Year of Call: 2014
Stephanie specialises in Intellectual Property, Media and Art law and is developing a chancery and commercial practice. A significant proportion of her practice involves an international element and she has experience acting in cases with disputed jurisdiction.
Despite her recent call she is currently instructed in some of the largest and most high profile Intellectual Property cases currently before the UK courts. She has appeared before the CJEU (General Court), Court of Appeal, High Court and IPEC as well as in registry proceedings before the UK IPO and EUIPO. She enjoys working as part of a team and is also experienced and confident acting as sole counsel. She is regularly instructed to appear as sole counsel in applications and smaller matters in the High Court and IPEC, and is also instructed as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal.
University of Oxford, Postgraduate Diploma: Intellectual Property Law and Practice
City Law School, City Univeristy, Postgraduate Diploma: Bar Professional Training Course
University of Cambridge, Wolfson College: BA Law
Courtauld Insitute of Art, University of London: BA History of Art
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, Prize for Outstanding BPTC result
City Law School, Everard Ver Heyden Prize (for one of the highest results in the year)
City Law School, Excellence Award Scholarship (one of 6 fee scholarships across c.400 students)
Bar Council Law Reform Essay Competition, Prize for Highly Commended essay
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, Exhibition Award (for BPTC)
University of Oxford, International Intellectual Property Moot, Prize for best written submissions
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, Exhibition Award (for two year BA in Law)
Courtauld Institute of Art, Highest first class result (various modules)