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 Penguin subsidiary Frederick Warne on the arrangement with Chorion to create an animated TV series based on the original works of Beatrix Potter.

Acting for Lucasfilm in the ongoing “Star Wars Stormtrooper” litigation.

Acted for video game publisher and distributor cdv in its successful claims against SouthPeak.

Acted for Joltid Ltd against Skype Technologies SA in large scale commercial litigation relating to the dispute about Skype's continued use of key computer software licensed from Joltid.

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.

Advising on a number of issues relating to the protection of the Virgin brand.