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Jessie Bowhill Appointed King’s Counsel23 January 2026Chambers is delighted to announce that Jessie Bowhill has been appointed as King’s Counsel. A specialist in media, copyright and trade mark law, Jessie has acted in many high profile and complex matters. A formal ceremony will take place at Westminster on the 23rd March.
Shein v Temu listed in The Lawyer’s top 20 cases of 202613 January 2026Charlotte May KC, Henry Ward, Henry Edwards and Ayushi Agarwal are acting in a matter listed by The Lawyer as one of 2026’s top cases. The 8 New Square team are instructed by A&O Shearman for the IP trial in May 2026, with specialist competition counsel being instructed for a second aspect of the case […]
Iona Berkeley speaks at CITMA Seminar for trade mark litigators 20 November 202513 January 2026Iona Berkeley took part in the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys Litigators Conference on 20 November 2025. She gave a talk on Thatchers v Aldi: lookalikes and dupes.
UPC Representative: Tom Jones20 November 2025We are pleased to announce that Tom Jones is now a registered UPC representative. He joins Andrew Lykiardopoulos KC and Mark Chacksfield KC as part of our team of UPC advocates. For more information on instructing Andrew, Mark or Tom at the UPC please contact Nick Wise or Ben Newham who will be pleased to […]
Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 202514 November 2025Chambers is delighted to announce that Andrew Lykiardopoulos KC won IT/IP Silk of the Year and Jessie Bowhill won Media, Privacy & Information Law Junior of the Year at the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 2025.  The event was held at Old Billingsgate on 13th November.