11 South Square is a leading set of barristers’ chambers specialising in the law of intellectual property. Chambers is also well known for its information technology and media and entertainment work.

There are 17 barristers at 11 South Square, with Michael Silverleaf QC as the current Head of Chambers, and each specialises primarily in intellectual property law. Many of the barristers at 11 South Square have extensive previous experience in science and industry which puts Chambers in a position to offer legal advice and advocacy of the highest standard. Chambers and Partners, the Legal 500 and other specialist publications recommend 11 South Square as one of the leading intellectual property and information technology law sets and Chambers has been the recipient of several awards for excellence. In addition to Chambers’ overall profile, many of Chambers’ individual members are recognised as leaders in their fields of practice.

Members of chambers are regularly instructed in high-profile intellectual property, information technology and media cases and appear in courts and tribunals of all levels in the UK and other jurisdictions throughout the world, including the European Court of Justice. As litigants increasingly seek to resolve disputes through alternative means, members of Chambers have found themselves involved in many arbitrations and mediations, as advocates, mediators and members of the panel. A number of Chambers’ barristers, silks and juniors, are accredited mediators. The majority of cases mediated by 11 South Square barristers are in Chambers’ core specialist areas, although occasionally in other areas of law.

The clerking team at 11 South Square is led by Ashley Carr who has been with Chambers since 1994. He, and the other clerks, are always on hand to deal with any queries, provide information about members of Chambers and assist generally.