About me

Ranked tier #1 in Legal 500 2015/16, "strong and responsive". I am a very lucky man - I love what I do!

I specialise in intellectual property law (brands, patents, copyright), technology law (software, IT, internet) and reputation (defamation): disputes and transactions for private and public sector bodies, including Government departments, Universities, Life Science Companies, IT companies, e-businesses, retailers, brand-owners and rights owners.

Specialties: deal-making & contract negotiation, procurement, disputes & infringement claims, patents, trade marks, copyright, confidential information/know-how, IT software & ecommerce, data protection & privacy, defamation and reputation management.

I have a second life as an author and broadcaster - How To Read A Church, How To Read A Garden, Secrets of the National Archives, the BBC's Churches How To Read Them, A Short History of Bells, Pugin, God's Architect, regular presenter on Songs of Praise.