Jamie specialises in intellectual property, media and entertainment. He regularly appears in cases in the High Court, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court and the Intellectual Property Office. He is a co-author of A Practical Guide to Trade Mark Law and A User’s Guide to Trade Marks and Passing Off and a contributor to the CIPA Guide to the Patents Act and Copinger and Skone James on Copyright. He teaches on various IP courses at Nottingham Trent University.
Since joining Hogarth Chambers, Jamie has been involved in the full range of intellectual property and media and entertainment disputes, with his practice covering patents, trade marks, copyright, designs and confidential information. Recent highlights include representing the successful defendants in the Notting Hill Shopping Bag Case and appearing for Sports Group Denmark in its dispute with Gap over branding for clothing.
In 2025, Jamie was appointed to the Attorney General’s 'B' panel of counsel and was appointed Standing Counsel to the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
Jamie completed a combined Bachelor of Arts and Master of Natural Sciences degree at the University of Cambridge, focussing on materials science. Afterwards, Jamie remained at Cambridge to undertake a doctorate in materials science. He then spent five years in the construction industry, initially assisting expert witnesses in a wide range of construction disputes and subsequently advising banks and other funders on risk in construction projects. During this time, he completed a part time Master of Science degree in construction law and dispute resolution at King's College London and a part time law degree at BPP Law School.
Jamie completed a combined Bachelor of Arts and Master of Natural Sciences degree at the University of Cambridge, focussing on materials science. Afterwards, Jamie remained at Cambridge to undertake a doctorate in materials science. He then spent five years in the construction industry, initially assisting expert witnesses in a wide range of construction disputes and subsequently advising banks and other funders on risk in construction projects. During this time, he completed a part time Master of Science degree in construction law and dispute resolution at King's College London and a part time law degree at BPP Law School.
His technical and commercial background provides Jamie with an ideal foundation for working on complex intellectual property disputes and enables him to take a pragmatic view of disputes.
