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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.
The Bar and Mooting Society of King’s College London: IP Moot23 January 20268 New Square is a proud sponsor of The Bar and Mooting Society of King’s College London.  Isabel Jamal, Head of Pupillage & Recruitment at 8 New Square, judged the final rounds of the IP Moot. The finalists were Scott Swanepoel (Senior Appellant), Meng Lingyi (Junior Appellant), Sydney Ng (Senior Respondent) and Sushen Mitra (Junior Respondent). […]
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 […]