Relevant Work

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.

We advised DreamWorks on all production aspects of War Horse directed by Steven Spielberg and shot entirely on location in the UK. War Horse is a major motion picture based on Michael Morpurgo's novel and is a financial and creative collaboration between Hollywood and the UK with cast drawn predominantly from the UK, Germany and France.

We acted for Kudos Film and Television in relation to the production of a film adaptation of Paul Torday's bestselling book, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, starring Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor and due for release in December 2011.

We advised Quickfire Films on the distribution and financing arrangements for the feature film The Samaritan, which will star Samuel L Jackson.

We acted for Ruby Film and Television in relation to the production of the BBC television series Case Histories starring Jason Isaacs.

We acted for the producers and financiers of the feature film documentary Fire in Babylon. The producers of the film included Charles Stell, producer of the Oscar winning The Last King of Scotland, and Jon Battsek, producer of the hotly anticipated new release One Day due for release in September.

We have advised Microsoft on its electronic sell-through/video-on-demand arrangements with film studios and distributors around the world for its digital entertainment service 'Zune'.

We advised on Exclusive Media Group's worldwide distribution and financing arrangements for Let Me In, The Way Back directed by Peter Weir, and The Resident starring Hilary Swank.

We advised the Royal Family in relation to broadcast issues surrounding the Royal Wedding in April 2011.

We act for Hartswood Films in relation to the production of the BAFTA winning television series Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr Watson.

We provided advice to Isotope Films on the feature film Killing Bono produced by client Ian Flooks together with Piers Tempest, Nick Hamm and Mark Huffam and starring Ben Barnes and Robert Sheehan.

We advised Nutopia on the production of America: The Story of Us, which was produced for the History Channel and became the highest rated and most watched special in the network's history.

We represented Scion Films on the financing of the US independent feature films Love, Wedding, Marriage, and Rogue's Gallery.

We have continued to advise Chapman Entertainment on matters relating to the exploitation of their properties Roary the Racing Car and Fifi and the Flowertots and on the acquisition of two new properties Little Charley Bear and Ra Ra the Noisy Lion.

We acted for the Catholic Church in relation to broadcast issues surrounding the Papal Visit in September 2010.

We advised 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.

We acted for Shine on the production of the family television series Merlin.

We advised Matthew Vaughn's production company, MARV Films, on the production of the feature film Kick Ass, starring Aaron Johnson and Nicolas Cage.

We acted for EM Media on the financing of the feature film Oranges & Sunshine co-produced by Sixteen Films and See Saw Films and starring Emily Watson, David Wenham and Hugo Weaving.

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