Hugo Cuddigan KC
11 South Square 'Hugo is a complete modern day barrister - brilliant with clients, great tactician, written work is expressed clearly and an outstanding advocate.'
Offering ‘great strength in depth at every level’, 11 South Square members regularly act for film studios, musicians and music producers in a range of copyright and trade mark infringement challenges, with further expertise in royalty and contract disputes. Hugo Cuddigan KC is the ’complete modern day barrister’ and regularly represents major clients in the music sector. Tom Alkin ’s ‘preparation and attention to detail is exceptional’, with a particularly strong reputation for issues concerning the intersection of IP and technology.
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Testimonials
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- 'The head clerk, Ashley Carr, is redoubtable.'
- 'The clerking team are super-helpful and always available.'
- 'The clerks are always available and super helpful.'
- 'A very fine set - top flight silks, excellent juniors at all levels of call, and superb clerking.'
- 'Great strength in depth at every level including some excellent up and coming juniors.'
- 'The standard is high throughout the set and you can be confident in the quality of every barrister.'
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.
Michael Silverleaf KC
11 South Square ‘Michael is fast, accurate, and excellent in conference and on paper. He is also a respected and trusted advocate.’
Mark Vanhegan KC
11 South Square ‘Mark is clear and decisive and excellent on his feet. A tremendous asset.’
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.
Tom Alkin
11 South Square ‘Tom is a very talented junior. His preparation and attention to detail is exceptional and he is excellent on his feet.’