Intellectual property

Leading Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

1
James Abrahams KC
8 New Square
1
Piers Acland KC
11 South Square
 
1
Daniel Alexander KC
8 New Square
1
Mark Chacksfield KC
8 New Square
'Mark is a skilled advocate, ferociously bright and leaves no stone unturned.'
1
Hugo Cuddigan KC
11 South Square
‘Hugo is a very strong strategic thinker.'
1
Thomas Hinchliffe KC
Three New Square
 
1
Lindsay Lane KC
8 New Square
'Lindsay brings a very good combination of technical excellence, great communication skills and level-headedness. She pitches things very astutely, reads the court well, and focuses on the best points.'
1
Andrew Lykiardopoulos KC
8 New Square
‘A first choice barrister for any patent case. He is impeccable and a completely natural, persuasive and credible advocate.'
1
Simon Malynicz KC
Hogarth Chambers
‘Simon is an exceptional advocate, who knows trade mark law like no-one else.’
1
Charlotte May KC
8 New Square
‘Charlotte is absolutely brilliant. She is a go to advocate for complex, high stakes trade mark proceedings.'
1
Tom Mitcheson KC
Three New Square
1
Brian Nicholson KC
11 South Square
'Brian is decisive, excellent at explaining difficult technical concepts, and very user-friendly.'
1
Iain Purvis KC
11 South Square
 
1
Michael Silverleaf KC
11 South Square
‘A silk who is tenacious and enthusiastic in his advocacy. He is a real street fighter.’
1
Adrian Speck KC
8 New Square
1
Michael Tappin KC
8 New Square
‘Michael is a star of the IP Bar. It is always reassuring to have him on your side in high stakes cases.’
1
Mark Vanhegan KC
11 South Square
‘Mark is very thorough. He is very calm in court, even when under pressure from the bench.'
1
Andrew Waugh KC
Three New Square
‘He fights every case like his life depends on it.’
2
Michael Bloch KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘Michael works collaboratively. He is realistic and pragmatic.'
2
Benet Brandreth KC
11 South Square
'He has a lovely manner which helps to get judges on board, combined with the sharpest of intellects.'
2
Guy Burkill KC
Three New Square
‘Guy is an effective and skilled advocate. He is tenacious and determined.’
2
Douglas Campbell KC
Three New Square
‘Douglas is a very thorough barrister with a deep understanding of case law. He is a real team player.’
2
Michael Edenborough KC
Serle Court
‘Michael is a consummate professional. He is very user friendly, inspires confidence and has an encyclopedic knowledge of trade mark law.'
2
Emma Himsworth KC
One Essex Court
‘Emma is a leader in her field, with a real eye for detail and commercial and pragmatic approaches to issues.'
2
Geoffrey Hobbs KC
One Essex Court
'Watching Geoffrey in full flow is a wonderful thing to behold - poetry in motion.'    
2
Andrew Norris KC
Hogarth Chambers
‘Andrew is calm, measured and extremely clever.'
2
Philip Roberts KC
One Essex Court
‘Philip is an excellent barrister. He meets every curve ball thrown his way with incredible intellect and superb advocacy.’
2
James Segan KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘James has a great command of the law.’
2
Justin Turner KC
8 New Square
3
Richard Boulton KC
One Essex Court
‘Richard is a top drawer barrister. His advocacy is very credible and persuasive.’
3
Nicholas Caddick KC
Hogarth Chambers
‘The best for complex copyright and design cases.’
3
Richard Davis KC
Hogarth Chambers
3
Martin Howe KC
8 New Square
‘Martin is just excellent. He has a huge brain which is full of fantastic ideas and solutions.’
3
Robert Howe KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘Great attention to detail, client friendly, unflappable and very good on his feet.’
3
Ian Mill KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘Ian is a ferocious advocate, with a hugely personable demeanour which gains the trust and confidence of clients.’
3
Thomas Moody-Stuart KC
8 New Square
3
Thomas Raphael KC
Twenty Essex
3
Jeremy Reed KC
Hogarth Chambers
3
Nicholas Saunders KC
Brick Court Chambers
3
James St Ville KC
8 New Square
‘He demonstrates fantastic knowledge.’    

2024 Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

1
Josephine Davies KC
Twenty Essex
1
Anna Edwards-Stuart KC
11 South Square

2025 Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

1
Kathryn Pickard KC
11 South Square
‘She is determined and extremely bright. A lateral thinker.’
1
Geoffrey Pritchard KC
Three New Square
‘Technically strong, good with clients and commercially focused.'