Recent matters which James has been involved in include:

• advising Encore Tissue on the licensing, protection and enforcement of its substantial trade mark portfolio;
• advising Apple and Pear Australia Limited in relation to the ongoing international licensing and commercialisation of a well known trade mark and related plant variety rights;
• acting for a high profile IT company in relation to the preparation of a complex IT platform agreement;
  advising a major Australian bank on a number of technology contracts;
• acting for a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia in relation to a number of matters, including the restructure of its research and development division;
• advising a Victorian government department on competition law and intellectual property issues in relation to a major commercialisation project;
• advising a large hydraulics company on a multi-million dollar IT project;
• acting for a client in relation to the defence of trade mark opposition proceedings in respect of a well known trade mark;    
• acting for a listed mining company in relation to the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary; and
• acting for a large US software company in respect of its acquisition of interests in Australia and Thailand.