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Chambers and Partners 2011
'A number of great IT and telecoms barristers.'
Legal 500 2010
"8 New Square is undoubtedly one of the leading sets for trade mark and copyright cases within the media and entertainment sphere, so much so that stablemates here frequently find themselves pitted against each other in major cases."
Chambers & Partners (Media & Entertainment) 2014
"8 New Square brims with barristers experienced in fighting fiendishly complex, high-value IT and telecoms disputes."
Chambers & Partners (Information Technology) 2014
'excellence on IT matters'
Legal 500 (Information Technology) 2010
"8 New Square brims with barristers experienced in fighting fiendishly complex, high-value IT and telecoms disputes."
Chambers & Partners 2014
"an impressive set with quality from the top
silk down to the most junior barristers."
Chambers & Partners (Information Technology) 2013
"Fantastic roster of talent" and recommended for being "very modern, forward-thinking and providing sound commercial advice" as well as offering instructing solicitors "a very broad skill set in the soft IP space."
Chambers & Partners 2017
The clerks are described as "helpful," "generous" and "very good at knowing what you want."
Chambers & Partners (Intellectual Property) 2013
'An incredibly good set for IP matters'.
Legal 500 2010
"There are great people there at all levels and the clerks are very accommodating."
Chambers & Partners (Intellectual property) 2014
'Practical and helpful clerks" provide a "smooth and personable service.'
Chambers and Partners 2011
'Top drawer IP set.'
Legal 500 2010
Copyright Cases
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Nicholas Martin v Julia Kogan [2017] EWHC 2927 (IPEC) and [2017] EWHC 3266 (IPEC)
Case summary | Judgment | 4 December 2017 -
Technomed Ltd v Bluecrest Health Screening Ltd
Case summary | Judgment | 24 August 2017 -
FAPL v Luxton
Case summary | Judgment | 9 November 2016 -
Cartier International AG and Ors v British Sky Broadcasting and Ors
Case summary | Judgment | 6 July 2016 -
Nekoti Limited -and- Univilla Limited t/a Consol [2016] EWHC 556 (Ch)
Case summary | Judgment | 15 March 2016 -
Absolute Lofts South West London Ltd v Artisan Home Improvements Ltd [2015] EWHC 2608 (IPEC)
Case summary | Judgment | 14 September 2015 -
ITV v TVCatchup [2015] EWCA Civ 204
Case summary | Judgment | 26 March 2015 -
IT Human Resources Plc v Land [2014] EWHC 3812
Case summary | Judgment | 24 November 2014 -
Omnibill (Pty) Ltd vEgpsxxx Ltd & Anor [2014] EWHC 3762 (IPEC)
Case summary | Judgment | 17 November 2014 -
Coward v Phaestos Ltd & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1256
Case summary | Judgment | 2 October 2014 -
Coward v Phaestos Ltd & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1256
Case summary | Judgment | 2 October 2014 -
Lilley v Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc & Anor [2014] EWHC 2364 (Ch)
Case summary | Judgment | 16 July 2014 -
PRCA v. Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd Case C-360/13
Case summary | Judgment | 5 June 2014 -
Nintendo Co Ltd v PC Box SRL Case C-355/12
Case summary | Judgment | 23 January 2014 -
Taylor v Maguire [2013] EWHC 3804 (IPEC)
Case summary | Judgment | 3 December 2013 -
SAS Institute Inc. v World Programming Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1482
Case summary | Judgment | 7 November 2013 -
BBC -and- Eos
Case summary | 27 September 2013 -
Destra Software Ltd v Comada (UK) LLP and others [2013] EWHC 1575 (Pat)
Case summary | Judgment | 11 June 2013 -
Coward v Phaestos and ors [2013] EWHC 1292 (Ch)
Case summary | Judgment | 17 May 2013 -
Public Relations Consultants Association Ltd v The Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd [2013] UKSC 18
Case summary | Judgment | 23 April 2013 -
ITV Broadcasting Ltd v TVCatchup Ltd, Case C-607/11
Case summary | Judgment | 7 March 2013 -
SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd [2013] EWHC 69 (Ch)
Case summary | Judgment | 31 January 2013 -
Magical Marking -and- Ware & Kay LLP and Others [2013] EWHC 59 (Ch)
Case summary | 29 January 2013 -
Performing Right Society Ltd v B4U Network (Europe) Ltd [2012]
Case summary | 15 November 2012 -
Alfa Laval v Separator Spares [2012] EWCA Civ 1569, [2013] 1 WLR 1110
Case summary | Judgment | 19 September 2012 -
Quick Draw v Global Live Events & ors [2012] EWHC 2105 (Ch
Case summary | Judgment | 30 July 2012 -
R (Vuciterni and Alsat UK Ltd) v Brent Magistrates? Court and Brent and Harrow Trading Standards Service [2012] EWCA 2140 (Admin)
Case summary | Judgment | 25 July 2012 -
SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd Case C-406/10
Case summary | Judgment | 2 May 2012 -
Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd [2012] EWHC 466 (Admin)
Case summary | Judgment | 24 February 2012 -
Force India v F1 Malaysia (Lotus) & Aerolab
Case summary | 18 January 2012 -
Michael Mitchell v British Broadcasting Corp [2011] EWPCC 42
Case summary | Judgment | 21 December 2011 -
ITV v TVCatchup [2011] EWHC 2977 (Pat)
Case summary | Judgment | 14 November 2011 -
Motion Picture Association v BT (Newzbin 2)
Case summary | Judgment | 28 July 2011 -
The Estate of Adrian Jacobs v Bloomsbury Publishing and JK Rowling
Case summary | 14 July 2011 -
Adelphi Masterfil Limited v Brian Potiphar and Filling and Capping Machines Limited
Case summary | 6 June 2011 -
Nintendo v Console PC Com [2011] EWHC 1458 (Ch)
Case summary | 19 April 2011 -
Allen v Bloomsbury and JK Rowling [2010] EWHC 2560 (Ch)
Case summary | Judgment | 18 March 2011 -
Lucas Films v Andrew Ainsworth [2009] EWCA Civ 1328
Case summary | Judgment | 7 March 2011 -
Nintendo v Playables [2010] EWHC 1932 (Ch)
Case summary | Judgment | 28 July 2010 -
SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Limited [2010] EWHC 1829 (Ch)
Case summary | Judgment | 23 July 2010 -
BMS Computer Solutions v AB Agri [2010] EWHC 464 (Ch)
Case summary | Judgment | 10 March 2010 -
JHP Limited v (1) BBC Worldwide Limited (2) Trustees of the Estate of Terry Nation [2008] EWHC 757 (Ch)
Case summary | Judgment | 16 April 2008 -
Fisher -v- Brooker - 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' [2009] UKHL 41
Case summary | Judgment | 4 April 2008 -
Peer International Corporation and Southern Music Publishing Co Inc and Peermusic (UK) Ltd v Editoria Musical De Cuba [2007] EWCA Civ 1308
Case summary | Judgment | 23 November 2007 -
Baigent v Random House (Da Vinci Code) [2007] EWCA Civ 247
Case summary | Judgment | 28 March 2007