Hamlins LLP are delighted to announce that the firm has been shortlisted for PLUS Legal Adviser of the Year at the annual PLUS Awards 2012.   The awards celebrate the achievement of PLUS-SX companies and their advisers over the last year and the...

Hamlins are delighted to announce that they have acted for RAM Active Media Plc, the AIM quoted investor in digital out of home media, communications and intellectual property businesses on the successful completion by its operating subsidiary TrainFX...

Whilst mediation and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution are by no means new to media law, they are now certain to become the rule rather than the exception. In this regard, the Joint Committee on the Draft Defamation Bill has recently proposed...

The Joint Committee on the Draft Defamation Bill have made long overdue proposals in respect of how the law deals with libel online recognising the “ global issue ” it represents but stating that this should not be “ an excuse for inaction...

Hamlins has recently assisted One Media Publishing Group Plc in the acquisition of a catalogue of over 800 hours of classical music in a deal worth over £100,000.00. One Media, the PLUS quoted nostalgic entertainment content group, secured the rights...

Hamlins' media team are instructed in relation to the phone hacking scandal, acting for individuals who have had their phones hacked into by the media. The team is prepared to act under a Conditional Fee Agreement or CFA (“no win, no...

The ASA upheld complaints against advertisers from the food, beauty and alcohol advertising sectors this month for failing to market in a socially responsible way because of focus on children. At first blush, the ASA’s apparently tougher line seems to...

Lady Gaga has secured an injunction against the release of a song by a little monster named “Lady Goo Goo”.  Lady Goo Goo, a character from the on line Moshi Monsters game is a parody of Lady Gaga.  Lady Goo Goo, a Youtube sensation...

2011 will largely be remembered as the year the UK media – and the law which seeks to govern it –dominated the news. The fortunes of the media have dramatically ebbed and flowed over twelve months as new controversies as to its actions or attacks...

We have great pleasure in announcing the appointment of Neil Benson as lead partner in our Property Litigation team . He has considerable experience of all types of litigation arising from both Commercial and Residential property. A former Chairman...

Our reputation management team has been very busy in dealing with queries and concerns over reputational issues and defamation. If you are worried about something which has been written or spoken about you or you need to manage a difficult issue...

The news recently that Lloyds Banking Group is to sell £1 billion of property loans on top of the £1.8 billion it has already sold this year highlights the continuing problem that UK banks still face with commercial property debt. As of May, the...

If there is an error in the notice served by a landlord or tenant when exercising its break clause in a lease, it will not necessarily invalidate the notice. The Courts will generally follow an “objective” approach by applying a...

It used to be the case that UK competition law did not relate to land agreements. However, since 6 April 2011 this is no longer the case. It is therefore possible that if you were to impose a restrictive covenant on a property that you are selling,...

Developers or those carrying out alterations to their properties are sometimes under the impression that if their works are interfering with adjoining owner’s rights (for example, rights to light) then the “commercial” approach is to build...

One of the hardest things for anyone starting up a new business is choosing a unique name or logo.  Very often, the starting point is to look at your "competitors" for inspiration and invent a name.  It is quite clear where the bagpipe...

In a busy summer for Intellectual Property cases, The Supreme Court in London gave judgment in a long running dispute about the helmets and armour of the "Stormtrooper" soldiers from the popular Star Wars films. Andrew Ainsworth, the original...

A US Court has refused Christian Louboutin’s request for an injunction to prevent Yves Saint Laurent from selling red soled shoes pending final Judgment. Louboutin’s luxurious red soled shoes are a favourite amongst celebrity fashionistas and...

In a recent case, the Court of Appeal decided that a PR agency which used a news content aggregation service called Meltwater News was infringing newspapers’ copyright in their headlines. It was also decided that reproducing extracts from articles...

The copyright term for sound recordings is about to be increased in Europe from fifty to seventy years after release. This follows lobbying from the UK and European record industry, with valuable mid-sixties catalogues including some Beatles and Rolling...

The phone hacking story continues to develop on a daily basis and is likely to continue to do so for a number of months.  Further significant evidence has now been given to the House of Commons Select Committee and...

Sensational stories, covers and headlines will attract readers, whether you publish magazines or publish online. However, the risk – both to the media and to the public – in not allowing the facts to get in the way of a good story have been...

Hamlins have been successful in obtaining a reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") to decide important questions of law in relation to the live streaming of television over the internet. Hamlins act for TV Catchup Limited...

Since joining Hamlins at the end of last year, the new media team have had a major impact Christopher and Callum have been instructed by new clients including the former Chief Executive of broadcaster S4C and, separately, by the new Director of Arts at...

Corporate Partner Daniel Bellau presented at the Annual PLUS Markets Conference on 18 November in London