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William Fry LLP

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William Fry LLP provides day-to-day assistance to a diverse client base of daily newspapers, domestic TV channels and media companies with both contentious and non-contentious matters. The team primarily represents clients in disputes before the High Court, in addition to advising on acquisition and copyright issues. Fiona Barry and Paul Convery co-head the team; Barry has vast expertise in defamation matters at both the pre and post-publication stage for the print and TV sectors, and Convery focuses on disputes concerning telecoms and media.

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Key clients

  • BBC
  • EHM Productions (TMZ)
  • Irish Rugby Football Union
  • Smurfit Kappa Group plc
  • The Irish Times
  • RTE
  • Sky
  • Diageo
  • Tipperary GAA
  • Genesis Links Holding Limited (Carr Golf)
  • CISAC/BIEM

Work highlights

  • Advising Coimisiún na Meán, the body responsible for regulating broadcasters and online media.
  • Drafted a position paper for the members of CISAC and BIEM on the impact of text and data mining of copyright works and the unauthorised use of copyright works in training AI on the music industry.
  • Represented the Qatari royal family, the Maybourne Hotel Group and various related entities in two sets of defamation proceedings initiated as a result of the alleged publication of purportedly defamatory comments linked to multiple Maybourne developments.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Fiona Barry

William Fry LLP

Fiona is a Partner in William Fry’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department and head of our Clinical Advisory Group and Defamation and Media Group. She has special expertise in the defence of medical negligence actions and the representation of medical practitioners in regulatory matters. Fiona also has vast experience of defamation, privacy, social media, product safety and reputation management. In the area of defamation she has unparalleled experience of both pre and post publication for the print and TV sectors. She also holds a qualification in arbitration and is a CEDR accredited mediator.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Fiona Barry, Paul Convery