in intellectual property law with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law generally’, while Jaani Riordan offers ’second to none’ knowledge in the field of online enforcement, encompassing website blocking injunctions and other matters. Ashton Chantrielle is acting for the estate of Whitney Houston in a trade mark infringement claim in respect of a tribute show entitled Whitney Queen of the Night.

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Testimonials

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'I have largely worked with Nick Wise and Paul Worrall. Nick and Paul are both a pleasure to work with. They have very effectively assisted in identifying suitable counsel and managing counsels' availability and workload, including in some quite difficult circumstances.'
'In my experience the clerks are very responsive, both via email and telephone.'
'Clerks are very responsive.'
'8 New Square is an excellent Intellectual Property set. I have worked with a few of their senior juniors and Kings Counsel across a range of IP disputes and they have all been a pleasure to work with - providing a high standard of advice and responsiveness.'

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

‘Martin's legal analysis is extremely thorough and he is very good at thinking outside of the box and coming up with creative solutions. He combines his expertise in IP law with an encyclopedic knowledge of the law generally, which makes him a huge asset on any especially complex matters.’

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.