Education
• Cambridge University – MA in Natural Sciences and Law
• Keele University – Postgraduate Certificate in Business Computing
• College of Law – Law Society Finals
Work
• Consultant Solicitor – Bell Dening, London and others. I specialise in internet and intellectual property law. I advise on contentious (including many domain name disputes under the DRS, UDRP and in Court) and non-contentious matters (including trademark, copyright and wider commercial issues).
• Managing Director – Global Projects Management Limited. The company provided consultancy advice and implemented IT security solutions for professional clients, primarily law firms. Work included a close relationship with a private company that is now part of a larger IT security group. As well as managing the roll out of security projects, I was involved in a number of funding and corporate deals.
• Trainee Solicitor – Monier-Williams, London. Long standing involvement in Court of Appeal trademark case; and also general company/commercial work.
• Project Coordinator for UK Foreign Office funded legal projects in Eastern Europe and the UK.
• Assistant Production Manager – at a marble and granite factory in Sydney, Australia.
• Assistant Export Coordinator – Red Stripe brewery in Kingston, Jamaica.
• Gauntlet Enterprises – I established and ran a successful entertainment business whilst at university; providing and managing the entire range of entertainments for college balls, primarily in Cambridge May Week.
Interests
• Family; most sports (especially cricket and rugby); recreational scuba diving; travel; wine.