Practice Areas
Beth is a barrister practising in all areas of intellectual property law (including UK and EU rights), and related areas of media law, contract law, breach of confidence, and commercial matters.
Beth is currently instructed in multiple high court cases involving trade marks, patents, and design rights, both led and alone, many with international/ cross-jurisdictional elements. She is presently acting for the successful Claimants/ Appellants in Thatchers v Aldi (trade marks) as the case progresses to its quantum phase, and has appeared in a number of cases defending against easyGroup (trade mark infringement and passing off), including for the successful defendants Premier Inn. She recently acted for the Developers in the long-running Wright v COPA et al disputes (Bitcoin, database rights). Beth has particular experience with complex trade marks cases, including colour marks.
Beth has obtained a number of interim injunctions in the High Court. She regularly appears alone before the UKIPO, Appointed Person, and the IPEC. Beth has been called to the Irish Bar.
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Career
Educated at Hills Road Sixth Form College; Mansfield College, Oxford (2011 History and Politics); BPP University (2015 GDL, 2016 BPTC). Lincoln’s Inn (2016), Irish Bar (2021).