Phoebe Whitlock

Commercial Law

Phoebe has a practice encompassing a range of advisory, drafting and court work across the spectrum of commercial law. Phoebe’s practice encompasses contractual disputes on the fast track and small claims track.

She is happy to provide advice at all stages of litigation. Her areas of expertise include:

• Consumer Rights Act
• Sale of Goods Act
• Breach of Contract generally
• Business & Commercial Law
• Contract Disputes
• Possession and repossession claims

Technology Law

Phoebe has a practice encompassing a range of advisory, drafting and court work for technology companies. Prior to coming to the Bar she worked for a number of technology companies.

Her expertise includes.:

• Tech Disputes - software, SLAs, and IP
• Cybersecurity Litigation
• Commercial Disputes
• Data Protection

Intellectual Property

Phoebe has a practice encompassing a range of advisory, drafting and court work for Intellectual Property.

Prior to coming to the Bar she worked for a number of technology companies. She has a masters in Intellectual Property from the University of Oxford. Her research focus was on Copyright and AI.

Her expertise includes:

• AI-Generated Works
• Trade Secrets
• IP Disputes

• Called to the Bar in 2019
• Director of the Intellectual Property Awareness Network
• Chair of the Board of Trustees of Codebar
• Lay Trustee of the Royal Microscopical Society
• Agile Management Team of the Advisory Board for the Society of Computers and Law
• Qualified Civil Mediator
• Awarded In-House Rising star by the Women and Diversity in Law Awards 2024
• Awarded In-House Rising Star by the Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards 2024
• Shortlisted for the Rising Star Award in the Inspirational Women in Law Awards 2024
• Longlisted for the Computer Weekly Most Influential Women in UK Tech for 2024
• First Prize in the GDL Category of the Bar Council Law Reform Essay Competition 2017