Increase in IP business prompts growth for Burness Paull

Colin Hulme, partner at Burness Paull, said: “We are experiencing strong growth in the oil and gas sector out of Aberdeen. In particular we have seen an increase in IP and commercial disputes involving misappropriation of confidential information and instances of patent infringement. In some cases this may be the industry adapting to commercial pressures, in others it is more blatant opportunism.