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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

Blurred Lines clarified? – no retrial or injunction, damages altered and others jointly liable

Free Wi-Fi providers not liable for users’ copyright infringements

Simkins join London Legal Walk 2016

Woman shushing

Michael Simkins LLP Partner Promotions 2016

Court of Appeal lifts “celebrity threesome” privacy ban

Paddy Gardiner comments in The Times on alleged music plagiarism

Sports Direct v Rangers – how not to enforce a confidentiality order

Revenue from recorded music rises as streaming services grow

Simkins come second in 5RB Media Quiz

Be clear who is (and is not) your client

Ofcom’s revised guidelines on fines – a new emphasis on deterrence

Changes in company filing requirements

TV Remote

Supreme Court considers vicarious liability for employees’ actions

Simkins on air

Foul play by football fan who posted defamatory comments online

Mistress R’eal appeal – dominatrix not bound by VoD ruling

US Privacy Shield to protect EU personal data

Ruling on ownership of Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” upheld

No appeal, no cry

Changes to the IPSO Editors’ Code of Practice revealed

CJEU ruling on what is an Audiovisual Media Service

No more dodgy penalties

Make it crystal clear

Duality sparks inside of me!

Blinging up baby – taking “due care” of children’s welfare and dignity

Employee payments can’t be trusted

European Commission consultation on the Audiovisual Media Services Directive

The battle of the ukulele bands

Simkins win Blackstone ‎Chambers Media Quiz

“Norton my watch” says Lord Justice Tomlinson

Gideon Benaim – Lawyer of the Year nomination

When is an audiovisual media service not an Audiovisual Media Service?

Beatles documentary hits the wrong notes with the High Court

Private copying: unlawful once again

Yielding up

Firm news

Yielding up

August 25, 2015

Employment law case update

Not Giving It Up Yet

How to avoid costly hidden liabilities when acquiring a lease

Media Trust Triathlon 2015

The first step towards fair compensation for private copying

A Swift Backtrack

Theatre Stalls

Cyrus Fatemi

Firm news

Cyrus Fatemi

Distributor found liable for failing to deliver accounts and masters

Can an imputation of disloyalty be defamatory?

“A Tenant’s Practical Guide to Commercial Leases” by Stuart Darlington

Michael Simkins LLP Partner Promotions 2015

Can a contract term be actionable as a pre-contractual representation?

Can a Break Notice be withdrawn?

Big Fat Gypsy Weddings get Ofcom (and High Court) approval

High Court ruling on remedies leaves Fox with little glee

Guidelines on data removal following Google Spain