Advising Gok Wan in relation to endorsement deals and style guides and also in relation to commercial arrangements. We also advised Gok Wan on the publication of a tie-in book to his TV series How to Look Good Naked.

Acting for Penguin Books Limited regarding the sale of shares in leading direct marketing bookseller Index Books Limited to The Book People Limited for a consideration of £10m.

Advised the Virgin Group on the sale of 90 per cent of Virgin Books to The Random House Group. The deal creates a partnership that will develop the Virgin Books brand on a global platform and provides for the worldwide use of the Virgin brand in the field of book, audio and digital publishing.