Panoramic: Automotive and Mobility 2025
Alastair Shaw
Counsel Intellectual Property
Languages
English
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ChambersAl's a member of "One of the best all-round IP groups in London - dynamic partners supported by very able and hard-working associates"
Alastair (Al) Shaw is a solicitor-advocate with 30 years' experience litigating copyright, trademark and trade secrets cases. He is counsel in the firm's London office and a member of the firm's global, award-winning Intellectual Property (IP) practice. Al's caseload usually has an international element, whether that's as lead advisor for major multi-national clients, dealing with cross-border jurisdictional challenges or coordinating parallel proceedings in multiple jurisdictions. He also has the rare experience of leading the execution of search orders to secure copyright and trade secret infringing evidence. Al's practice ranges across international rights owners' anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting strategies, civil and criminal enforcement in the United Kingdom, to matters in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Al has a deep understanding of the core IP issues which are the foundation of a wide range of creative industries from his experience advising clients in the fields of film and TV production and broadcasting, toys, gaming, software, music, news and book publishing, architecture, ship design and furniture design.
After an undergraduate degree in oceanography at Southampton University, Al trained with the firm and holds a diploma in IP law from the University of Bristol. As a solicitor-advocate, Al has rights of audience at all levels of the English civil court system.
He also represents injured British service personnel, pro bono, in compensation appeal hearings, on behalf of The Royal British Legion, in one case helping a client to achieve the near £600,000 maximum statutory compensation available from the British government.
Chambers"A fantastic team - very organised and they have excellent technical understanding"
Representative experience
Representing a major online marketplace provider before the Supreme Court in the leading UK case on the concept of ‘targeting’
Representing global TV and film production ‘super-indie’, Fremantle in High Court copyright litigation concerning the ‘American Idol/Pop Idol' and 'The X Factor' TV formats.
Representing a major European football league and an international sport and entertainment content provider in relation to anti-piracy enforcement.
Representing a game developer in a dispute concerning alleged copyright infringement and trade secrets misuse of a breakthrough game engine related to the hiring of departing engineers.
Advising a global private equity fund manager on the proposed acquisition of a global film and TV rights licensing entity.
Advising on copyright infringement risks relating to TV and film streaming services
Representing a global securities trading business in a trade secrets and copyright infringement dispute
Contentious copyright advice in relation to art exhibitions, superyachts and architectural works
Representing clients in major ‘same name’ disputes: Prudential v Prudential ([2003] EWCA Civ 327), BDO v BDO ([2013] EWHC 418 (Ch)
Advising an international web services provider on copyright issues in connection with its AI terms and conditions
Advising on the operation of the Copyright Licensing Agency and Newspaper Licensing Agency collective licensing schemes
UK brand protection and enforcement for a major automotive manufacturer
Representing a multinational engineering group in trade secrets litigation
Advising a major pharmaceutical company in relation to contentious multi-jurisdictional trade mark proceedings
Advising on and representing clients in joint anti-counterfeiting actions
Sucessfully pursuing committal proceedings for contempt of court arising from the breach of a search order, resulting in imprisonment of the company director concerned.
Advising a global automotive manufacturer on training and use of AI tools using copyright works published in the UK
Advising a global online gaming platform on copyright aspects of its policy on user generated content in its Gen AI offerings.
Advising Skype on worldwide contentious trade mark issues
Brand protection and enforcement for a global marketing agencies group
Representing the patentee in an entitlement action concerning plasma lamp technology (Ceravision v Luxim [2007] RPC 33)
Contentious trade mark and domain name matters for Prudential
Credentials
Education
- BSc. Oceanography, University of Southampton
- Diploma in Intellectual Property Law, University of Bristol
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Solicitor, England and Wales
Court admissions
- Senior Courts of England and Wales
- Higher Courts (Civil)
Memberships
- Law Society of England and Wales
- AIPPI (UK branch)
- Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
Events
Hogan Lovells Events
3 December 2025 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Hogan Lovells Events
3 July 2025 | 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (GMT)