Our Seminar for Litigators returns this year in hybrid format, bringing you right up to speed with the latest developments in IP litigation.
Attend however suits you best - join us in person for face-to-face discussion, or dial in online from wherever you're based. Either way, you'll get the same high-quality content and the chance to put your questions directly to our speakers.
Expect a packed programme of practical, up-to-the-minute insights designed to sharpen your litigation skills and keep you ahead of the curve.
The seminar supports skill set 2: IP litigation and enforcement of the Advanced Competency Framework.
Programme
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 12.30pm | Registration & light lunch | |
| 1.30pm | Welcome & introduction | Ian Bartlett, Beck Greener |
| 1.35pm | Trial witness statements – PD57AC • What are the key requirements of PD57AC, and how do they differ from the pre-reform approach to witness statements? • How much of a witness statement should be in the witness's own words, and what are the consequences of non-compliance? • What lessons can be drawn from recent case law on PD57AC compliance in IP litigation specifically? |
Becky Knott, Hogarth Chambers |
| 2.20pm | Procedural pitfalls: lessons from the case law • A journey through the litigation process - claim letters, statements of case, service, case management, witness evidence, trial, judgments and costs • Real cases where practitioners fell foul of the procedural rules at each stage • A refresher for anyone who acquired their litigator rights via CITMA courses in past years |
Chris Ryan, IP Consultant to Nottingham Law School at Nottingham Trent University |
| 3.05pm | Refreshment break | |
| 3.25pm | Assessing damages and profits: quantum in trade mark and design cases • Assessing potential damages and profits quantum in TM and design cases • The relevant factors courts take into account |
David Ivison, 11 South Square |
| 4.10pm | TBC | TBC |
| 4.55pm | Closing remarks | Chair |
| 5.00pm | Networking drinks |
Meet your speakers
1:45pm - Becky Knott, Hogarth Chambers
Trial witness statements – PD57AC
Becky is a barrister at Hogarth Chambers. She has experience in all areas of intellectual property but has a particular focus on trade marks, passing off, copyright, and designs.
Becky appears regularly in proceedings before the IPO (including the Appointed Person) and has experience of appearing in the High Court and IPEC, including in Edwards v Boohoo and as sole counsel in Dryrobe v Caesr Group t/a D-Robe. She was ranked as a ‘Rising Star’ by the Legal 500 in the 2026 rankings.
Prior to qualifying as a barrister, Becky qualified as a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Trade Mark Attorney Litigator, working for several household names, although she is now non-practising.
Becky is a member of CITMA Council and sits on the CITMA Law & Practice Committee and the CITMA Litigation Working Group. She is also a tutor on the Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University.
2:20pm - Chris Ryan, IP Consultant to Nottingham Law School at Nottingham Trent University
Procedural pitfalls: lessons from the case law
Chris Ryan is a former partner and head of the four-partner Intellectual Property and Technology Group in the London office of Norton Rose. He now divides his time between his own IP consultancy and the Nottingham Law School, where he is involved in the development and delivery of postgraduate courses in intellectual property and information technology.
He is also a part-time Deputy Chairman of the Information Tribunal, hearing appeals under freedom of information and data protection legislation.
Chris has over 30 years’ experience of handling intellectual property and information technology matters. His intellectual property practice has included patent infringement, trade mark infringement, passing off, copyright and design infringement, confidential information and trade libel.
For several years Chris was the author of the UK section of the Annual Review of the International Trade Mark Association. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an accredited mediator with the Centre for Dispute Resolution and a member of the International Panel of Neutrals, established by the International Trade Mark Association.
3:25pm - David Ivison, 11 South Square
Assessing damages and profits: quantum in trade mark and design cases
David has developed a successful practice across all areas of intellectual property law since being called to the bar in 2014. David’s recent work has concerned technical and (F)RAND licensing issues relating to standards-essential telecoms patents, entitlement to patents relating to subterranean exploration, trade mark issues arising from the parallel importation of medical devices, claims relating to infringement of copyright in sound recordings, infringement of unregistered design right, and jurisdictional disputes.
David appears regularly before the High Court, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, and the UKIPO, and has appeared in the Court of Appeal as junior counsel in a significant recent appeal relating to (F)RAND licensing and as sole counsel in an appeal from a decision of the High Court in a jurisdictional challenge.
4.10pm - TBC
TBC
Location
We are operating a hybrid format for this seminar. If you're joining us in person, the address is:
Baker McKenzie
280 Bishopsgate,
London
EC2M 4AG
The Baker McKenzie London office is easily accessible by public transport, with Liverpool Street station just a 6 minute walk away. To explore the location on Google Maps, please click here.
Cost
Book by the 15th October and save £30 with our earlybird rate.
- Member rate: £210 (VAT exempt)
- Standard rate: £240 (VAT exempt)
Please note
- Payment online via debit or credit card only; proforma invoices are not available.
- Full terms and conditions apply.
- Closing date: 5pm, Friday 6th November.
