About us

Following Chambers’ inception in the spring of 2001 the set adopted the name ‘Hogarth’. This was in recognition of the contribution of the 18th century artist William Hogarth, whose successful lobbying of Parliament led to the first law giving copyright protection to the works of artists.

Since that inception Hogarth Chambers has gone from to strength to strength. We are proud to have been involved in many of the leading cases in intellectual property law, including Baigent v Random House (Da Vinci Code) [2007] EWCA Civ 247, and Lucasfilm Ltd v Ainsworth [2011] UKSC 39, and COPA v Wright [2024] EWHC 1198 (Ch) to name but a few.

Previous Heads of Chambers include Jonathan Rayner-James KC (who sat as a Recorder), Christopher Morcom KC (who was principal author of the Modern Law of Trade Marks), Alastair Wilson KC (who sat as a principally criminal Recorder), and Roger Wyand KC (who sat as a Deputy Judge of the High Court and an Enterprise Judge in IPEC).

Distinguished past members of Chambers include Sir John Mummery (a Lord Justice of Appeal), Kevin Garnett KC (who sat on the Legal Board of Appeal at the European Patent Office), Gillian Davies (former Chairman of a technical board of appeal and permanent member of the Enlarged Board of Appeal at the European Patent Office), and Julia Clark (a Chancery Master).