I am a practising solicitor, notary public, Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a CEDR accredited mediator. Also, I am a member of Arbitration Ireland.
My solicitor’s work is conducted as a self-employed consultant with three London practices, including New Media Law. Also, I have my own legal consultancy through which I undertake advisory work, as well as my mediation and arbitration practice.
I specialise in intellectual property rights (IPR) such as copyright, and have a particular interest in the application of IPR to technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and, especially in relation to the creative industries.
My client base is across a variety of sectors including music, film, TV, publishing, design and fashion, gaming, photography, technology and innovation for fintech, and the renewable energy.
I have for over 10 years run the London Screenwriters’ Festival legal clinic.
I regularly contribute to the EU Audio Visual Observatory legal updates. I have written for various media-related publications and founded Blue Pencil magazine. I am a regular guest speaker at the University of Reading in respect of intellectual property and data protection issues relating to artificial intelligence, blockchain, and smart contracts. I have been a guest lecturer at the Cologne Film School and Kingston International Film Festival.
I am a member of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain.
As ever, I am very much looking forward to my annual attendance at the exciting Focus Wales and indulging my love of music, and also attending the parallel industry conference.