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Russell Beard
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Work Department
Dispute resolution.
Position
Russell is a partner in Laytons’ dispute resolution group. His work incorporates all forms of dispute resolution and commercial litigation, including mediation and arbitration. His practice includes: commercial contract disputes; contentious intellectual property (including passing off, trade mark and design right infringement and copyright disputes); commercial agency and distribution agreement disputes; company, partnership and shareholder disputes; employee restrictive covenant disputes; real property and landlord and tenant disputes. Russell’s recent reported cases include Crocodile International Private Ltd v La Chemise Lacoste [2008] All ER (D) 92. Russell acted on behalf of Lacoste in the successful defence of claims seeking the revocation of Lacoste’s UK registered trade mark in the word ‘crocodile’ on grounds of non-use and alleged bad faith.
Career
Trained Laytons; qualified 2001; assistant solicitor 2001-06; associate partner 2006-09; partner 2009.
Languages
French (fluent).
Education
The Embrook School, Wokingham; The University of Birmingham and Université Motesquieu Bordeaux IV (1998 LLB European Law and French).
Practice Areas
Arbitration, ADR, mediation; Intellectual property; Litigation - commercial
