Media & Entertainment | UK

This section recognises the leading lawyers in Northern Ireland's media industry in respect of contentious and non-contentious matters.    Non-contentious work as covered by this section may include production, financing and distribution arrangements, as well as IP, licensing and supplementary rights planning.   Types of disputes in this area are many and may include copyright and contractual litigation (e.g. on behalf of studios, producers, publishing houses or talent), matters arising from film finance, comparative advertising and ASA disputes.   On the games side, work in this area can be commercial and contentious matters concerning videogame platforms and titles. Social media and interactive entertainment work of particular interest to this section is commercial, corporate and IP, and regulatory (e.g. advice on the UK Online Safety Act). Please note that defamation actions are not considered in these rankings; please refer to the Defamation/Reputation Management, Northern Ireland section. The Media & Entertainment rankings do however consider matters concerning pre-publication clearance, reporting restrictions and press regulation.   Related sections: Defamation/Reputation Management