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11 South Square

8 New Square

Leading Silks

James Abrahams KC – 8 New Square

Piers Acland KC – 11 South Square

Daniel Alexander KC - 8 New Square

Mark Chacksfield KC – 8 New Square 'Mark is a skilled advocate, ferociously bright and leaves no stone unturned.'

Hugo Cuddigan KC – 11 South Square ‘Hugo is a very strong strategic thinker.'

Thomas Hinchliffe KC – Three New Square

Lindsay Lane KC – 8 New Square 'Lindsay brings a very good combination of technical excellence, great communication skills and level-headedness. She pitches things very astutely, reads the court well, and focuses on the best points.'

Andrew Lykiardopoulos KC – 8 New Square ‘A first choice barrister for any patent case. He is impeccable and a completely natural, persuasive and credible advocate.'

Simon Malynicz KC – Hogarth Chambers ‘Simon is an exceptional advocate, who knows trade mark law like no-one else.’

Charlotte May KC – 8 New Square ‘Charlotte is absolutely brilliant. She is a go to advocate for complex, high stakes trade mark proceedings.'

Tom Mitcheson KC – Three New Square ‘Tom is a charming and compelling advocate. He is popular with clients and a great team player.’

Brian Nicholson KC – 11 South Square 'Brian is decisive, excellent at explaining difficult technical concepts, and very user-friendly.'

Iain Purvis KC – 11 South Square

Michael Silverleaf KC – 11 South Square ‘A silk who is tenacious and enthusiastic in his advocacy. He is a real street fighter.’

Adrian Speck KC –8 New Square

Michael Tappin KC – 8 New Square ‘Michael is a star of the IP Bar. It is always reassuring to have him on your side in high stakes cases.’

Mark Vanhegan KC – 11 South Square ‘Mark is very thorough. He is very calm in court, even when under pressure from the bench.'

Andrew Waugh KC – Three New Square ‘He fights every case like his life depends on it.’

Michael Bloch KC – Blackstone Chambers ‘Michael works collaboratively. He is realistic and pragmatic.'

Benet Brandreth KC – 11 South Square 'He has a lovely manner which helps to get judges on board, combined with the sharpest of intellects.'

Guy Burkill KC –Three New Square ‘Guy is an effective and skilled advocate. He is tenacious and determined.’

Douglas Campbell KC – Three New Square ‘Douglas is a very thorough barrister with a deep understanding of case law. He is a real team player.’

Michael Edenborough KC – Serle Court ‘Michael is a consummate professional. He is very user friendly, inspires confidence and has an encyclopedic knowledge of trade mark law.'

Emma Himsworth KC – One Essex Court ‘Emma is a leader in her field, with a real eye for detail and commercial and pragmatic approaches to issues.'

Geoffrey Hobbs KC – One Essex Court 'Watching Geoffrey in full flow is a wonderful thing to behold - poetry in motion.'

Andrew Norris KC – Hogarth Chambers ‘Andrew is calm, measured and extremely clever.'

Philip Roberts KC – One Essex Court ‘Philip is an excellent barrister. He meets every curve ball thrown his way with incredible intellect and superb advocacy.’

James Segan KC – Blackstone Chambers ‘James has a great command of the law.’

Justin Turner KC – 8 New Square

Richard Boulton KC – One Essex Court ‘Richard is a top drawer barrister. His advocacy is very credible and persuasive.’

Nicholas Caddick KC – Hogarth Chambers ‘The best for complex copyright and design cases.’

Richard Davis KC – Hogarth Chambers

Martin Howe KC – 8 New Square ‘Martin is just excellent. He has a huge brain which is full of fantastic ideas and solutions.’

Robert Howe KC – Blackstone Chambers ‘Great attention to detail, client friendly, unflappable and very good on his feet.’

Ian Mill KC – Blackstone Chambers ‘Ian is a ferocious advocate, with a hugely personable demeanour which gains the trust and confidence of clients.’

Thomas Moody-Stuart KC – 8 New Square

Thomas Raphael KC – Twenty Essex

Jeremy Reed KC – Hogarth Chambers

Nicholas Saunders KC – Brick Court Chambers

James St Ville KC – 8 New Square ‘He demonstrates fantastic knowledge.’

2024 Silks

Josephine Davies KC – Twenty Essex

Anna Edwards-Stuart KC – 11 South Square

2025 Silks

Kathryn Pickard KC – 11 South Square ‘She is determined and extremely bright. A lateral thinker.’

Geoffrey Pritchard KC – Three New Square ‘Technically strong, good with clients and commercially focused.'

Leading Juniors

Stuart Baran – Three New Square ‘A super-intelligent junior who is good at reading the judge.’

Miles Copeland – Three New Square ‘Miles is a fabulous team player.’

Adam Gamsa – 11 South Square

Michael Hicks – Hogarth Chambers ‘Michael has vast experience and a great intellect.’

Isabel Jamal – 8 New Square

Thomas Jones – 8 New Square ‘He has a prodigious work ethic and a keen understanding of the complexities of ever-shifting law and policy.’

Katherine Moggridge – Three New Square

Tom St Quintin – Hogarth Chambers 'Very clear and commercial in his advice, easy to work with and gets on very well with clients.'

Jaani Riordan – 8 New Square ‘An advocate who packs a real punch, with technical excellence.’

Daniel Selmi – Three New Square ‘Daniel’s advocacy is focused, persuasive, and well-structured. He presents arguments clearly and confidently.’

Guy Tritton – Hogarth Chambers

James Whyte – 8 New Square ‘James has fantastic legal and technical knowledge. He is approachable, gives robust advice and goes the extra mile.’

Chris Aikens – 11 South Square ‘Chris is incredibly clever, practical and quick on his feet.’

Tom Alkin – 11 South Square ‘Tom is great at seeing the big picture and working through complex legal arguments. He is a concise advocate.’

Tim Austen – Three New Square ‘Tim is a pleasure to work with. He is diligent, analytical and strategic.'

Theo Barclay – 4 New Square Chambers ‘Theo has superb intellectual ability and will fight his corner in court.'

Jessie Bowhill – 8 New Square ‘Jessie is brilliant. A tenacious advocate with a fantastic intellect.’

Ashton Chantrielle – 8 New Square ‘Ashton is responsive, diligent and bright. She is a very good team player.’

Michael Conway – 8 New Square ‘Michael is hardworking and conscientious with an eye for detail and a pragmatic approach. He is a real asset to any team.’

Joe Delaney – Three New Square ‘Joe is very careful and thoughtful. He formulates convincing arguments and is very easy to work with.’

Gwilym Harbottle – Hogarth Chambers ‘Gwilym is highly intelligent and extremely experienced.’

Jeremy Heald – Three New Square

Guy Hollingworth – One Essex Court ‘Guy is clear, commercial and kind. He has a great presence and clients really appreciate his confident demeanour.'

David Ivison – 11 South Square

Denise McFarland – Three New Square ‘Denise is an experienced trial advocate who instils confidence. An excellent team player who quickly establishes rapport.'

Jonathan Moss – Hogarth Chambers ‘Jonathan is an exceptional junior, and clients are immediately at ease in his presence.'

Stephanie Wickenden – Serle Court ‘Stephanie performs well. She is more than capable of putting across complicated issues in a persuasive manner.’

Charlotte Blythe – Hogarth Chambers ‘Straight to the point and great on her feet.’

Charles Brabin – Three New Square ‘Charles is everything you would wish for in a junior- he combines a forensic approach with great attention to detail.'

Beth Collett – 8 New Square ‘She's a star of the future.’

William Duncan –8 New Square

Christopher Hall – 11 South Square ‘Very bright, thoughtful and hardworking. He is a go-to junior at the IP Bar.’

Jonathan Hill – 8 New Square ‘Extremely bright. Excellent with strategy.’

Victoria Jones – 3PB ‘A very safe pair of hands for trade mark advocacy.'

Jamie Muir Wood – Hogarth Chambers ‘Flexible, technically strong and quietly determined.'

Alaina Newnes – One Essex Court ‘Alaina is careful and conscientious.’

Nick Zweck – Hogarth Chambers ‘Nick is a joy to work with. He is diligent, technically excellent and extremely personable. His advocacy is assured and steady.’

Mitchell Beebe – 11 South Square ‘Mitchell has a great, can-do attitude.’

Iona Berkeley – 8 New Square ‘Iona is very commercially minded and client focused. She is methodical.’

Nicole Bollard – 3PB ‘Nicole is always very efficient and on top of the detail.'

Sam Carter – Hogarth Chambers ‘Sam is a persuasive and composed advocate.’

Adrian de Froment – Serle Court

Thomas Elias – Serle Court ‘A versatile junior who is practical and client focused. He goes the extra mile.’

Dominic Hughes – Three New Square ‘Dominic is excellent with clients. He clearly explains complicated matters in a comprehensible way.’

Heather Lawrence – 11 South Square

Andrew Lomas – One Essex Court ‘A junior who brings real calibre to a case.'

Ben Longstaff – Hogarth Chambers ‘Ben is very thorough and really gets into the detail of cases quickly.'

Georgina Messenger – Three New Square ‘Georgina is always very well prepared and is a cool head in the court room. Her advocacy is strong and thorough.’

Kyra Nezami – 11 South Square ‘Kyra is excellent on her feet – clear and concise.’

Jacqueline Reid – 11 South Square 'She is very well prepared, detailed and has a no nonsense approach - she fights the client’s corner.’

Henry Ward –8 New Square

Rising Stars

Faizul Azman – 3PB ‘Faizul is very personable and able to convey complex legal principles and strategy to the client with ease.'

Edward Cronan – 11 South Square ‘Edward is thoughtful and analytical.'

Henry Edwards – 8 New Square

Edmund Eustace – 8 New Square

Alice Hart – Three New Square ‘She is very clever, practical and knowledgeable about the law.'

Niamh Herrett – Serle Court 'She is responsive, pragmatic and personable.'

Thomas Lunt – Three New Square ‘Thomas is wise and operates at a level of seniority beyond his year of call. He is incredibly smart.'

Intellectual property in London Bar

Tier 1 sets

11 South Square

11 South Square is highly regarded in the intellectual property arena, with an excellent reputation as ‘the home of many of the go-to barristers for complex patent cases‘. Michael Silverleaf KC brings over three decades of experience in the IP space, and Iain Purvis KC is well known for his expertise in advising on pharmaceutical patents. Piers Acland KC successfully appeared for Moderna before the Court of Appeal in a high-profile patent dispute against Pfizer and BioNTech, arising from alleged infringement issues concerning the Covid-19 vaccine. Among the juniors, Adam Gamsa is well versed in handling patent litigation in the medical devices, pharmaceutical, telecoms and IT sectors. Kathryn Pickard KC was elevated to silk in March 2025.

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‚The clerks at 11 South Square are brilliant. Sam Fullilove and Harry Eades cannot do enough to help, always thinking ahead to what might be useful on the day of a hearing, and are great people to work with.‘

‚The clerks are responsive.‘

‚Ashley Carr and Sam Fullilove are very good clerks. Very personable, easy to get along with and always happy to assist at short notice.‘

8 New Square

IP litigation forms the core pillar of the practice at 8 New Square, where the group routinely advises on patent, copyright and trade mark disputes, and stands out for being 'particularly strong on pharma and tech patent cases'. In a prominent highlight for the set, Lindsay Lane KC led a team of counsel for the claimants in Getty Images v Stability AI, a High Court case involving allegations of trade mark, copyright and database right infringements, and passing off. The case involves issues surrounding the use of an artificial intelligence model and the application of IP law to AI models. Among the junior end of chambers, the 'brilliant' Isabel Jamal regularly handles complex patent disputes, and James Whyte is well versed in advising on disputes in the pharmaceutical and biotech arenas.

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‚Nick Wise is a fantastic clerk. He is personable, efficient and knows the court inside out.‘

‚Nick Wise is excellent and deserves all the praise heaped on him.‘

‚The clerks are super helpful, responsive and very easy to deal with. Charles Nicholls is a pleasure to deal with.‘

Three New Square

Three New Square is 'a excellent set of IP barristers'. The team is highly experienced in handling instructions in the telecoms, biotech and pharmaceutical sectors. Andrew Waugh KC is well versed in advising on high-profile pharmaceutical patent disputes, while Tom Hinchliffe KC routinely represents multinational telecoms, biotech and technology entities in IP matters. Elsewhere in chambers, Tom Mitcheson KC and Daniel Selmi appeared in Merck Serono SA v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks, a Court of Appeal case concerning the use of supplementary protection certificates for second medical use. Katherine Moggridge brings expertise in advising on all aspects of IP law, including passing off, patents, registered design rights and trade marks. Geoffrey Pritchard KC took silk in March 2025.

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‘Nick Hill is an excellent clerk and always goes out of his way to assist, even on short notice.’

‘Always very friendly and helpful. Nick Hill is fantastic and always goes out of his way to be as helpful as possible.’

‘Very effective clerking. Tim Fairburn is fast and very efficient.‘

Tier 2 sets

Blackstone Chambers

Blackstone Chambers is well versed in handling a wide range of intellectual property matters, including patent litigation in the media and entertainment sector. Michael Bloch KC brings over two decades of experience in IP law, with a solid track record in advising on copyright and trade mark disputes. James Segan KC continues to act in cases before the Copyright Tribunal and the Patents Court; he recently defended BioNTech in Moderna v Pfizer and BioNTech, a high-profile claim concerning alleged patent infringements regarding Covid-19 vaccinations. Ian Mill KC's workload includes passing off, copyright and confidential information cases.

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‚Adam Sloane is very responsive and helpful.‘

‚The clerks are all efficient and pleasant to work with.‘

‚The clerks are helpful and friendly.‘

Hogarth Chambers

Hogarth Chambers has 'a strong reputation in the IP Bar', with its members often instructed in trade mark and copyright matters. Simon Malynicz KC successfully acted for the claimant in Shorts v Google, a high-profile matter involving allegations of trade mark infringements, and Richard Davis KC brings extensive experience in handling patents cases. At the junior level of chambers, Guy Tritton is acting as counsel to the New York Times regarding a cross-border intellectual property rights dispute concerning the word game 'Wordle'. Michael Hicks' workload includes copyright, patent, design and trade mark matters.

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‚David Court is excellent.‘

‚John Davies is an excellent clerk. He is very responsive.‘

‚Excellent, especially Clive Nicholls.‘

One Essex Court

At One Essex Court, recent instructions for the team include Geoffrey Hobbs KC representing Sky before the Supreme Court in a longrunning trade mark dispute, while Emma Himsworth KC is acting for Premier Inn Hotels in a dispute with EasyGroup concerning alleged trade mark infringement of the latter's brand, involving issues of validity. At the junior level of chambers, Guy Hollingworth is well versed in handling copyright, passing off, design rights and licence agreement cases.

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‚Jordan Foley is always a pleasure to work with.‘

‚Jackie Ginty is consistently tremendously helpful.‘

‚The clerks are very helpful and go the extra mile.‘

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