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Film and TV Briefing: Friday 22 November 2024 Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week. #film #tv #legal #law

Partner Jim Dennis questions whether the UKIPO's workload - and backlog - might increase in light of the SkyKick UK v Sky Ltd ruling that the media giant acted in bad faith when applying for trade marks, in Law360.   Read Jim's comments in full below.   #TradeMarkDisputes #UKIPO

Associate Katherine Hooley examines the news that the High Court has awarded football tycoon Ken Bates £150,000 in damages and an injunction in his libel battle against journalist Tom Rubython and magazine BusinessF1. Read her article via the link below. #Libel #Defamation #MediaLaw

Further to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) 2023 coming into effect last year, provisions of the Act relating to Companies House are being introduced in phases. Partner Giao Pacey and Trainee Solicitor Chris King have prepared a list of key dates for your diary of what is scheduled to change over the coming months. Read their summary in full below. #CompaniesHouse #EconomicCrimeAndCorporateTransparencyAct

Partner and Head of Simkins’ reputation protection team Gideon Benaim sat on the judging panel for ‘Lawyer of the Year – Reputation’ at the Spear's Awards 2024. Having won the award himself last year, Gideon and the panel considered reported cases, innovations, quality of service and client feedback.   For more than a decade, the Spear's Awards have celebrated leading figures from the private client world, including private client advisers, wealth managers and lawyers.   The ceremony takes place tomorrow, 19 November, at Raffles London at The OWO.   Read more about the awards here: https://bit.ly/40Vmvfs   Read more about Gideon’s practice here: https://bit.ly/40NxXK8   Spear's Magazine   #SpearsAwards2024 #ReputationProtection #ReputationManagement

Film and TV Briefing: Friday 15 November 2024 Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week. #film #tv #legal #law

In light of the Supreme Court's ruling in SkyKick UK v Sky Ltd that the media giant acted in bad faith when applying for trade marks, Partner Jim Dennis examines what the decision might mean for future trade mark applications, in World Trademark Review.   Follow the link below to read Jim’s comments in full.   #IntellectualPropertyLaw #TradeMark

Our Corporate team has advised Virgin Music Group on its acquisition of Outdustry, an artist and label services and rights management business focused on rapidly growing markets including China and India. Partner Giao Pacey led the team with support from Associates Charlie Edwards and Mary Frost-Payne. Follow the link below to read more about the acquisition. #MusicAcquisition #VirginMusicGroup #Outdustry 

Our warm congratulations to our client MBK Productions and also the Producers, Brock Media and Arcade Pictures, in respect of the nine nominations for the film 'The Outrun' at the British Independent Film Awards 2024. A team led by Partners Jonathan Blair and Giao Pacey advised MBK Productions on its part financing of the film. We wish MBK Productions and the Producers the best of luck on 8 December, when the winners will be announced. Read more by following the link below. #BIFA2024 #BritishIndependentFilmAwards 

We are pleased to announce that Partner Gurpreet Sanghera has been appointed as a trustee of Finding Rhythms, a charity that runs collaborative music-making courses either within the prison estate or in the community for those at risk of (re)offending.   Participants in the programme are empowered to pursue a creative outlet and build key soft skills, which ultimately leads to a more positive sense of identity. The charity provides the resources and environments for participants to create high quality albums of music, and offers them the opportunity to gain a Prince's Trust qualification.   Read more here: https://bit.ly/4hTuFeG