This page contains information about advocacy, common aspects of commercial disputes and intellectual property. It is a general guide for lawyers and clients. Please get in touch if you need further information or want to discuss how this might apply in a particular situation.
Search orders
Search orders are extraordinary remedies which permit a plaintiff to enter the defendant’s premises to search for and confiscate documents (paper and electronic). They are sometimes described as the nuclear weapons for civil procedure, and are reserved for [...]
Interim injunction applications
Sometimes an infringement of a plaintiff’s rights is so urgent that it needs to be dealt with before the usual trial process has run its course. In those cases, a plaintiff can apply to the Court for an [...]
Common features of contractual disputes
As should be fairly self-evident, the contract is the starting point for a contractual dispute. Each contract depends on its own terms and the conduct at issue, and therefore each dispute has its own uniqueness. There are, [...]
Intellectual property disputes
Intellectual property disputes relate to the scope of rights enjoyed by an owner, whether the conduct of a third party infringes those rights and/or the appropriate remedy to be granted. Courts and tribunals Most intellectual property cases are [...]
The role of an advocate
Barristers specialise in disputes and court work. A barrister has three main roles: To provide independent advice on the prospects of success for the case; To prepare and present the case so that it has the best possible prospects [...]
Disputes and dispute resolution
A dispute occurs when one party acts in a manner which does not accord with the expectations of the other party. The mismatch between expectation and behaviour may come about due to the party’s understanding of what [...]