"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
The clerks are described as "helpful," "generous" and "very good at knowing what you want."
Chambers & Partners (Intellectual Property) 2013
"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
'excellence on IT matters'
Legal 500 (Information Technology) 2010
'A veritable powerhouse of IP expertise'
Chambers and Partners 2011
'An incredibly good set for IP matters'.
Legal 500 2010
"8 New Square brims with barristers experienced in fighting fiendishly complex, high-value IT and telecoms disputes."
Chambers & Partners (Information Technology) 2014
'Top drawer IP set.'
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
'A number of great IT and telecoms barristers.'
Legal 500 2010
"8 New Square brims with barristers experienced in fighting fiendishly complex, high-value IT and telecoms disputes."
Chambers & Partners 2014
Quentin Cregan speaks at the Midlands Intellectual Property Society
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Quentin Cregan spoke at the Midlands Intellectual Property Society (MIPS) event on Thursday 7th July 2016. His talk, entitlted '(De-?)Europeanising IP Enforcement' considered the interaction between the UK's domestic IP remedies and enforcement regime, in the context of both EU Marleasing and international Jade obligations. In particular, his talk focused on the effect of EU and international law on damages, costs, and injunctive remedies paying particular regard to approach domestic courts have taken in Absolute Lofts, HTC v Nokia, and Cartier v. BSkyB (including the recent Court of Appeal judgment). His talk concluded by taking into account possible post-Brexit scenarios for the IP enforcement regime in the United Kingdom, looking particularly at the possibility of EEA and EFTA engagement.