Legal 500 2025
The Set
Offering ‘great strength in depth at every level’, 11 South Square members regularly act for film studios, musicians and music producers in a range of copyright and trade mark infringement challenges, with further expertise in royalty and contract disputes. Hugo Cuddigan KC is the ’complete modern day barrister’ and regularly represents major clients in the music sector. Tom Alkin ’s ‘preparation and attention to detail is exceptional’, with a particularly strong reputation for issues concerning the intersection of IP and technology.
Testimonials
Set
‘A very fine set – top flight silks, excellent juniors at all levels of call, and superb clerking.’
‘Great strength in depth at every level including some excellent up and coming juniors.’
‘The standard is high throughout the set and you can be confident in the quality of every barrister.’
Clerking
‘The head clerk, Ashley Carr, is redoubtable.’
‘The clerking team are super-helpful and always available.’
‘The clerks are always available and super helpful.’
Chambers and Partners 2025
Hugo Cuddigan KC of 11 South Square is an IP specialist with expertise in all aspects of intellectual property law, including copyright and trade mark matters. He has a wealth of experience representing music industry clients in complex copyright disputes and brand protection cases. He also has experience appearing before all levels of the UK court system, up to and including the Supreme Court.
Strengths
“Hugo Cuddigan is one of my favourite KCs for copyright and media work. He is very bright and not stuffy. He is also very easy to listen to when he is on his feet. One of the best in that space.”
Legal 500 2024
The Set
11 South Square houses a number of highly regarded barristers who act in media and entertainment cases concerning copyright infringement, brand protection and use of goodwill cases, frequently for clients in the music industry. Hugo Cuddigan KC is instructed by digital radio aggregator TuneIn concerning the hyperlinks to international radio stations it provides to its users in Warner Music & Sony Music v TuneIn Inc.
Testimonials
‘Ashley Carr, Sam Fullilove and Jordan Foley are all experienced and user friendly.’
‘Ashley Carr is great to work with, responsive and accommodating to client’s needs, while being realistic about timescales.’
’11 South Square’s clerks are excellent, responsive, clear and will always go the extra mile.’
Chambers and Partners 2024
Hugo Cuddigan KC
Hugo Cuddigan KC is an IP specialist with expertise in all aspects of intellectual property law, including copyright and trade mark matters. He has a wealth of experience representing music industry clients in complex copyright disputes and brand protection cases. He also has experience of appearing before all levels of the UK court system, up to and including the Supreme Court.
“Hugo is brilliant with clients and has a remarkable ability to present complex legal and factual matters in plain English.”
“He is excellent. Very friendly and non-hierarchical; he isn’t a stuffy barrister.”
“Hugo has an ability to make the complex simple. He is good in court; he has no verbosity and has good rapport with judges. He is the difference between winning and losing.”