Adam GlassPartner

I advise clients across a broad spectrum of legal services especially where the civil and criminal law overlap. I have particular expertise in relation to intellectual property, media & entertainment, consumer, crime, competition, and health & safety matters.

Dispute Resolution

My work covers representation of both claimants and defendants, and may involve regulatory or quasi-regulatory bodies such as the Competition and Markets Authority, the Health and Safety Executive, the Advertising Standards Authority, National Trading Standards, and Collecting Societies.

Typical work ranges across the following: copyright, design right, and trade mark; privacy, libel, harassment, data protection, and breach of confidence; consumer litigation; contract disputes; cartel and related competition issues; fraud; private prosecutions; advising and defending in health & safety prosecutions.

• a company charged with cartels offence brought by the CMA
• breach of contract, confidential information, and abuse of a domination position in the electric vehicle charging market
• harassment claim for computer hacking and mail interception of an individual’s private and confidential communications
• a construction company charged with a Health & Safety offence under the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations   
• libel claim brought on behalf of two Partners at an accountancy firm over a defamatory press release   
• successful complaint to IPSO brought against a national newspaper for a substantial inaccuracy on facts around a story which was published around the world
• defence of a retailer on a National Trading Standards investigation on misleading advertising

Brands & Intellectual Property

I advise on all aspects of brand work and IP. I represent creators, makers and innovators across industries, enforcing or protecting rights which may include copyright; trade mark; design right; confidential information or trade secrets; and anti-counterfeit measures.

I am particularly well-known in the creative, media, retail and fashion industries but also represent financial institutions, manufacturers and trade bodies.

Retail, Hospitality & Leisure

My work covers representation of both claimants and defendants, and may involve regulatory or quasi-regulatory bodies such as the Competition and Markets Authority, the Health and Safety Executive, the Advertising Standards Authority, National Trading Standards, and Collecting Societies.

Typical work ranges across the following: copyright, design rights, and trade marks; privacy, libel, harassment, data protection, and breach of confidence; consumer litigation; contract disputes; cartel and related competition issues; fraud; private prosecutions; advising and defending in health & safety prosecutions.

Health & Safety

I defend businesses in relation to HSE or local council investigations on Health & Safety matters. This can include:

• advice on dealing with Improvement and Prohibition Notices
• the application of H & S legislation on workforce practice
• representation through each stage of an HSE investigation and any subsequent prosecution

Recent work includes:

• advising a retailer in relation to covert recordings to be broadcast on television over working practices in warehouses
• defending a construction company on an HSE prosecution over breach of the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007
• advising the renewable energy market, and in particular on wind turbines, in relation to the application of the Machinery Directive & CE marks