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Nigel Bennett

Nigel Bennett
Email | nigel.bennett@simkins.com
Tel | +44 (0)20 7907 3011
Groups | Film & TV;Publishing;Sport
Languages | French

Nigel specialises in Film and TV advising producers, financiers and distributors on the creation and distribution of films, TV programmes, and other media products. Working within the firm’s Sport Group he advises clubs, players, agents and representative bodies on the commercial and regulatory issues affecting sport - particularly rugby, football and cricket. 

He is a member of the American Bar Association Forum of Entertainment & Sports Lawyers, The Royal Television Society and the IBA and is a regular participant in industry projects, including the government-produced DVD "The Big Picture" promoting the UK film industry in the US.

Career History:  

Partner, Michael Simkins LLP (founding member)

Lecturer in Contract and Commercial Law, College of Law 

Trainee, Rubinstein Nash, Grays Inn

MA Law, University of Cambridge



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The six-lawyer film and TV group is jointly headed by the "reassuringly expert" Nigel Bennett who had witnessed all cycles of the industry, and whose "knowledge is invaluable to TV production companies ."(Chambers & Partners)

‘Nigel Bennett heads Michael Simkins LLP’s producer-focused team, which has also been increasing the amount of financing work it handles’. (The Legal 500 2007/2008 Edition)