IT & Telecoms Disputes
Members of 8 New Square have extensive experience in acting in IT and Telecoms disputes, including patent disputes relating to mobile telecommunications and copyright and related IP rights in databases and software.
IT
Information Technology forms a significant part of Chambers’ practice with members of chambers at the forefront of the law concerning the liability of internet intermediaries. Chambers work in these areas has included appearances at the Supreme Court – most notably the Cartier International v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd action.
Members’ work includes matters surrounding the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. 8 New Square has several counsel involved in the matter of Getty Images (US) Inc v Stability AI Ltd – the first case in the UK to deal with the application of IP Law to AI models whose trial takes place in 2025.
Of particular media and public interest over the last 12 months, Counsel from 8 New Square formed part of the team representing the developers in the identity issues trial of Wright v COPA/BTC Core – a dispute concerning the creator & author of the Bitcoin White Papers & System.
A further selection of highlight cases over the past 12 months includes the matter of IBM UK Ltd v LzLabs & Ors as well as blocking injunctions on behalf of the Football Association Premier League and Sky.
Telecoms
8 New Square continues to be unrivalled in the number of leading telecoms cases it acts in and offers market leading expertise for cases involving FRAND rate determinations.
A total of five counsel appeared before the Supreme Court in the 2020 landmark decision of Unwired Planet v Huawei – a telecommunications dispute concerning worldwide FRAND licenses.
Members of Chambers have since represented the majority of leading organisations in the telecoms industry including the likes of Apple, Ericsson, Huawei, Lenovo, Nokia, Oppo, Panasonic and Xiaomi.
In 2024 alone, members of 8 New Square continued to feature heavily in leading telecoms litigation with a global impact, including the Court of Appeal decisions in Interdigital Technology Corporation v Lenovo and Panasonic v Xiaomi as well as the High Court trials in Interdigital v Oppo and Panasonic v Oppo.