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Diversity statistics 2023

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Every few years, we are required by our regulator (the SRA) to collect and publish certain diversity statistics for our firm, which appear below. Data published in previous years can also be found on this website. Two important caveats: (1) due to the small size of our firm (16 fee-earners completed the survey), the data is of limited statistical value. (2) we have not published the data in full, particularly where the information seemed very sensitive or might identify individuals. An important measure of diversity is whether diversity extends to […]

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Diversity statistics 2021

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Every few years, we are required by our regulator (the SRA) to collect and publish certain diversity statistics for our firm, which appear below. Data published in previous years can also be found on this website. Two important caveats: (1) due to the small size of our firm (16 qualifying fee-earners at the time the latest data was collected), the data is of limited statistical value. (2) we have not published the data in full, particularly where the information seemed very sensitive or might identify individuals. An important measure of […]

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Diversity statistics 2019

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We are required by our regulator (the SRA) to publish certain diversity statistics for our firm, which appear below. Data published in two previous years can also be found on this website. Two important caveats: (1) due to the small size of our firm (11 lawyers at the time the latest data was collected), the data is of limited statistical value. Since the data was collected, we have recruited additional fee-earning staff whose data would alter the report. (2) in view of the small numbers of people who responded to […]

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Vacancy for IP/commercial lawyer

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Anderson Law LLP would like to recruit another IP/commercial lawyer. Our preference is for someone in the 2-5 years PQE range, but we would consider applications from people outside this band. Our workload has increased steadily in the 24 years since Anderson & Company (our predecessor firm, until we converted to an LLP in 2011) was formed. We now employ 10 lawyers, and we are ready to increase this to 11. Most of our work is non-contentious, including drafting and negotiating IP-related agreements. We also have some regulatory work and […]

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New report: University spinouts – an imperfect ecosystem

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The start of April 2018 marked the official launch of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), an amalgamation of the seven research councils, Innovate UK and Research England. With this, UK universities’ ability to turn research into innovation is once again under the spotlight. This is an important issue. After all, some highly successful companies can trace their origins to UK university research. However, nobody has really scrutinised the way the system works before. We felt the time was ripe for that to change, especially with the government’s industrial strategy recognising […]

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Diversity statistics 2017

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Periodically, we are required by our regulator, the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority, to collect and publish diversity data on our staff. There is an exception to the obligation to publish if it might identify individuals, and as a small firm we have taken the decision to omit certain details. Staff are invited, but not required, to complete the diversity questionnaire. Of our 11 lawyers (including 3 partners), 10 completed the diversity questionnaire, and the following statistics are based on their replies. Where a member of staff has not replied to a […]

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AnnMarie becomes an Associate Partner

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We are delighted to announce that our Associate, AnnMarie Humphries, has been promoted to Associate Partner with immediate effect. AnnMarie joined us as a trainee solicitor in 2011, after 9 years working as a graduate trainee and then a commercial manager at Unilever. She has a masters degree in engineering from the University of Bath. She re-qualified as a solicitor early in 2013. AnnMarie has broad experience of working with our high-tech, life-science and university clients on commercial and intellectual property matters. She has developed a particular specialism working with […]

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Anderson Law joins Twitter!

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Anderson Law joined Twitter on #SocialMediaDay! Follow us for the latest news on upcoming &Law events @AndLawLLP. Don’t forget, you can also subscribe to our blog at ipdraughts.com or get in contact with us at enquires@andlaw.eu.

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Francis Davey joins Anderson Law

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Francis Davey has joined Anderson Law as a barrister and an associate. Francis was a computer scientist for 12 years until 2002. He went on to study law and began practice as a barrister in 2004. He continues to lecture as part of the LLM course at Strathclyde University and sit as a judge in property tribunals. In his spare time, Francis maintains his skills as a computer scientist and Python code. To find out more about Francis, please view his bio page here.

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Agnieszka Wozniak joins Anderson Law

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Agnieszka Wozniak, or Aga for short, has joined Anderson Law as a trainee solicitor. Aga attained a masters of law in Poland and went on to convert to the law of England and Wales in 2008. She worked as a contracts officer at the University of Warwick for over five years before joining Anderson Law. During Aga’s first few months at Anderson Law she took the opportunity to be a judge’s marshal at the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court in London, during the trial of a passing-off case. In her free […]

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Our rankings in Chambers Directory 2016

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Chambers UK Directory 2016 was published last week. As in recent years, Anderson Law LLP is recommended for both intellectual property and life sciences work. Chambers reports some very kind comments from clients and peers. Intellectual property Chambers recommends firms for IP on a regional basis. We feature in the Thames Valley section. In the firm rankings, Anderson Law LLP is ranked in the top band (band 1). Three of our lawyers feature in the individual rankings, the largest number from any of the recommended firms. Mark is ranked in […]

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Diversity data 2015

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Anderson Law LLP is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The SRA requires regulated firms to collect diversity data from their employees (though the employees are not required to provide that data), and to publish the data that is collected, or a summary of it. As Anderson Law is a small firm, publishing full details runs the risk of disclosing personal data about individuals. Therefore we have decided to publish a selected summary in relation to the lawyers who provided data to us early in 2015. Please note that […]

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Christopher Pollard joins Anderson Law

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Christopher Pollard has joined Anderson Law as a trainee solicitor. Christopher graduated from Nottingham University with a degree in Environmental Science. There he researched various areas including: the effects of bovine spongiform encephalopathy prions and the hazard they pose to the environment; the feasibility of retrofitting domestic property to reach UK carbon reduction targets; and the vulnerability of permafrost and the implications for the global cycle (following research conducted in the Arctic Circle). Christopher went on to convert to law and qualify as a barrister. Since then he worked in […]

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Mark Anderson becomes Chairman of Law Society Committee

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We are delighted to announce that the Law Society of England and Wales – the professional body for English solicitors – has appointed Mark as the next Chairman of its Intellectual Property Committee (IPLC). The appointment takes effect from 1 September 2015 and continues for 3 years. Mark has been a member of the IPLC for the last 10 years. The IPLC makes representations on matters affecting IP law and practice. Recent projects of note include its 9 year campaign to revise the law on “threats” in IP legislation, which […]