Jane Foulser McFarlane

Barrister

Jane Foulser McFarlane, barrister, 30 Park Place, Cardiff and 3 Paper Buildings, London (e-mail: jfoulser@30parkplace.co.uk)

Barrister

Jane Foulser McFarlane, barrister, 30 Park Place, Cardiff and 3 Paper Buildings, London (e-mail: jfoulser@30parkplace.co.uk)

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Online infringement? No…it’s infringement online, says Jane Foulser McFarlane

William Patry, senior copyright counsel for Google Incorporated, not only has practical experience of copyright law in practice, he is also the author of several publications on the subject, including the eight volume treatise, Patry On Copyright.

Is low cost dispute resolution the way forward for IP law, asks Jane Foulser McFarlane

What are the implications for Google’s proposed online library? asks Jane Foulser McFarlane

To what extent are intellectual property rights matrimonial assets? asks Jane Foulser McFarlane

Jane Foulser McFarlane assesses how far toys can be used for role play without breaching copyright

Does ACTA represent the death knell for piracy or an attack on civil liberties? asks Jane Foulser McFarlane

Jane Foulser McFarlane pinpoints the best way of successfully registering a sound as a trade mark

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NLJ this week: Old rules, fresh warnings in employment law

Secondments, disciplinary procedures and appeal chaos all feature in a quartet of recent rulings. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, examines how established principles are being tested in modern disputes

NLJ this week: The rise of the ‘ChatGPT client’ rattles the profession

The AI revolution is no longer a distant murmur—it’s at the client’s desk. Writing in NLJ this week, Peter Ambrose, CEO of The Partnership and Legalito, warns that the ‘AI chickens’ have ‘come home to roost’, transforming not just legal practice but the lawyer–client relationship itself

NLJ this week: Surrogacy children caught in succession gap

A High Court ruling involving the Longleat estate has exposed the fault line between modern family building and historic trust drafting. Writing in NLJ this week, Charlotte Coyle, director and family law expert at Freeths, examines Cator v Thynn [2026] EWHC 209 (Ch), where trustees sought approval to modernise trusts that retain pre-1970 definitions of ‘child’, ‘grandchild’ and ‘issue’

NLJ this week: Do Mandelson and Mountbatten-Windsor meet the misconduct bar?

Recent allegations surrounding Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have reignited scrutiny of the ancient common law offence of misconduct in public office. Writing in NLJ this week, Simon Parsons, teaching fellow at Bath Spa University, asks whether their conduct could clear a notoriously high legal hurdle

NLJ this week: Finality trumps freedom in arbitration showdown

A Court of Appeal ruling has drawn a firm line under party autonomy in arbitration. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed, associate professor at the University of Leicester, analyses Gluck v Endzweig [2026] EWCA Civ 145, where a clause allowing arbitrators to amend an award ‘at any time’ was held incompatible with the Arbitration Act 1996

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Jane Foulser McFarlane

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Foot Anstey—Jasmine Olomolaiye

Fieldfisher—Mark Shaw

Taylor Wessing—Stephen Whitfield