Relevant Work

Advised PCEL in relation to all of the legal arrangements underpinning Start, a programme for sustainability and innovation which aims to inspire, encourage and enable people throughout the world to start to modify their behaviour to lower their use of carbon.

Advising Times Newspapers Ltd in proceedings brought against it by the Estate of Jimi Hendrix for breach of copyright arising from a Hendrix CD which was "cover-mounted" onto an edition of The Sunday Times.

Advised interactive gaming company, Zattikka, in relation to its $5.5m investment through its parent company Expedite 5, Inc.

Advised Seraphim Capital on the £1.35m investment round in Pyreos, which it led alongside existing shareholders including Siemens Technology Accelerator.

Acting for a high net worth individual on the £2.5m acquisition of retail property in Kensington for investment purposes.

Acted for Barclays on the renewal of its title sponsorship of the football Premier League.

In this case in the family division of the High Court, the Harbottle & Lewis family team were successful in acting for the husband in his application for a discretionary stay of proceedings brought by the wife in London. After a five day hearing the husband's application was granted, despite being vigoroulsy opposed by the wife's legal team both on the facts of the case and on the applicable law. The case now stands as authority that the English Court still has the power to grant discretionary stays despite many commentators and several other authorities suggesting that this was no longer possible in the light of applicable European law.

For those interested in this area, the case is reported at BAILII.

Advised Nutopia, the producer of America: The Story of Us, the launch episode of which was the History Channel's highest rated and most watched special to date.

Acting for James Ford on his recent Publishing Agreement with Warner Music.

Advising film financier Prescience on its funding of the Ealing Studios productions Burke and Hare and St. Trinian's II and the Independent production Mr Nice starring Rhys Ifans and Chloe Sevigny.

Advised on the sale of the majority shareholding of actors' agency Cole Kitchenn Personal Management Limited.

Advised npower on its three-year deal to become the new sponsor of the Football League.

Acted for Danny Cipriani on his personal endorsement deal with adidas.

Advised Dominic Waldouck on the renewal of his playing contract with London Wasps.

Acting for a high net worth couple on the professional team appointments and other ancillary matters in connection with the major redevelopment of their West London home.

Advised on the office letting for an investment fund management company in a premium new redevelopment in the West End of London.

Advised a media client on the purchase of a recording studio.

Advised PGA European Tour on the terms of its venue hosting arrangements with London Golf Club in relation to this year's European Open.

Advised the Team England Player Partnership (the England Cricket Team) in relation to the terms on which various England players would be released by the ECB to participate in the Indian Premier League.

Advised Andrew Flintoff and Ravi Bopara in relation to the terms of their individual playing contracts with the IPL franchise teams Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab.