Tim Ashdown > DMH Stallard LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
DMH Stallard LLP Offices
6 NEW STREET SQUARE
NEW FETTER LANE
LONDON
EC4A 3BF
England
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Tim Ashdown
Work Department
Dispute Resolution TMT
Position
Tim is the firm’s Senior Litigation Partner.
Career
Tim is a commercial litigator with over 30 years’ experience in handling corporate and commercial disputes. He is an expert in all aspects of intellectual property including trade marks, patents, designs, misuse of confidential information (by employees and/or competitors), copyright and database rights. Tim also advises on technology-related disputes and leads on many of our largest commercial and corporate disputes, with extensive experience in the High Court and Court of Appeal. He is also adept at resolving disputes by way of arbitration and adjudication.
Many of his matters and clients are international and Tim is the Chairman of our global network of law firms, LEInternational, which covers 27 different jurisdictions.
Tim is a Trustee of three charities, including the award-winning Towner Art Gallery, and a non-executive director of a large London-based technology company.
Work highlights
- European Real Estate Debt Fund (Cayman) Ltd v. Treon, Arundel Group Ltd and Srinivas (2021). Tim represents the First Defendant against whom the Claimant seeks circa. £15m for alleged fraudulent misrepresentation in relation to the issue of loan notes.
- Cavadore Ltd and Magenta Black Trading Ltd v. Jawa and Modern Food Company Ltd (2021). Acting for the Claimants in a multi-million pound claim against Saudi Defendants for breach of a franchise agreement and trade mark infringement in relation to a well-known Japanese restaurant brand.
- Representing Alpargatas S.A (owners of the famous HAVAIANAS flip-flop brand) in trade mark enforcement actions in the UK.
- EOS Training Limited v. NTP Services Limited & Ors (2020). Representing the successful Claimant in obtaining an injunction and damages for copyright infringement.
- World of Select Ltd (and Ors) v. Bowman, Taylor and Clarke (2019). Acting for the Claimant technology company in relation to claims against the Defendants for database right infringement, breach of confidentiality and conspiracy.
- British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and others v Sky Home Services Ltd and others. Acting for British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC in proceedings against TVCatchUp Limited for copyright and trade mark infringement arising out of the retransmission of Sky’s free-to-air broadcasts.
- Copyright relating to the Harry Potter books. Paul Gregory Allen (acting as trustee of Adrian Jacobs (deceased)) v. (1) Bloomsbury Publishing plc (2) Joanne Kathleen Murray (professionally known as JK Rowling) [2010].
Languages
English
Memberships
- Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
- The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
- International Trade Mark Association
- Federation Against Software Theft
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Acting in contractual, financial and shareholder disputes in the aviation, finance and manufacturing industries, concerning claims of breach of contract, corporate fraud and professional negligence, the team at DMH Stallard LLP in Surrey and Sussex displays ‘great attention to detail and the willingness to go the extra mile’. Leading the team is the Gatwick-based Simon Elcock, who offers expertise in the professional services, insurance and banking sectors. James Colvin advises on all areas of commercial and banking dispute resolution. Qualified as a barrister and solicitor, Jonathan Compton in Guildford often advises individuals and commercial organisations on competition, banking and regulatory disputes, while the ‘unflappable’ Tim Ashdown is an IP and technology disputes expert. The team has expanded with the arrival of Nicola Billen from Knights plc in April 2022, who has experience in contractual, corporate and shareholder disputes, and Frank Bouette from Shakespeare Martineau LLP in February 2022.
South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
(Leading individuals)With activity across the entertainment and media, retail, and technology sectors, DMH Stallard LLP handles post-Brexit IP protection, co-existence agreements as well as detailed pre-product launch risk analysis. Co-lead of the team Tim Ashdown splits his time between Brighton and London and is reputed for his expertise in contentious IT matters and software copyright. Also a co-lead of the team, John Yates in Gatwick helms data protection issues, while Debbie Venn and Rebecca Leeves are based in Brighton, the former is often engaged in business policies, whereas the latter assists clients with IP licensing arrangements and strategy.
South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
DMH Stallard LLP is particularly well-versed in cyber security, data protection, e-commerce, as well as SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS arrangements. Tim Ashdown in Brighton heads the contentious sphere and is seasoned before the High Court. On the non-contentious side, John Yates is based in Gatwick and handles data protection issues, while Rebecca Leeves and Debbie Venn in Brighton are noted for their expertise of the travel sector.