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Kerly’s Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names14 October 2026The First Supplement to the 17th edition of Kerly’s Law of Trade Marks and Trade Names was published in June 2026.  This title is the most comprehensive and authoritative guidance on the law of trade marks and trade names. 8 New Square’s Tom Moody-Stuart KC, Professor David Llewelyn, Iona Berkeley and Ashton Chantrielle are co-authors […]
Chambers welcomes Charlie Bassi1 October 20268 New Square is delighted to welcome Charlie Bassi as its newest tenant. Charlie holds a Masters degree in Physics from Oxford and assisted on a wide variety of matters during pupillage, including technical patent matters, FRAND cases, trade mark and copyright matters, and design right cases. Charlie was recently instructed as junior counsel in […]
Michael Tappin KC Appointed as High Court Judge22 September 2026Chambers is delighted to announce that Michael Tappin KC has been appointed a Justice of the High Court, assigned to what will be the Business and Property Division (which will include the current Chancery Division), with effect from 1 October 2026. Michael will sit as a judge of the specialist Patents Court hearing some of […]
Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 2026 Nominations17 August 20268 New Square is pleased to announce that it has been shortlisted in three categories in the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 2026. IT/IP Set of the Year IT/IP Silk of the Year: Tom Moody-Stuart KC IT/IP Junior of the Year: Jaani Riordan The Awards Ceremony will take place at Old Billingsgate on 12th […]
Legal 500 Bar Awards 2026 Shortlist29 June 20268 New Square is pleased to announce that it has been shortlisted in five categories in the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2026. IP Set of the Year Media and Arts Set of the Year IP Silk of the Year – Mark Chacksfield KC, Lindsay Land KC and Jessie Bowhill KC IP Junior of the Year […]