About
Corporate legal counsel with substantial in-house legal experience. Focus on e-commerce, intellectual property, contract drafting and legal technology. Experienced advocate with European experience.
As a specialist counsel, I have advised clients on all aspects of computer-based inventions (patent, copyright, trade mark, trade secrets etc). Acted as litigation counsel in several of the major UK cases concerning computers, software and copyright.
Additionally prosecuted and defended in several major computer crime cases involving hacking, criminal infringement of copyright, computer damage etc.
Work history
MessitAir Ltd, Legal Advisor
MessitAir Ltd is the owner of a patent (GB2464170) for a revolutionary way of cleaning air without the use of filters. See http://north.patent.gov.uk/p-ipsum/Case/PublicationNumber/GB2464170
Cachebox TV Limited, CEO and Founder
Cachebox TV Limited in my new UK company which owns a patented technology to protect children from bad content on television. It is an HMRC pre-approved SEIS investment and holds and exploit my granted UK patent "System for providing improved facilities in time-shifted broadcasts" - GB2498499
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachebox_TV
Playback Holdings Ltd, Ceo And Founder
Playback Holdings Limited is a new company in the field of digital television. I am its CEO. Our Chairman is David Elstein. It was established to develop my revolutionary technology which is going to change the face of television advertising when it is rolled out across the UK.
Vistar Ltd, Executive Director
Vistar Ltd a small British company with a 30 year history, great past and a hopeful future. The company develops marine security and low light technology which has been used all over the world by the likes of UK and French governments. Some of the stuff it does is dual use - i.e. it has export restrictions because it can be used for military purposes.
Vistar Solutions Ltd, Executive Director
Vistar Solutions Ltd are the sales and development company which works with Vistar Limited. , Vistar is recognised worldwide as a specialist manufacturer of surveillance and anti-collision systems for the marine sector.
Apsley Advisors, General Counsel (English Law)
Apsley Advisors are nominated advisors of Apsley Investors. It is a special situations private equity investment vehicle investing in UK companies.
Alistair Kelman, Forensic Computing Expert Witness and Barrister
See the website for full information - www.alikelman.com
The Epoq Group, Head of Content
“To ensure that Epoq web sites contain legal content and documents of exceptional quality, that meets the demands of customers. To act as a senior reference point for matters relating to legal content”
• Research and development into new content and services
• Creating new Rapidocs documents and Law Guide content
• Reviewing existing documents to improve their usability and depth
• Working with other content developers as required
• Produce reports detailing future legal content development plans
• Provide progress reports on work being done
• Ensure that the LawGuide and documents remain up to date with current legislation
• Act as a senior reference point for customer questions and complaints
• Provide legal related articles and information for newsletters
Enformatica Limited, E-Commerce Counsel
Enformatica was an Internet startup with a very sophisticated technology which integrated satellite television and the Internet.. My main role there was:
* Satellite and Broadband technology licensing
* Negotiating IP rights with broadcasting organisations (BBC etc.)
* Drafting hi-tech and business model patent specifications
New Court, Member of Chambers
Starting off with practising as an Intellectual Property Barrister specialising in protecting computer based inventions through the use of patents, copyright, trade secrets, trade marks and confidentiality I got involved in computer evidence evaluation and ended up being counsel in most of the main computer crime cases in the 1980s and 90s. I then became a Reviewer on the European Commission ESPRIT programme where I worked on harmonisation of copyright in Europe and on reviewing various legal research projects
