United Kingdom - Wales • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Harrison Clark Rickerbys
IP law forms a central pillar of Harrison Clark Rickerbys‘ work flow out of its Cardiff office, and since it was established in 2020 the team’s offering has continued to grow, with noted IP litigator Wayne Beynon the latest renowned practitioner to join the team following his arrival from Capital Law Limited in January 2023. Beynon’s arrival adds more balance to the practice, which had hitherto had more of a non-contentious focus, particularly within the technology sector – an area that team head David Beynon has vast experience negotiating and drafting complex commercial contracts ensuring the effective commercialisation of IPR. The team is rounded out at a partner level by Nicola McNeely, who puts forward ’practical and commercially sensible solutions’ to clients including on cutting-edge IP matters relating to blockchain and digital assets.
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'The team quickly and effectively: 1) Identified the level of my experience with IP legalities 2) Understood the particular applications of the technology under development and therefore potential associated commercial risks 3) Communicated the situation and options clearly, demonstrating deep prior relevant experience of similar experiences.'
'Nicola McNeely stands a class apart. She communicates the most complicated of legal situations in the most simple and straight forwards terms so all parties may grasp the salient points.'
'Nicola McNeely puts forward practical and commercially sensible solutions to address the challenges faced.’
‘Nicola McNeely is an asset to any team as works harder, more diligently and goes the "extra yard" to more than exceed her client's expectations of all the lawyers that I have had the pleasure to work with during my career.’
Key clients
- Tessitura Network, Inc.
- Prima Dental Manufacturing Limited
- allpay Limited
- ITS Software Systems Limited
- Carbon Technology Research Foundation CIC
- Ripl Ltd
- SY Holdings Limited
- Concrete Canvas Limited
- Heart Safe Communities UK
- Open Medical Limited
Work highlights
- Advise Tessitura Network, a US headquartered global provider of innovative relationship management and ticketing platforms, across range of IP and licencing related matters.
- Act for fintech business, allpay limited, across a broad range of IP- related matters.
- Advise Prima Dental Manufacturing Limited in respect of its strategically important research and development collaboration with a leading academic institution.
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Harrison Clark Rickerbys
David Beynon is an experienced practitioner and has an established profile as a commercial, technology and intellectual property lawyer. David’s varied commercial practice includes advising on supply chain transactions and strategic outsourcing projects across a range of industries. His work also involves technology, e-commerce and the internet, including advising on software development, licensing and complex outsourcing solutions. David has a strong and established profile as a transactional intellectual property lawyer and frequently advises clients, across a number of sectors, on the existence, ownership, protection and exploitation of their intellectual property rights. Whilst David’s practice extends across a range of industries a significant part of his work involves MedTech, life sciences, healthcare and the creative industries and he has worked closely with several high-profile clients in those sectors. For example, in the past year, he has been advising Bio-Diagnostics Limited and Prima Dental Manufacturing Limited, on several strategically important projects. Such clients are frequently pioneers in their fields and, as such, have a high and demanding requirement for ongoing commercial and intellectual property advice. In addition, David’s practice also extends across other creative, development and technology focused industries. By way of illustration, David continues to work closely with Tessitura Network, Inc., a leading US based, global provider of innovative relationship management and ticketing platforms designed specifically for the arts, culture and entertainment sectors. David’s experience in private practice has been supplemented by time spent in industry on secondment (with payment services provider allpay Limited, telecoms giant EE Limited and student accommodation specialists Unite Group plc), which enables him to better understand his clients’ overreaching commercial objectives and deliver his legal advice in a commercially focused and pragmatic way.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Beynon