England - North • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Muckle LLP
With new practice head George Festing, Muckle LLP has become a specialist music and media litigation team with particular focus handling sensitive and high-profile reputational damage and defamation matters. Clients have praised Festing for being ‘tremendously astute’. His cross-disciplinary intellectual property, media, and technology practice includes press and reputation management, rights infringement, and sponsorship expertise. Alex Craig, practice head of the commercial team, has a wealth of experience in advising on non-contentious IP matters including licensing deals, media rights agreements, and IP reviews. Associate Alex Speirs is an experienced litigator in relation to breach of warranty claims and negligent advice. Associate Tom Justice focuses on the sports sector, notably currently advising the Caribbean Premier League.
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Testimonials
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‘I have worked closely with George Festing, a partner in the Muckle Media and Entertainment team. George is tremendously astute - and has a depth of knowledge relating to contentious music matters, in particular, which is on a par with any of the London firms operating in that market sector.’
‘George Festing is the stand-out partner. In addition to my comments above, George is a real pleasure to work with. He is extremely bright, personable and charming. George's advice is considered, commercial and pragmatic. A real star.’
Key clients
- A County Football Association
- MRI Software Limited
- Parkrun Limited
- Atomos Investments Limited
- Caribbean Premier League
Work highlights
- Acting for a gaming plc in dealing with allegations of copyright infringement in relation to the use of sound recordings in foreign language poker footage available on-line.
- Advising a television production company on the negotiation of an option agreement for exploitation of rights in a series of novels based in the North East.
- Advising a university in relation to ongoing defamation proceedings in relation to which it is claimed the University is vicariously liable for the actions of an employee.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
George Festing