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Tim Ludbrook

Tim Ludbrook

  • Called to BAR: 1996
  • Competition Law
  • Contract Law
  • Data Protection
  • Defamation
  • Intellectual Property
  • Privacy
  • Sports Law
  • Technology, Media, Telecoms
  • Trade Mark

Summary

Tim's primary professional interests lie in the creation, exploitation and enforcement of Intellectual Property rights and the protection of reputation, privacy and secrets. He is just as comfortable acting for clients intent on resisting such interests as he is for those who enjoy them. Tim is a highly experienced barrister, being a commercial lawyer and advocate. He deals with both contentious and non-contentious concerns and provides specialist advice, drafting and advocacy services to his clients, whether they are in the UK, EU member states, the USA, Canada, Australia and beyond. Representation is offered in mediation and arbitration contexts as well as at interim level, substantive hearings and trial, and on appeal before a broad range of courts and tribunals, including: UKIPO; the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court; OHIM; and the European Court of Justice. Tim's practice is grounded in four key (and often overlapping) areas of substantive law and procedure: Intellectual Property Media Entertainment & Sport Information Technology & Data Protection Tim acts for clients whose activities range across the entire spectrum of creative and commercial fields, from music, broadcasting, publishing, fashion, film, TV, fine art, and sporting arena, through advertising, branding, franchising, manufacturing and high street retail business, to technical and other forms of product design and development. His practice also encompasses many new fields of endeavour, such as social media and other forms of technological innovation and communication.

Specialist areas of law include

  • Competition Law
  • Contract Law
  • Data Protection
  • Defamation
  • Intellectual Property
  • Privacy
  • Sports Law
  • Technology, Media, Telecoms
  • Trade Mark

Profile description

Intellectual Property

Tim has developed an enviable reputation in IP. He has represented his clients in a number of important matters in the UK and Europe and is known particularly for his expertise in the fields of trademarks, copyright and designs.

More specifically, Tim provides his services in relation to all aspects of:

Copyright (particularly in creative industry contexts)

Registered and Unregistered UK and Community Design Rights

UK and Community Trade Marks (with a discrete expertise in relation to Branding)

Passing Off and European Unfair Competition provisions

Trade Secrets and other forms of Confidential Information

Patents

IP-related Competition and Antitrust law

Valuing Intellectual Property Rights

Media

Tim has developed an important and significant practice in this field that focuses in particular on problems relating to the management and protection of individual and corporate reputation and private information. More generally, he is valued highly for his expertise in the key areas of:

Privacy & Confidence

Freedom of Information

Defamation (libel, slander, malicious falsehood, trade libel)

Image & Personality Rights

Contempt

Advertising (advertising standards, comparative advertising)

Publishing

Broadcasting

Obscenity, Indecency, Blasphemy & Racial Hatred

Entertainment & Sport

Tim has become one of the leading practitioners in this area, having been described in the trade press (accurately) as one of four leading juniors in the field of Entertainment law, and has been involved in a number of important recent matters. To date, Tim's practice in this area has had a particular emphasis on the Music industry, the Film and TV arena, and the world of Motor sports. More generally, Tim's practice encompasses a wide range of issues, including:

Licensing and other forms of exploitation of copyrights and brands

Rights in performances

Moral rights

Collecting society issues

Artist management, Recording & Publishing agreements

TV format protection

Film/TV pre-production

Film finance

Production & Distribution agreements

Sponsorship 

Endorsement

Merchandising

Image and Personality rights

Information Technology

Tim has developed a significant practice in respect of IT and other computer-related matters. Particular concerns dealt with by Tim have related to Data Protection law and practice, the misuse of databases, the unlawful accessing of systems, software protection, file sharing, and the development of new on-line initiatives. More generally, key areas of Tim's practice are:

Social Media

P2P (Peer to Peer) file sharing

Data Protection

Database and software development

Domain names

E-commerce

Misuse of electronic information and computer hardware

The Internet, particularly in relation to jurisdiction, ISP, business, forum and individual user difficulties

On-line gaming and comparable contexts

Computer games and allied entertainment

Allied Practice Areas

Tim has developed a discrete expertise in relation to both European (in addition to EU) and North American jurisprudence covering many of his primary practice areas (e.g. in relation to European state, US, Canadian and Australian trademark and copyright provisions).

In addition, he has considerable experience in dealing with commercial disputes involving subject matter other than that related to IP, media, entertainment and IT, together with (other) related causes of action, including in particular:

Commercial mediation and arbitration

Economic torts (e.g. conspiracy, unlawful interference, and intimidation)

Tracing and recovery of assets (particularly in relation to fraud and trusts)

Bailment and lien (particularly in relation to works of art and collections)

Chain of title (particularly in relation to chattels)

Commercial contractual issues (particularly Franchising, Distribution, Agency, and Joint Venture Agreements)

Venture capital issues (particularly in relation to film finance)

Trading Standards

Other commercial contractual and non-contractual obligations

Personal property disputes

Professional Membership & Association:

International Trademark Association, committee member, 2000-2010

Intellectual Property Bar Association 

Chancery Bar Association 

International Association of Entertainment Lawyers

Honorary Board of the UK Law Students Association

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