Welcome to the Jungle: Civil Procedure Rules and Guerilla Duels

Michael Edenborough QC and Stephanie Wickenden will be speaking at the ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes virtual event entitled ‘Welcome to the Jungle: Civil Procedure Rules and Guerilla Duels’ on Thursday, 10th February 2022.

Speakers will cover dispute procedure and practice that relies on experience rather than following the rule book.

The following topics will be discussed:

Effective pre-action correspondence – open and Without Prejudice strategy, sending draft particulars etc.
Creative settlement approaches – licensing and co-existence
Effective use, or avoidance, of press and social media
Choosing the right forum
Juggling multijurisdictional disputes – tips for quarterbacking foreign counsel/overall strategy/document and confidentiality issues from foreign proceedings
Guiding clients through the litigation process – “avoiding bear-traps and shooting oneself in the foot!”.

The event will start at 12.00 PM with Michael Edenborough QC and Stephanie Wickenden opening the session, introducing the speakers and giving some key thoughts on how the litigation environment has changed.

Mark Kramer (Potter Clarkson), Alexandra Pygall (Stephenson Harwood), and Mauro Paiano (Shakespeare Martineau) will each contribute their expert knowledge on the pre-action stage, the effective use, or avoidance of press and social media, multi-jurisdictional disputes, and creative settlement approaches – including licensing and co-existence agreements.

Related Barristers

Michael Edenborough KC

Call: 1992
Silk: 2010

Stephanie Wickenden specialises in intellectual property, art and media law.

She has experience in commercial chancery cases in the creative and technology sectors, including contractual and tortious IT disputes, contentious trusts and estates matters involving creative assets, and shareholder and directors’ disputes involving IP breaches. A significant proportion of her practice has an international element, including cases involving disputed jurisdiction, foreign law, and service and enforcement out of the jurisdiction.

With a background in art and theatre, combined with expertise in IP, commercial and private international law, Stephanie is uniquely placed to advise on contentious and non-contentious matters relating to art and cultural property. Having spent three years at a top international law firm, she also advises on IP transactions and licensing.

Stephanie enjoys working as part of a team and is confident acting as sole counsel. She is regularly instructed in significant Intellectual Property cases before the UK courts, often unled and against KCs, including Thatchers v Aldi [2025] EWCA Civ 5 and EasyGroup v Nuclei and others [2023] EWCA Civ 1247. She has appeared before the CJEU (General Court), Court of Appeal, High Court and IPEC, and in registry proceedings before the UK IPO and EUIPO.