Lawrence Akka KC
‘Lawrence is an extremely intelligent advocate, with an excellent command not only of the law but of the technology behind IT systems also.’
Twenty Essex‘s set is equipped to act for various well-known clients in telecoms and IT disputes. Lawrence Akka KC’s recent case list includes representing the BBC in BBC v Arqiva Limited, in a claim for £20m service credits arising out the alleged significant failure of the Bilsdale Digital TV radio transmission mast, leading to national broadcast outages. Josephine Davies KC is notably acting for Ericsson in Motorola v Ericsson; the case forms an important part of the dispute between Ericsson and Lenovo about the price for a global patent cross licence to various telecoms standard essential patents.
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