Neeraj Thomas

IP

• A major sports broadcaster on copyright enforcement strategy for its exclusive content. Such work has included raising a large number of copyright infringement actions in the Court of Session.
• A UK national broadcaster on implementing an IP enforcement strategy for one of its flagship TV programmes which included raising multiple Court proceedings trade mark and copyright infringement and passing off being raised and interim orders being successfully awarded.
• One of the world’s largest technology companies in respect of an online infringer selling counterfeit products which resulted in court orders being awarded against the infringer including final interdicts (injunctions) and a seven figure damages claim.
• A group of prominent shareholders in an oil and gas services company, successfully defending a GBP 15m claim in respect of alleged breach of IP warranties given in a Share Purchase Agreement.
• A large oil and gas operator services company in the successful defence of a claim brought by a licensor involving the alleged misappropriation of various IP in a claim purportedly valued at over GBP 100m.
• A prominent Scottish consumer products brand in relation to various trade mark and registered design infringement matters involving domestic and international infringers.  
• A large app developer in respect of a copyright infringement and passing off claim against a competitor which resulted in the successful award of interim orders against the competitor.  
• A major UK University in the defence of multi-million pound IP claim brought by a former employee in an alleged breach of contract and unjustified enrichment case.
• A robotics company in respect of the pursuit of patent infringement claims brought by the company in Scotland and the defence of IP infringement claims brought in Italy.  

Sport

• The largest Scottish Sports Governing Body ("SGB") on the drafting, implementation and operation of a detailed set of rules and procedures governing its disciplinary procedures and other ancillary regulations.
• One of the UK’s largest SGBs carrying out a number of detailed regulatory investigations.  
• A major Scottish SGB on a high-profile and sensitive case providing assistance on the prosecution and appeal of alleged breaches of the SGBs financial rules by a club.
• A major Scottish SGB on two complex Judicial Reviews brought by a minority but prominent shareholder of a major club relating to “dual interest” and “fit and proper person” rules.
• A major Scottish SGB in relation to alleged breaches of the Laws of the Game brought by FIFA which involved the use of so-called “political symbols” by the national team involving proceedings being raised at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.
• A major Scottish SGB on a sensitive investigation into the conduct of a club and certain players and its officials in relation to a serious off-field incident.
• A major SGB in conducting a detailed review and thereafter revising its disciplinary rules and procedures.
• Scottish SGB providing advice on whether European and World governing body regulations were discriminatory and/or manifestly unfair in the way they treated UK athletes versus European/international athletes.