Waiting for Godot

The Copyright Tribunal is an important body for the media and entertainment industries. It is, in effect, a parallel Competition Appeal Tribunal, tasked with controlling potential monopolistic behaviour by the collecting societies. Read on

A band by any other name?

This combination of factors has recently led various members of Chambers to be involved in a series of high profile disputes about the rights of band members to continue to use a band name after the break-up of their band, and the value to be attributed to the band's name. Read on

Our recent work

Blackstone Chambers is the top ranked set for Media and Entertainment work in both of the leading independent guides to the legal profession, Chambers UK and the Legal 500. We undertake both litigation and advisory work across the whole range of the entertainment industry. While much of our work is confidential, here is a selection of some of the recent cases our barristers have been involved in. Read on