I would like to pursue a matter of copyright infringement but would be facing a big corporation. I am currently operating as a sole trader. Would changing to a limited company prior to taking the matter to court offer me any protection if I were to lose and have to pay their legal costs?
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Unlikely
Presumably you hold the copyright so your new company would have no right of action re the infringement.
The cost of pursuing the claim will be high regardless and the big corporation won't worry about whether you're a sole trader or a one man company. Lawyers will be reluctant to run up high fees for a small company client without getting personal guarantees from the owners.
Mark
Assign copyright?
Presumably it would be possible to assign the copyright to a company, which would then be pursuing the copyright on its own behalf. I can't think of any immediate reason why this wouldn't be effective.