Hugh James

Leveraging the expertise of lawyers from across the firm’s corporate and commercial, litigation and employment practice areas, in particular, Hugh James is ‘capable of delivering first-class advice across all aspects of the media and entertainment sector’. Drawing upon his rich experience in private practice, as well as in his former role as head of legal at S4C International, team head Aled Walters  has deep and broad knowledge across a myriad issues facing clients in the sector, and is recognised by one client as: ’perhaps the leading media lawyer working in Wales’. The arrival of solicitor Ilan Jones from S4C further enhances the team’s offering in the space in light of his commercial contract experience (including on co-production agreements), as well as his knowledge of commercialisation of content and broadcast compliance issues. In summer 2023 the firm acquired Cardiff-based boutique Loosemores, which is known for providing ‘constructive guidance and advice’ to clients across the spectrum of core media and entertainment contractual matters. Mark Loosemore provides ’commercial and thorough’ advice to both large and small sporting governing bodies across a range of matters including on sponsorship and licensing agreements. Consultant solicitor Sara Griffiths effectively draws upon her experiences in private practice, as well as in-house at S4C, to good effect to advise across a range of contractual matters including content commissioning and production for film and television.