Expertise

Media
Retained by national newspapers in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Times and the Daily Telegraph; international newspapers; leading magazine houses, book publishers, provincial newspapers, politicians, authors and academics. Rated by the legal directories as one of the leading libel lawyers in the United Kingdom.

Copyright
Retained by publishers, leading photographic and syndication agencies, and has handled a number of significant cases in copyright infringement; also by individual photographers to advise on contentious and non-contentious matters.

Charities
Acts for a number of leading charities, both national and international, to advise generally on matters of law and policy; clients include the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, the Royal Geographical Society and YouthNet.

Lectures
On libel, reputation management, copyright protection, the pursuit and defence of claims, field expeditions and the law.

Career

1972–1974 Trained with Farrer & Co, solicitors in Lincoln’s Inn Fields (2 years).

1975 Enrolled as a solicitor.

1975–1977 Assistant Solicitor with Wilde Sapte & Co in the City, specialising in banking law and commercial litigation (2½ years).

1978-1979 Assistant Solicitor with Southall & Knight in the West End, running the firm’s Litigation Department (1 year).

1981 to date Assistant Solicitor, and Partner from 1983, with Crockers in the City:
Head of Media Department from 1990, dealing with libel, intellectual property and commercial litigation.
Senior Partner of Crockers Oswald Hickson from 1997;
Partner with Farrer & Co from June 2001.

Additional Experience

Roughneck (oil rigs) in the Yukon; lumberjack and cowboy in British Columbia; oyster fisherman in New Zealand; copper prospector in the Fiji islands; nickel prospector and juggie (oil-exploration) in Australia – 1969-1972.

Antique Dealer (C18 furniture) – 1972-1974.

Participated in, led, or been official photographer on numerous overseas expeditions including Operations Drake (1978-1980) and Raleigh (1984-1988) and in the Arctic (1999).

Photographer and journalist; material published regularly between 1981 and 1990 nationally and internationally.

Served with the parachute regiment in TAVR – 1966 to 1969.

Designed and supervised the construction of a notable timber frame building using medieval construction techniques – 1991 to 1993.

Qualified:	Mediator
Specialist Areas:	Media Law especially libel and copyright Publishing Negligence Contract
Education:	University College London
General Information:	Expertise Media Retained by national newspapers in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Times and the Daily Telegraph; international newspapers; leading magazine houses, book publishers, provincial newspapers, politicians, authors and academics. Rated by the legal directories as one of the leading libel lawyers in the United Kingdom. Copyright Retained by publishers, leading photographic and syndication agencies, and has handled a number of significant cases in copyright infringement; also by individual photographers to advise on contentious and non-contentious matters. Charities Acts for a number of leading charities, both national and international, to advise generally on matters of law and policy; clients include the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, the Royal Geographical Society and YouthNet. Lectures On libel, reputation management, copyright protection, the pursuit and defence of claims, field expeditions and the law. Career 1972–1974 Trained with Farrer & Co, solicitors in Lincoln’s Inn Fields (2 years). 1975 Enrolled as a solicitor. 1975–1977 Assistant Solicitor with Wilde Sapte & Co in the City, specialising in banking law and commercial litigation (2½ years). 1978-1979 Assistant Solicitor with Southall & Knight in the West End, running the firm’s Litigation Department (1 year). 1981 to date Assistant Solicitor, and Partner from 1983, with Crockers in the City: Head of Media Department from 1990, dealing with libel, intellectual property and commercial litigation. Senior Partner of Crockers Oswald Hickson from 1997; Partner with Farrer & Co from June 2001. Additional Experience Roughneck (oil rigs) in the Yukon; lumberjack and cowboy in British Columbia; oyster fisherman in New Zealand; copper prospector in the Fiji islands; nickel prospector and juggie (oil-exploration) in Australia – 1969-1972. Antique Dealer (C18 furniture) – 1972-1974. Participated in, led, or been official photographer on numerous overseas expeditions including Operations Drake (1978-1980) and Raleigh (1984-1988) and in the Arctic (1999). Photographer and journalist; material published regularly between 1981 and 1990 nationally and internationally. Served with the parachute regiment in TAVR – 1966 to 1969. Designed and supervised the construction of a notable timber frame building using medieval construction techniques – 1991 to 1993.