Intellectual property Florence Foster Jenkins case – IPEC re-writes script on joint authorship of screenplays February 15, 2021 Read more
Disputes Victory for Meghan Markle in privacy and copyright claim against Mail on Sunday February 15, 2021 Read more
Commercial Bounce Back Loan Scheme: UK Government announces changes to repayment terms February 12, 2021 Read more
Property Real Estate Seminar Coronavirus: Business Interruption and Commercial Leases February 9, 2021 Read more
Advertising How green can you go? – misleading “greenwashing” claims in advertising February 1, 2021 Read more
Intellectual property Joint copyright found in screenplay following a retrial January 26, 2021 Read more
Commercial Business Interruption Insurance – the Supreme Court ruling on the FCA test case January 22, 2021 Read more
Intellectual property Enforcement remedies and ISP disclosures of user identities in the context of file-sharing January 19, 2021 Read more
Reputation Reputation Update: Evidence of pre-publication steps crucial to libel defence of public interest January 19, 2021 Read more
Reputation Reputation Update: Steele dossier – ex-spy not liable for BuzzFeed piece on Russian hacking December 16, 2020 Read more
Reputation Reputation Update: Sir James and Lady Dyson get £100,000 pay out from the Daily Mail for defamatory articles December 10, 2020 Read more
Employment Homeworking – is this the new normal and how should employers respond? December 9, 2020 Read more
Corporate COVID-19: Is responding to the pandemic “in the ordinary course of business”? December 8, 2020 Read more
Music Simkins advises Universal Music UK on the establishment of new frontline label 0207 Def Jam November 26, 2020 Read more
Media regulatory BBC footage of dying journalist Lyra McKee ruled highly intrusive November 24, 2020 Read more
Digital & tech ICO fines hotelier Marriott £18.4 million – reduced by around £80 million November 24, 2020 Read more
Reputation Reputation update: Johnny Depp loses libel claim against The Sun November 2, 2020 Read more
Employment Significant changes to the Government’s Job Support Scheme announced October 26, 2020 Read more
Music BMG plan to remove “controlled composition” reductions in new record contracts October 20, 2020 Read more
Music DCMS Committee launches inquiry into the economics of music streaming October 20, 2020 Read more
Film & TV Government formally launches its Film & TV Production Restart Scheme October 15, 2020 Read more
Intellectual property Qatar Airways grounded by English court in PRS copyright claim September 28, 2020 Read more
Reputation A Countdown conundrum – star and blogger obtain order to reveal author of deleted tweets September 28, 2020 Read more
Reputation Reputation update: South Wales Police’s facial recognition technology pilot ruled unlawful September 9, 2020 Read more
Firm news Ministerial statement gives greater certainty on electronic signatures September 3, 2020 Read more
Film & TV Government backed Film and TV Production Restart Scheme – details so far July 30, 2020 Read more
Employment Government announcement: employees must receive statutory redundancy payments based on normal pay, not furlough pay July 29, 2020 Read more
Reputation Reputation update: High court injunction to maintain confidence in pricing discounts on grounds of public interest July 22, 2020 Read more
Music No Luv lost in band-name dispute – passing-off defence partially struck out for estoppel July 20, 2020 Read more
Employment The “Flexible Furlough Scheme” and other employment issues arising from the coronavirus crisis July 13, 2020 Read more
Reputation Reputation update: NGN ruling – source protection may be engaged even if identity of confidential source is known July 9, 2020 Read more
Firm news Supreme Court – Reynolds factors should not be seen as a checklist for the public interest defence under the Defamation Act 2013 June 10, 2020 Read more
Employment Government announces extension of furlough deadline for parents returning from family leave June 10, 2020 Read more
Reputation Reputation Update: Privacy Rights During Criminal Investigations Revisited June 3, 2020 Read more
Employment Significant Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme announced on Friday 29 May 2020 June 2, 2020 Read more