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Biography

An experienced solicitor advocate, John deals with a range of commercial litigation and has particular expertise in intellectual property and IT matters. He has rights of audience before the Scottish and English courts, appearing regularly before the Court of Session and the Scottish Appeal Court, and is one of the few solicitor advocates to have appeared before the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union. John advises clients on a range of online issues, from IP infringement issues online brand protection and reputation management. He acts for clients from a variety of sectors, including energy and utilities, banking, IT and manufacturing. Most of the matters he deals with have an international aspect. He has considerable experience in leading and managing high value claims backed by third party litigation funders. He sits on the Lord President's Consultative Committee on Commercial Actions. He is also vice-Chair of the ADR Committee of the International Trademark Association.