McCullough Robertson advises a range of clients, from start-ups to governmental bodies, on media and entertainment law, namely with regard to defamation and contempt issues. The trio of Alex Hutchens, Belinda Breakspear and Rebecca Lindhout jointly lead the team; Hutchens heads up the data privacy offering, while Breakspear handles the team’s IP and licensing work, and Lindhout deals with media rights, advertising and regulatory matters. The group is also actively working to expand its national coverage with the recent addition of senior associate Jacob Bartels to the team, who continues to strengthen the firm's offering in Brisbane.
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Key clients
- Fox Sports Australia (Foxtel Group)
- Beach 26 Pty Ltd (trading as Live Learn Survive)
- Key Assets The Children's Services Provider (Australia) Ltd
- Asia Pacific Screen Award
- Brisbane Marketing/Brisbane Economic Development Agency
- Telstra Corporation Limited
Work highlights
- Assisted Fox Sports Australia with its outside broadcast arrangements, which result in the production of live broadcast coverage of NRL, AFL, Cricket, Netball and other sports, including for HD and 4K coverage.
- Advised Maxi The Lifeguard - Beach 26 on brand protection and copyright issues in relation to branding and his book series for children based on the ‘Maxi the Lifeguard’ character.
- Negotiated the publishing agreement for Key Asset’s partnership with renowned author, Tess Rowley in the production of their children’s book, ‘Odd Socks’.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alex Hutchens, Belinda Breakspear, Rebecca Lindhout