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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). […]
R (AFM & Others) v Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology [2026] EWHC 91 (Admin)21 January 2026On 21st January, Lord Justice Males and Mr Justice Bourne handed down Judgment in R (AFM & Others) v Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology. Martin Howe KC and Iona Berkeley appeared for the Claimants.
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.
Abbott v Dexcom [2025] EWCA Civ 168722 December 2025On 22nd December, Chancellor of the High Court Lord Justice Stuart-Smith and Lord Justice Mills handed down judgment in Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. and others (Claimants/Appellants) and Dexcom Inc. and others (Defendants/Respondents) and The Comptroller-General of Patents (Intervener).  James Abrahams KC and Jennifer Dixon appeared on behalf of the Appellants.
Lunak Heavy Industries and Lucasfilm v Tyburn Film Productions [2025] EWCA Civ 164322 December 2025The Court of Appeal handed down judgment in this matter on the 18th December 2025. Jonathan Hill was instructed by the appellants and Tom Moody-Stuart KC and Joshua Marshall appeared for the respondents.
Amazon v Interdigital [2025] EWHC 333419 December 2025On 19th December, Mr Justice Meade handed down judgment in Amazon v Interdigital.  Andrew Lykiardopoulos KC appeared on behalf of the Claimants and Tom Jones appeared on behalf of the Defendants.
Acer, Hisense, Asus v Nokia [2025] EWHC 3331 (Pat)18 December 2025Mr Justice Mellor handed down judgment on the 18th December 2025 on this jurisdiction challenge and interim licence hearing. Andrew Lykiardopoulos, Isabel Jamal and Joshua Marshall acted for Acer and Asus, instructed by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, and Mark Chacksfield and Edmund Eustace acted for Nokia, instructed by Bird & Bird.
AFM & SAG-AFTRA v Secretary of State for Science, Innovation & Technology [2025] EWHC 3262 (Ch)11 December 2025On 11th December, Mr Justice Richards and Master Brightwell handed down Judgment in AFM & SAG-AFTRA v Secretary of State for Science, Innovation & Technology. Martin Howe KC and Jaani Riordan appeared for the Claimants/Respondents.