Richard Spearman

Specialisation: general commercial and common law practice, including commercial fraud, media and entertainment (contracts, copyright, breach of confidence/privacy, data protection, arbitration), defamation, music industry (contracts, copyright, Copyright Tribunal), sports law (including disciplinary proceedings, arbitration), insurance and reinsurance, sale of goods, restraint of trade, professional negligence. Reported cases concerning restraint of trade, freezing injunctions, letters of credit, civil fraud, tracing, judicial review, discovery, insurance, defamation, copyright and confidence/privacy, including: Warren v Mendy (boxing); Istel v Tully (privilege against self-incrimination); R v Jockey Club ex p Aga Khan (Jockey Club/judicial review); Alltrans v Interdom; Mannesman v Kaunlaran; HIB v Guardian Insurance; Formica v ECGD; C v S; Kazakhstan Wool Producers v NCM; Papamichael v National Westminster Bank (commercial); AIRC v PPL (Copyright Tribunal/licensing scheme); Brinks v Abu Saleh; Independent Trustee Services v GP Noble (tracing); Athletic Union of Constantinople v NBA (basketball/arbitration/award/jurisdiction); EMI v CD Specialists; Chater v Rose; Hyde Park Residence v Yelland; Ashdown v Telegraph; Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust v News Group; Sony v Easyinternet Cafe; Sawkins v Hyperion; Independiente v Music Trading Online; Twentieth Century Fox v BT; Twentieth Century Fox v Harris (copyright); Grobbelaar v News Group; Loutchansky v Times; Chase v News Group; Collins Stewart v Financial Times; Greene v Associated; Armstrong v Times; Polanski v Conde Nast; ZAM v CFW (defamation); Mills v News Group; Theakston v MGN; A v B; Jockey Club v Buffham; Campbell v MGN; AG v Parry; Cream Holdings v Banerjee; Green Corns v Claverley; X and Y v Persons Unknown; Murray v Express Newspapers; WER v REW; Re X (A Child); Terry v Persons Unknown; Lykiardopulo v Lykiardopulo; Ambrosiadou v Coward; Goodwin v News Group; JIH v News Group; Giggs v News Group; McLaren v NGN (confidence/privacy).

Bedales; King’s College, Cambridge (1974 MA).