About
Abigail is a solicitor in the firm’s Dispute Resolution team. She has experience advising on a range of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on contentious intellectual property matters.
Experience
- Quasi-government body: Acting for a government agency in High Court proceedings, and subsequent damages inquiry, for breach of contract and copyright/database right infringement.
- Brooks Running: Acting for a leading US running shoe brand in a claim for trade mark infringement and passing off brought by Puma, about use of the word ‘NITRO’ in relation to nitrogen-infused running shoes.
- Virgin: Advising Virgin in relation to company names disputes before the Company Names Tribunal.
- Various: Advisng clients including the BBC, Victoria’s Secret and Starbucks on the protection and enforcement of IP rights and trade mark portfolios.
- Commercial contract disputes: Advising on general commercial disputes ranging from breach of contract, shareholder disputes and fraud.
Credentials
- Admitted as a solicitor: England & Wales (2025)