Dr Tim Sampson
Having originally studied Biochemistry at university, Tim qualified as a barrister in 2000 and now regularly acts in complex construction disputes often with significant technical or expert evidential issues – including adjudications (both under the Scheme for Construction Adjudications and under ad hoc rules) and High Court TCC enforcement proceedings, as well as leading in recent construction law related appeals to the Court of Appeal: PBS Bester AS v Bester Generation UK Ltd [2020] EWCA 404; [2020] 4 All E.R. 1101; [2020] B.L.R. 355; [2020] Bus. L.R. 1626; and Gosvenor London Ltd v Aygun Aluminium UK Ltd at first instance [2018] B.L.R. 353; [2018] Bus. L.R. and on appeal [2018] EWCA Civ 2695: [2019] Bus. L.R. [2019] B.L.R. 99; 182 Con. L.R. 38 | [2019]; C.I.L.L. 4249.
Tim also has substantial experience in relation to domestic building disputes, with a particular emphasis on dealing with such cases through mediation or ADR. Tim became Head of Construction & Technology Group at Lamb Chambers in January 2020.
In addition to construction law, Tim also has a successful intellectual property (copyright, trademarks, passing off, patents and design rights and registered designs) and data protection practice, that covers all aspects of contentious and non-contentious UK and European intellectual property and data protection law. Tim has acted in IP related cases before the UKIPO, EUIPO (previously OHIM), IPEC and the CA: Lifestyle Equities v Ahmed & Ahmed [2021] EWCA Civ 625. He also advises on and drafts commercial contracts and IP / software licensing agreements.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2000
Membership
- Chancery Bar Association
- Lincoln’s Inn
Qualifications
- Bsc (Hons) (1992)
- PhD (1998)
- Diploma in Law (1998)
- Bar Finals (1999)
Education
- University of Durham (1989 - 1992)
- University of Cambridge (1992 - 1998)
- BPP Law School (1998)
- BPP Law School (1999)
1 Contributions by Tim Sampson
PRECEDENTS
Construction Project Copyright Licence for Plans: Template with Sub-licensing, Moral Rights, Warranties, IPR Indemnity, Fees and Liability Cap
This Agreement is entered into on [ insert date ] (the Commencement Date) by the following (each a party and together the parties):
Parties
[ insert licensor name ] a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] whose registered number is [ insert company number ] and whose registered office is at [ insert registered office ] (the Licensor);
[ insert licensee name ] a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] whose registered number is [ insert company number ] and whose registered office is at [ insert registered office ] (the Licensee).
Background
The Licensor is [ the exclusive proprietor of OR entitled to grant rights in the ] Intellectual Property Rights in the Plans [ (both as defined below) ].
The Licensor wishes to grant a licence of the Intellectual Property Rights in the Plans to the Licensee, and the Licensee wishes to obtain and use them on the terms of this Agreement.
The Licensee acquires no proprietary or beneficial right or interest in the licensed Intellectual Property Rights and shall not sub-licence or otherwise deal with the licensed Intellectual Property Rights save in accordance with the terms of this Agreement...
IP
If you expected to see yourself on this page, click here.
