Martin Kotsev
AssociateMartin is an Associate within the Litigation & Dispute Resolution team.
Martin has advised on and currently has a diverse caseload covering commercial disputes (including company/shareholders disputes), fraud-related debt recoveries (pre and post insolvency), judicial reviews, and both corporate and personal insolvencies.
He also has experience in intellectual property disputes, including trade mark and patent disputes. He also benefits from experience in IT-related disputes. Martin has advised and continues to advise a wide range of clients, including private businesses, charities, public bodies, and regulators.
Martin is capable of analysing highly complex litigation matters and providing clear options for their resolution. Martin is dedicated to achieving favourable outcomes for clients, employing a strategic and client-focused approach. He has had experience in a wide range of disputes both in the Court of Session and the Sheriff Court. He appears regularly in the Sheriff Court on behalf of clients on both procedural and substantive matters.
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Artificial intelligence on trial: Getty Images v Stability AI
The eagerly anticipated High Court trial in the case of Getty Images v Stability AI began on 9 June 2025. The outcome of this case will be significant in addressing the use of copyrighted content by artificial intelligence technologies and will have wider implications for intellectual property rights and the artificial intelligence industry.
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When Decrees in Absence Bite
A recent decision of the Sheriff Court at Edinburgh amounts to a precedent on the discrete but important question of when decrees in absence become decrees in foro contentioso and thus res judicata on the questions which were referred for judicial determination by a pursuer.
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Artificial Intelligence & Recovery of Evidence: Who has what?
The use of Artificial Intelligence raises several practical issues for those advising and representing clients in civil disputes. The Case of Getty Images against Stability AI and their image generator Stability Diffusion is a case in point.