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People | Caroline Turner
Caroline is a Partner and is head of the firm's Publishing Group and a member of the eCommerce & Technology Group.
Caroline advises on a broad range of non-contentious commercial issues and agreements including in relation to agency, merchandising, supply, licensing, franchising and distribution arrangements.
As head of the Publishing Group, a significant part of Caroline's work involves advising rightsholders, publishers and agents in relation to non-contentious matters including book, magazine, journal and electronic publishing, co-edition publishing, serialisation and exploitation of other secondary rights in published materials.
Caroline has particular experience in advising in relation to the commercial and legal issues arising from the digital exploitation of content by new media including online and by mobile. Caroline's new media and technology experience includes advising in relation to development, hosting, maintenance and other technology-related agreements and ancillary issues including distance selling, data protection and other e-commerce laws.
Caroline also works closely with the Intellectual Property Practice.
Caroline graduated from Bristol University with an LLB. She qualified as a solicitor in 1998 at Cameron McKenna, joining Harbottle & Lewis in January 2001. Caroline is a member of Women in Publishing.
Articles by Caroline Turner:
Caroline Turner and Nicolas Murfett question the rights for publishers and authors as more books are produced digitally.
Head of Publishing, Caroline Turner, looks at the result of the Google Book Settlement in New York, and the Court's decision that the ASA did not pass the relevant test of being "fair, adequate and reasonable".
A recent case has served as a reminder of the importance of marking pre-contractual correspondence and draft documents with the words "Subject to contract".
There are simple steps publishers can take to close the loophole that let the Stig free to publish.
Although the agency model can be entirely legal, publishers must avoid potential pitfalls.
Caroline Turner examines the implications of the Settlement of Google's Library Project for UK authors and publishers with a US copyright interest.
Caroline Turner and Alys Lewis explain the extent to which dramatic and literary plots, themes and fictional characters are protected by the law of copyright and explore alternative ways in which rights holders can seek to protect their sequel rights.
