Marcus Smith QC
Fountain Court Chambers , and Chairman Competition Appeal Tribunal
Marcus specialises in commercial and commercial chancery work, which includes an extensive arbitration practice. He also practises in the field of regulation. Marcus’ work spans aviation, banking, commercial contracts, competition, conflict of laws, insurance and reinsurance, IT and “soft” IP, professional negligence and sports.
Marcus relishes cases that have a technical element to them – whether this is US tax law, the corrosion of metal in nuclear reprocessing plants, complex securitization structures, or the validity of the assignment of mobile phone patents.
Marcus has particular expertise in relation to intangible property (of all sorts, including intellectual property) and is regularly involved in advice and litigation in this area.