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Joshua is an experienced IP and media litigator who regularly assists clients in navigating complex disputes. His experience spans from preliminary risk assessments and pre-action correspondence to formal court proceedings, often involving cross-border elements.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Acting for music collection societies in claims against European countries for the recovery of Francovich damages arising out of the failure to adequately implement EU law, thereby depriving members of equitable remuneration they are entitled to under EU law.
Providing litigation risk assessment advice in the context the record-breaking acquisition of a legendary rock band’s catalogue.
Advising on international trade mark portfolio management in the context of multiple high-profile music catalogue acquisitions.
Experience
Acting for music collection societies in claims against European countries for the recovery of Francovich damages arising out of the failure to adequately implement EU law, thereby depriving members of equitable remuneration they are entitled to under EU law.
Providing litigation risk assessment advice in the context the record-breaking acquisition of a legendary rock band’s catalogue.
Advising on international trade mark portfolio management in the context of multiple high-profile music catalogue acquisitions.
Acting for the claimant in a high-profile High Court FRAND/SEP dispute that has been credited with changing how parties use UK courts to determine global FRAND rates.
Acting for a French film production and distribution company in a dispute relating to the rights in critically-acclaimed Japanese animated films.
Coordinating the anti-counterfeiting and brand enforcement programmes of leading cosmetics and fragrance brands, including foreign IP infringement proceedings and customs seizure orders for the destruction of counterfeit goods.
Acting for a leading sports management agency in a contractual dispute regarding the representation of a high-profile athlete.
Acting for the claimant in a highly publicised High Court copyright dispute between two authors.
Acting for the claimant in an ownership dispute relating to the publishing rights to Bob Marley’s back catalogue.
Acting for a High Jewellery studio in complex litigation about the rights in the work of a renowned deceased luxury jewellery designer.
Acting for a website operator in High Court proceedings brought by BPI for allegations of systematic copyright infringement.
Acting for a major outdoor advertising company in a passing off claim brought by a high profile Olympic athlete.
Acting for a street art collective whose work was used without consent in an advertising campaign by an online clothes retailer.
Recognitions
Ranked as Associate to Watch in Chambers UK for Intellectual Property, 2027
Ranked in The World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000, 2026
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of London, 2014, LPC
- University of London, 2013, GDL
- University of Westminster, 2012, LL.M.
- University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2011, B.A.
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- England and Wales
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- Member of the Advisory Board of The Black Curriculum, a social enterprise seeking to integrate Black British history in the way history is taught in schools across the UK.
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