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Will the floodgates open now that there are no more blurred lines?.

Brexit, broadcasting and video-on-demand – preparing for loss of country of origin status.

Employment department – autumn briefing – 2018.

Stack of Papers

TV/Employment Seminar

Playboy Club London wins appeal against decision

Live Artist Showcases, ReBalance Sessions

Employment Seminar: An Employment Tribunal Masterclass

Statement on behalf of Sir Cliff Richard regarding the BBC’s decision not to appeal

Ticketmaster set to shut down resale sites

Sir Cliff Richard – Judgment on Permission to Appeal

Lawyer of the week: Gideon Benaim

Sir Cliff Richard wins court battle against the BBC

Mixing Desk

A promotional video is not an ‘audio-visual media service’ for the purposes of the AVMS Directive

CJEU rules that copyright holders must consent to TV programmes being made available from the cloud

Ofcom upholds complaints of privacy infringement in relation to Channel 5 documentary

High Court rejects claim of joint authorship in a screenplay

Channel 5 ordered to compensate couple evicted on ‘Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away!’

£60 million boost to UK children’s television

Employment department – summer briefing – 2018.

Employment seminar: successfully managing cancer in the workplace.

Court of Appeal dismisses Quixotic contractual construction

Penny Jar

Copyright Tribunal approves new licensing terms agreed between PRS and the live music industry

Simkins LLP Partner Appointments

Simkins LLP and ReBalance

Sir Cliff Richard, OBE v (1) BBC (2) SYP witness statements

UK government proposes stricter rules for internet safety

Bot battling and more – new initiatives to stem online ticket abuse

Will the floodgates open now that there are no more Blurred Lines?

Employment department – winter briefing – february 2018.

Papers and Signature

Spotify moves for a direct listing

Proposed changes to EIS and SEIS tax incentives

Drinking and wishful thinking

Stack of Papers

BPI releases UK music consumption figures for 2017

Hashtag

No Business Like Show Business – jurisdiction not read into choice of governing law

Lost Village wins at UK Festival Awards

An Employment Law Masterclass for 2018

Autumn Budget 2017 – Relief in Sight for Entrepreneurs?

Autumn Budget 2017 – EIS investment limits doubled for knowledge intensive-companies

Typewriter Copyright Text

TV Remote

NBCUniversal loses out to insurance company over definition of ‘war’

Friday the 13th writer in fight to reclaim rights

The General Data Protection Regulation: what to expect

Dice

Chambers UK 2018 recognises Simkins for its expertise in both Media and Defamation

Employment Department – Autumn Briefing 2017

Legal 500 lists Simkins as leaders in their fields

Employment Seminar: Managing Sickness Absence-A Headache For Employers?

Will Uber go from hail to fail in London?

Risky Business – The Death of a Sole Shareholder-Director

Breaking news: tribunal fees.

Employment Department – Summer Briefing 2017

Media and Advertising Industry Triathlon 2017

Jim Dennis & Susan Thompson join Simkins

20th Annual Property ProKart challenge

Mixing Desk

Sir Cliff Richard: Statement in Open Court

Premier blocking order for streaming servers

Not The Real Deal – no copying of TV show format

Children’s TV amendment to Digital Economy Bill

UK and Brazil enter into co-production treaty

AG spells out bad news for Filmspeler and good news for right holders

Simkins are hosting an event on 18 May: An Evening with…Carl Leighton-Pope

IFPI Global Music Report 2017

Simkins’ Employment team are hosting a Seminar on 21 June 2017: Is your workforce as flexible as you think?

Stack of Papers

European Court finds rules prohibiting the wearing of Islamic headscarf do not constitute direct discrimination

Case summary: Monroe v Hopkins [2017] EWHC 433 (QB)

LLP member forfeits profits for breach of fiduciary duties

Simkins advises PRS for Music in High Court victory against ITV

Diamond diversity reporting: “if it was that easy, darling, everyone would be doing it”.

Working on laptops

Commercial Associate

Not so Ingenious

Skating on thin ice – exploitative activities in the secondary ticket market

Conran wins indemnity costs

A View to Kill Copyright Reversion – Duran Duran Lose Legal Battle

Conran wins court battle with “restaurant king” Des Gunewardena

European Commission proposal to modernise copyright

Online troll ordered to pay £10,000 for anonymous abuse

Chambers UK Directory 2017 – Rankings

Training Contract applications open for 2019

Employment Tribunal ruling puts Uber workers in the driving seat

Gideon Benaim shortlisted for Reputation Lawyer of the Year award

Diamond Diversity Reporting Goes Live

European Commission’s Proposals for the Modernisation of Copyright

BASCA Gold Badge Awards

EU Council’s approach to cross-border portability of online content services

Proposed changes to the Audiovisual Media Services Directive – see EU later?

Private Sign

Calculating royalties payable in respect of licences for musical works

PRS win in Copyright Tribunal

Start press! – act now to get ahead of the competition

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