Ned is an Associate in our Disputes team, having joined the firm as a Trainee Solicitor in September 2023.
Ned has experience across a range of media disputes and other contentious matters. Ned's experience includes advising on copyright infringement, licensing disputes, civil fraud, breach of contract and debt claims. Ned also acts on reputation matters, including claims involving defamation and misuse of private information. During his time at Simkins, Ned has worked extensively with clients in the music, film & television, advertising and digital industries.
Ned also has experience working in-house in the music industry. He completed a secondment at Universal Music Group during his training contract and worked at PRS for Music prior to joining Simkins.
Before converting to law, Ned read History at the University of Cambridge and subsequently studied Management at the Cambridge Judge Business School.
They take a sensible pragmatic approach to a contentious situation. Their legal analysis of the issue is good and they provide a number of options to me as the client as to how to move forward.
Huge effort, attention to detail and great concern for their clients.
Simkins are one of the leading specialist firms in music. They have an excellent team, with deep industry knowledge and a thorough understanding both of their clients’ needs and the specialist areas of law involved.
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