I am an intellectual property law specialist. I have appeared in many cases in the English Courts and have represented the United Kingdom at the European Court of Justice. I was the first intellectual property specialist to be appointed to the Court of Appeal and since my appointment in 1995, I have adjudicated on most of the patent cases that reached the Court of Appeal. During this time I have also been concerned with all types of cases including:

asylum applications

personal injury

contract

landlord and tenant

tax

VAT

shipping

and insurance claims.

Qualified:	Mediator Arbitrator
Specialist Areas:	Intellectual Property
Education:	Trinity College, Cambridge - Law degree; MA
Additional Experience:	The person to decide appeals to the Board of Trade from decisions of the Registrar of Trade Marks Chairman of the Performing Rights Tribunal
Judicial History:	2003 Lord Justice of Appeal and sworn of Her Majesty’s Privy Council 1988-1995 A High Court Judge of the Chancery Division – presiding judge of the Patents Court.
General Information:	I am an intellectual property law specialist. I have appeared in many cases in the English Courts and have represented the United Kingdom at the European Court of Justice. I was the first intellectual property specialist to be appointed to the Court of Appeal and since my appointment in 1995, I have adjudicated on most of the patent cases that reached the Court of Appeal. During this time I have also been concerned with all types of cases including: asylum applications personal injury contract landlord and tenant tax VAT shipping and insurance claims.