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Head of Intellectual Property, Leeds/Manchester

Date of Birth: 26th August 1958

Educational and Professional Qualifications

Attended Birkenhead School (1969-1976)
Bachelor of Law degree - Manchester University 1979 and Chester College of Law 1980
Admitted as a Solicitor of the High Court in 1983.

Languages

English

Present Position

Head of Intellectual Property, Eversheds, Leeds/Manchester
Head of Commercial Department, Eversheds, Manchester

Previous Positions

Head of Eversheds' National Litigation Group (1993-1998); Head of Eversheds' Litigation Department, Manchester (1995-2001)

Relevant Experience

Specialist Areas: All areas of intellectual property, particularly internet-related disputes, trade marks, passing off, copyright and confidential information.

Relevant experience in domain name disputes: Substantial experience in relation to domain name disputes, including High Court proceedings, ICANN's Uniform Dispute Resolution Procedure and Nominet's current dispute resolution procedure. Submissions under the UDRP include Littlewoods v Gregg Moores (withdrawn following settlement); CMG Worldwide Inc v Bonnie Masterson (successfully defended complaint); Skipton Building Society v Peter Colman (successfully pursued complaint), Manchester Airport.com and. caledoniamotors.com (successfully acted for Claimant).

Other recent cases; Acted for successful party in Court of Appeal case of Arrow Nominees -v- Blackledge which has become a major decision relating to courts' powers to strike out cases under the Civil Procedure Rules. Also acted for successful defendants in case reported in Gee on Injunctions; J. Siddall & Co. v P. Simmons.

Ranked as leading individual in Chambers and The Legal 500.

Membership of Professional Bodies

International Trade Marks Association, Committee on the Internet
London Court of International Arbitration
International Arbitration Club

Quasi-Judicial Experience

Member of Law Society Legal Aid Area Committee for approximately 5 years.
Sat as one of three-member panel in a major multi-jurisdictional arbitration under UNCITRAL rules

Personal

Lives in Adlington, Cheshire. Married, 3 children. Leisure interests include climbing, drumming and motorbikes.