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Under the leadership of Martin Ochs, Hamlins LLP is a go-to firm for festival organisers and leading UK music collecting societies, such as the Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) and the Performing Right Society (PRS), on all contentious music requirements. The team further handles the protection and exploitation of IP rights within the music space, and boasts a broad client roster comprising various musicians, publishers, talent managers, film composers, authors and celebrities.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘In-depth expertise of IP law.’

  • ‘Martin Ochs is smart and user friendly.’

  • ‘The firm has unrivalled knowledge of sound recording and music publishing copyright as well as immense experience of enforcement by obtaining default judgments for injunctions and enforcing them by committal applications.’

  • ‘Martin Ochs is knowledgeable, pragmatic and very commercial.’

Key clients

  • PPL
  • PRS
  • PPL PRS Limited
  • George Lowden Guitars
  • Trademark & Rightsholders Against Piracy (TRAP)
  • David Nicoll
  • Bravado International Group
  • Justin Hawkins
  • Danilo
  • Sharleen Spiteri
  • All Media Music
  • Warner Music Group
  • Adam Ficek
  • Rafferty Law

Work highlights

  • Advising Lowden Guitars on brand management and on its collaboration with Ed Sheeran for the Sheeran by Lowden brand, which included the protection of IP and ownership structure.
  • Advice to TRAP on anti-counterfeiting, prosecution and online brand protection measures for TRAP Worldwide.
  • Advising PPL PRS Limited, the joint venture between PPL and PRS for Music, on public performance licensing and the collection of royalties for the industry.

Lawyers

Leading Individuals

Martin Ochs

Martin Ochs

Hamlins LLP

Martin is a Partner in the Entertainment, Media and IP team. Martin has wide experience of contentious IP and commercial litigation, particularly in the media and entertainment fields where he focuses on contentious music and copyright litigation.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Martin Ochs

Other key lawyers

Callum Galbraith, Christopher Hutchings