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Relevant Work

The Prince's Charities Events Limited (PCEL)

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.

Times Newspapers

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.

Zattikka

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

Seraphim Capital

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

West London Investment Purchase

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

Barclays

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

JKN v JCN

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.

Nutopia

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.

James Ford (SMD and producer of Artic Monkeys/Florence & The Machine)

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

Prescience - Burke and Hare, St. Trinian's II and Mr Nice

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.

Cole Kitchenn Personal Management Limited

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

npower

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

Danny Cipriani

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

Dominic Waldouck

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

West London Redevelopment

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.

West End Redevelopment

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

Recording Studio

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

PGA European Tour

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

England Cricket Team

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.

Andrew Flintoff and Ravi Bopara

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.

Site Highlights

  • 02 Sep 10 Press Release

    Harbottle & Lewis advises the Prince's Charities Foundation in relation to "Start"

  • 02 Aug 10 Press Release

    Harbottle & Lewis advises EA SPORTS on partnership with the Premier League

  • 14 Sep 10 Event

    Audiovisual Media Services Directive Update

  • 02 Aug 10 Article

    Opinion: UK Economy Needs an IP Tsar