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Edmund Cullen KC

UK Bar 2026

Maitland Chambers

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Media & Entertainment

London (Bar)

27 years ranked

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

19 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Has broad expertise in chancery and commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on the music, film and broadcasting industries, where he has acted for the major record companies, producers and broadcasters, as well as many leading artists, writers, composers and agents. Deals extensively with disputes over contractual and intellectual property rights in a wide variety of media. Also specialises in professional negligence in the legal and accountancy fields and in claims arising in the company/insolvency context, including claims against directors, asset tracing and recovery and restitution.

Career

Called to the Bar 1990. KC 2012.

Professional Memberships

Chancery Bar Association and COMBAR.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Media & Entertainment - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Edmund Cullen KC has a first-class reputation in the world of IP and media and entertainment law, and a superb track record of appearing in significant music cases. He acts for a range of high-profile artists, in addition to collecting societies and trade bodies, and has additional experience in the film and TV and publishing sectors. He fields significant expertise in disputes involving royalty payments, rights infringements and licensing agreements.

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Strengths

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He is very sharp and flexible. He is on top of all the details.
Media & EntertainmentUK Bar
Edmund Cullen is a leading KC in the music industry.
Media & EntertainmentUK Bar
He really knows the media and entertainment industry. He is very pragmatic and very commercial. He is fabulous at cross-examination.
Media & EntertainmentUK Bar
Edmund is a fantastic cross-examiner who is very forensic. He gets the detail and the big picture.
Chancery: CommercialUK Bar
Edmund is a superstar of the media and entertainment bar. He is very quick to get to grips with an issue and very commercial.
Chancery: CommercialUK Bar
Edmund's advocacy is superb; he's a KC who is extremely comfortable in the courtroom. He is very forceful and direct with the other side, and at the level where judges take note of what he is saying.
Chancery: CommercialUK Bar