Spencer West LLP is a popular choice for clients stemming from the health and retail sectors as well as university spin-outs. Jowanna Conboye heads the practice and is experienced working with regional and national companies on matters ranging from trade mark disputes to IP restructuring. Edmund Probert counts the licensing of new technology as well as branding amongst his core areas of expertise.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Spencer West delivered exceptionally well for us in 2023.'

  • 'They stood out in their ability to grasp our situation quickly and match us to the right resource, ensure complete transparency of approach from the outset and at every stage, adapt to our context and existing experience, and ensure turnaround with a clear view on when work would happen, allowing us to plan review time at our end.'

  • ‘We worked primarily with Jowanna Conboye on our project, who brought in advice from others at the right level and time.'

  • 'Jowanna Conboye was an absolute pleasure to work with and, particularly given our patchy understanding of the finer points and tight timescales, I tremendously valued her human face and style that immediately built rapport and trust around important areas of technical credibility and ability to deliver quickly and effectively.'

  • 'Jowanna Conboye was a keen and careful listener, adapting to our context rather than sticking rigidly to template, and managing to balance a comprehensive view of our options while responding quickly to our preferences, never creating a bigger project than necessary.'

  • 'Our expectations were always well managed and exceeded and we were delighted with the outcome, successfully closing the deal without any hiccups.'

  • 'I would work with Jowanna Conboye on any future projects in this area and recommend her highly to my business contacts.’

  • ‘Jowanna Conboye stood out for her competency, professionalism and expertise. She was thorough in getting to understand our needs, and was efficient in the way that she worked.’

Key clients

  • Retail Trust
  • Deutscher Cricket Bund
  • Inspired Cycle Engineering Limited
  • Xigxag Limited
  • Senseful AI Limited
  • Transform MS CIC
  • Syrenis Limited
  • DA Crawford Limited
  • Guidl Ltd
  • Elevate People Limited

Work highlights

  • Acting for Retail Trust in the protection of their wellbeing brand BETTER YOU.
  • Advising ICE Trikes on protecting their key brands through their global selective distribution network.
  • Advising Transform MS CIC on licences of multiple sclerosis scales to international pharmaceutical companies for use in important medical research trials.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jowanna Conboye

Other key lawyers

Edmund Probert