Nick Perkins

Nick acts for clients across a range of tech, cyber, media and intellectual property disputes.

Nick has experience acting in complex tech disputes for customer and supplier clients covering a variety of technologies and legal issues including breach of contract, misleading or deceptive conduct and copyright infringement. He also advises clients in relation to cyber incidents, including a number of recent major data breaches.

Nick acts in all forms of media disputes, law reform and regulatory issues, including for digital platforms, digital content providers, traditional media and non-media clients. He has experience advising on and litigating a wide range of defamation and injurious falsehood claims and recently acted in Federal Court proceedings relating to the enforcement of a removal notice under the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth).

In his IP practice, Nick advises clients on various IP issues, with a particular focus on copyright, trade mark and consumer law. He has acted in a number of recent Federal Court matters, including several urgent interlocutory injunction applications, and regularly advises clients on strategic IP and brand protection issues.