Bella undertakes work across the breadth of Chambers’ practice areas, covering soft IP, hard IP and all manner of commercial chancery matters.
Bella began her time at the Bar with a strong focus on patent litigation and was involved in a variety of multi-million-pound disputes in the High Court and the Court of Appeal. She then developed a wide-reaching and successful practice, working on matters across all spectrums of commercial chancery work. This included all aspects of intellectual property, media and entertainment, insolvency, employment, contract, and company law. Within Bella’s core IP practice, this breadth of work makes her excellently suited to commercial cases with an intellectual property element.
Bella is experienced in taking matters from the initial stages of drafting, through to final hearings and trials, regularly appearing unled in tribunals, the County Court and the High Court. She has extensive advocacy experience beyond her years, representing clients in matters ranging from interim applications to multi-day trials.
Bella has also worked in-house for a technology company, leading their legal team in contract negotiations and drafting, establishing and maintaining intellectual property protections, and handling their litigation. This experience, combined with her extensive commercial practice, ensures Bella has a strong commercial and practical approach.
Before joining Chambers, Bella undertook pupillage while simultaneously achieving a distinction on the Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law at Oxford University. Prior to that, Bella worked for Friends of the Earth on their legal team, assisting in judicial review claims against the Government. Combined with her degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London, Bella has a strong technical mindset, aptly suited to complex disputes.
– Yours Naturally, Naturally Yours v McIver – advised and represented the Defendant at the early stages of a copyright infringement, passing off, unlawful interference and malicious falsehood claim in relation to beauty products.
– Market Fresh v Trisant – significant unfair prejudice petition for relief under s.994 of the Companies Act 2006.
– Jackson v Lamb – represented the Defendant in two five-day multi-track trials in relation to a claim of will invalidity, breach of trust and account of profits.
– Haufson v KBA – represented the Defendant in a multi-track trial for conversion.
– Cardoso v Da Silva – trial for breach of contract, misrepresentation and rent arrears.
– AlfieCorp v Polegate – represented the Claimant in a trial for breach of contract, breach of bailee duties and wrongful interference with goods.
– British Gas v Asghar – trial concerning the correct statutory interpretation of provisions under the Electricity Act 1989.
– AMF v Dobler – represented the Defendant, a fashion agent, in a claim regarding the correct interpretation of an agency agreement.
– Asghar v Mehto – claim for negligence and breach of contract.
– Oluokun v Birdsall – represented the Defendant in the employment tribunal against a claim for unfair dismissal and discrimination.
Pupillage – Observed and Assisted
– Rhodia v Neo – patent infringement claim relating to high surface area cerium oxide used in the manufacture of catalyst systems.
– Autostore v Ocado – patent infringement and validity claim relating to warehouse robots.
– Teva v Novartis – patent revocation matter relating to film-coated tablet formulations used in iron chelation treatments.
– Neurim v Mylan – patent infringement claim relating to the treatment of insomnia.
– Philip Morris v BAT – patent revocation matter in relation to heat not burn tobacco products.
– Match Group v Muzmatch – trade mark infringement and passing off claim between two online dating services.
– Intellectual Property Law Association
– The British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association
– Chancery Bar Association
– ComBar
– Competition Law Association
– Elected member of the Bar Council
– Member of the Bar Council’s Climate Crisis Working Group
– Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law, Oxford University, Distinction (2021)
– Bar Professional Training Court, BPP University, Very Competent (2020)
– Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP University, Distinction (2018)
– BEng Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, 2:1 (2016)
– Inner Temple Exhibition Award
– Inner Temple Struben Bequest Prize
Outside of Chambers, Bella likes being in the outdoors with her whippet who loves nothing more than to remain indoors.
