Relevant Work

Advised Wolford London Limited on a new lease in Westfield Stratford City which opened on 13 September 2011.

Advising on the West End transfer of the production of Crazy For You from the Open Air Theatre to the Novello Theatre (opened in October 2011).

Advising the producers of the UK tour of Dirty Dancing, the hit West End musical based on the hit '80s film of the same title (opened in September 2011).

Advising the producers of the West End production of The Ladykillers at the Gielgud Theatre (opened in November 2011).

Advising the producers of the new stage musical GHOST The Musical based on the Oscar winning film of the same name which opened at the Manchester Opera House in March 2011 and at the Piccadilly Theatre in June 2011.

We advised Universal Pictures on all production aspects of 47 Ronin a major motion picture shot in 3D, starring Keanu Reeves and featuring cast from the US, the UK and Japan. The film was shot in Budapest and at Shepperton Studios and is due for release in November 2012.

In a groundbreaking decision, High Court judge Mr Justice Hedley established the concept of secondary parenting to describe the significant role played by two gay men, successfully represented by Harbottle & Lewis, who had entered into an artificial insemination arrangement with a lesbian couple. Rejecting the argument that the future relationship between the children and the men should be identity only, Mr Justice Hedley proceeded to make an order for regular staying contact for the men.

Continuing to act for Virgin Unite on a number of ongoing matters, including general corporate governance and structure of the charity.

Advised Redkite Financial Markets, a specialist in real-time financial markets surveillance solutions, on their Series A investment from leading European venture firm, DFJ Esprit.

Continuing advice to Comic Relief on a variety of commercial contracts.

Advising Live Nation (Music) UK Ltd on the Heroes Concert at Twickenham in aid of Help for Heroes.

We advised Jamie Cullum on his arrangements with Pizza Express to promote Pizza Express' music talent search competition, 'The Big Audition with Jamie Cullum', which launched in July 2011.

Advising Room to Read in relation to sponsorship arrangements with Barclays Capital for fundraising events.

Advising a public school currently run by a charity in respect of a demerger of the school and the charity into two separate charitable bodies.

Advised Professional Sports Limited in relation to its appointment by the Boat Race Company Limited as the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race's commercial, marketing and event management representative for the 2012-2014 (inclusive) editions of the Race.

Advising new production company Fiery Dragons on its fundraising.

Advising new production company Fiery Dragons on its fundraising.

Advising DreamWorks Animation in connection with the West End production of Shrek at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Advising the Royal National Theatre on productions of War Horse worldwide, including the TONY award winning Broadway production at the Lincoln Center Theater.

The Employment Group advised on the employment aspects of the closure of "Dirty Dancing" at the Aldwych Theatre prior to the opening of the new production "Cool Hand Luke".