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June 15, 2018
1 in 2 of us will develop cancer at some point in our lives and 43% of all new cancer diagnoses affect those between the ages of 35 and 64. Employers increasingly are having to manage employees with cancer in the workplace. This breakfast seminar, run jointly with Working with Cancer, will cover both the… Read more »
May 29, 2018
Spotify began trading on 3 April, when 5.6 million shares were exchanged at $165.90 per share. That effectively valued the company at around $29 billion. As the day went on, the share price decreased and the company would ultimately close its first day of trading at $149.01 per share – more than 10% lower than… Read more »
May 29, 2018
In a case about Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal about an option over rights in Terry Gilliam’s film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. The court confirmed that a reference to the director’s involvement in the definition of the “Works” under option was not a mere… Read more »
May 18, 2018
The Copyright Tribunal has approved the terms of a new live music agreement following three years of discussions between Performing Right Society (PRS) and representatives of the live sector, which will become effective from Monday 11 June 2018. In April 2015 PRS launched a consultation with its members, licensees, stakeholders and live sector industry bodies… Read more »
May 1, 2018
Simkins LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of two partners with effect from today, 1 May 2018. Eleanor Steyn is promoted to Partner in our Disputes group. Eleanor specialises in complex media/entertainment, reputation protection and commercial disputes and has developed a practice that encompasses copyright, performers’ rights, passing off/false endorsement, defamation, privacy and harassment. … Read more »
April 18, 2018
Simkins LLP is proud to announce that it is an official partner of ReBalance: a programme developed by Festival Republic and the PRS Foundation to address gender imbalance within the music industry. To see the full press release, and read about how Commercial group Associate, Jessie Merwood, will be supporting the ReBalance candidates, please click… Read more »
April 17, 2018
At the suggestion of the court, witness statements from these proceedings can be found below. 18 April Philip Daval-Bowden 18 April Philip Hall 18 April Gideon Benaim – 4th Statement 17 April Gideon Benaim – 3rd Statement 17 April Gideon Benaim – 2nd Statement 17 April Malcolm Smith 17 April Gloria Hunniford 17 April Paul… Read more »
April 16, 2018
The government plans to ensure that “what is illegal offline is illegal online”. Following its Internet Safety Strategy Green Paper, it has asked the Law Commission to review the laws on offensive communications and to assess how far they protect victims online. As part of the government’s Digital Charter, the government will also introduce a… Read more »
March 28, 2018
There have recently been notable advances in the fight against abuse of the online ticket market. The government is introducing a new criminal offence to tackle the use of bots that override limits on how many tickets a single purchaser can buy for a recreational, sporting or cultural event in the UK. In England and Wales,… Read more »
