Bio

Tony heads the Intellectual Property team and provides a full range of strategic advice covering intellectual property disputes, contracts and licensing. Tony delivers astute, commercially driven advice. He is consulted daily on copyright and design right matters and has been involved in a number of high profile cases. He is one of the best-known lawyers to the home furnishings industry and his awareness of the textiles, interior design and wallcoverings markets ensures he is nationally regarded as a leader in the field of designs and copyright. Tony is renowned for his innovative and single-minded approach to dispute resolution and is known affectionately to his clients as “The Magician” for pulling off what others believe to be lost causes. Tony is a Clitheroe RGS old boy and a Cambridge graduate. He spent 10 years as an equity partner with regional heavyweight DWF before founding Taylors. Tony’s resilience and persistence on behalf of his clients is best illustrated by the fact that every one of his reported cases has resulted in an outcome that was wholly or partially successful for his client.