Laura Wright
Laura Wright is a commercial barrister specialising in technology and intellectual property disputes across a variety of industries. She is frequently instructed as both sole and junior counsel in cases involving computer systems, internet services and software. Laura also has significant experience of professional negligence and construction disputes. Laura sits on the Bar Council’s IT Panel and is a committee member of the Society for Computers and Law Junior Lawyers’ Group.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2014
Experience
- 4 Pump Court (2016 - Present)
Membership
- Society for Computers and Law Junior Lawyers’ Group
- COMBAR
- TECBAR
- IPSOC
Qualifications
- International and European Intellectual Property Law (LL.M.) (2015)
- BPTC (2014)
- Law (BA Hons) (2013)
Education
- Imperial College London (2021-2022)
- Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin (2014-2015)
- City University London (2013-2014)
- University of Cambridge (2010-2013)
4 Contributions by Laura Wright
PRECEDENTS
High Court (England and Wales) precedent: final order for database right infringement: declarations, injunction, delivery up/destruction, inquiry/account, confidentiality, dissemination notice, costs and permission to appeal
Case No. [ insert claim number ]
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND & WALES
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIST (ChD)
[ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENTERPRISE COURT ]
Before:
Date:
BETWEEN:
[ insert full name of claimant ] Claimant
and
[ insert full name of defendant ] Defendant
ORDER
UPON the hearing of Claim [ insert claim number ], tried before [ Mr OR Mrs OR Miss OR [ insert other ] ] Justice [ insert name ] on [ insert trial date ];
AND UPON the Court having heard [ insert name ], Counsel for the Claimant(s), and [ insert name ], Counsel for the Defendant(s);
AND UPON the Court handing down judgment on [ insert date ];
AND UPON the Court determining the Claimant’s claims for infringement of database right in the Claimant’s favour;
[ AND UPON the Court rejecting the Defendant’s counterclaim for [ insert details of counterclaim ]; ]
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
Declaration
Database right subsists in the [ insert details of the database ] and is owned by the Claimant.
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PRECEDENTS
Precedent Defence to Sui Generis Database Right Infringement (England and Wales)
Case No. [ insert number ]
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND & WALES
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIST (ChD)
[ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENTERPRISE COURT ]
BETWEEN:
[ insert full name of claimant ] Claimant
and
[ insert full name of defendant ] Defendant
DEFENCE
Unless stated otherwise in this Defence:
references to paragraph numbers are to those in the Particulars of Claim;
defined expressions carry the meanings given in the Particulars of Claim, without admission; and
save where expressly admitted or not admitted below, the Defendant denies each allegation in the Particulars of Claim. Any matter not specifically addressed herein is required to be strictly proved.
Any document mentioned in this Defence is to be read at trial for its full terms, sense and effect.
The Claimant and Claimant’s Database
The averments at paragraph 1 are admitted.
The averments at paragraph 2 are denied...
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PRECEDENTS
Precedent Particulars of Claim: Database Right Infringement seeking declarations, injunction, delivery up/destruction, damages or account, interest and publication order (England and Wales, IP List (ChD)/IPEC)
Case No. [ insert number ]
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND & WALES
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIST (ChD) [ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENTERPRISE COURT ]
Between[ insert full name of claimant ] (Claimant)and[ insert full name of defendant ] (Defendant)
PARTICULARS OF CLAIM
The Claimant
The Claimant is, and throughout all relevant periods has been, [ insert details of claimant ]. The Claimant’s core business activity is [ insert type of business carried out ]. In particular, the Claimant [ insert brief description of claimant’s business relating to the database ].
The Claimant’s Database
The database comprises a compilation of discrete [ works, data or other materials ], organised in a systematic or methodical manner and with items individually accessible by [ electronic or other means ]. The database contains information relating to [ insert details of relevant database eg description of contents ] (the Database).
The Database was produced by [ the Claimant OR [ name of maker ], [ an employee of the Claimant in the course of their employment by the Claimant ] ].
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PRECEDENTS
Precedent Reply to Defence: Database Right Infringement (England and Wales, Business and Property Courts, IP List (ChD)/IPEC)
Case No. [ insert claim number ]
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND & WALES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIST (ChD) [ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENTERPRISE COURT ]
BETWEEN: [ insert full name of claimant ] Claimant and [ insert full name of defendant ] Defendant
REPLY
1 Save where stated otherwise, paragraph number references in this Reply refer solely to those within the Defence...
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