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Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.

  • J D Wetherspoon plc

    Advising JD Wetherspoon plc on a contract dispute with a beer supplier.

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    Advised an international energy company on sanctions breaches linked to bank accounts held with Russian sanctioned banks, the subsequent disclosures to OFSI and submission of licence applications.

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    Conducted due diligence and forensic intelligence for an international energy company on the ownership and control of a UAE entity and advising on potential sanctions breaches.

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    Advising a German software company with an international background on the separation of a managing director, in particular with regard to dealing with a post-contractual non-competition clause.

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    Advised a Fortune 500 listed client to successfully obtain injunctive relief to prohibit and forensically investigate a conspiracy involving the theft and misuse of confidential information by a large number of former employees. The case involved action in London, Germany, Norway and the US.

  • Flynn Pharma Ltd

    Advised Flynn Pharma Ltd - a novel parallel import case involving a free standing "Euro" defence based on an argument that the enforcement of trade mark rights amounted to a quantitative restriction on trade (High Court 2015, Court of Appeal 2017)

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    Acted for a large consultancy following the exfiltration of large amounts of data by a former consultant. Identified the data at issue and arranged a settlement, including the deletion and destruction of the data copied and removed.

  • Teva

    Advised Teva - interim injunction preventing the parallel importation of QVAR (beclamethasone diproprionate) from Germany to the UK

  • Interflora

    Advised Interflora in a case relating to the use of Interflora as an AdWord in the Google advertising programme (High Court 2009, 2013 and 2014; CJEU 2011; Court of Appeal 2012 and 2014)

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  • Asda Stores

    Advised Asda Stores in a case referred to the CJEU on the question of genuine use of a trade mark and the reputation which accrues to use of a trade mark in a particular colour (2010 and 2012)

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Pinsent Masons advises Manchester Storm on return to AO Arena

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons is advising Manchester Storm on its move to the AO Arena, helping secure the UK ice hockey club's return to the arena it last called home in 2002.

Pinsent Masons strengthens IP offering with new patent attorney partner Fred Nicolle in London

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Fred Nicolle as a partner in its Intellectual Property (IP) team in London, strengthening the firm's European patents and life sciences offering.

Pinsent Masons strengthens restructuring practice with new partner Mark Wilson

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed contentious insolvency Partner Mark Wilson to join its restructuring team in Birmingham.

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