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Media and Sports

The Collyer Bristow Media & Sports team has many years of experience and expertise in the media and sports markets. Our work covers a wide range of activities in sport, music, publishing, artist agency and management, image rights and defamation & reputation management, advising a diverse client base both in the UK and internationally.

Our contentious work includes: acting for a wide range of clients from sportsmen to media companies, whether as claimants or defendants, in High Court litigation actions involving libel, privacy, breach of contract, copyright and trade mark infringement cases, as well as sports disciplinary work and arbitration.

Our non-contentious work includes: negotiating and drafting commercial agreements, event management and sponsorship agreements, marketing and agency agreements, recording, publishing and live performance agreements.

Media Sub-Sectors: Sports:
  • Publishing
  • Football
  • Broadcasting
  • Motorsport
  • Music
  • Boxing
  • Film
  • Rowing
  • Internet
  • Rugby
  • Advertising
  • Cricket
  • Theatre
  • Golf
  • Photography
  • Cycling
  • Art
  • Horse racing
  • Event Management
  • Athletics
  • Fashion
  • Tennis
  • Sponsorship
  • Snooker


Please also see our Defamation and Reputation Management page by clicking here

Recent examples of our work include:

  • Acting for ex-Formula One chief Max Mosley in a widely reported privacy case against the News of the World newspaper
  • Acting for Italian footballer Marco Materazzi in three libel cases against English Newspapers The Daily Star, The Sun, and Daily Mail
  • Advising composer David Arnold in relation to several major feature film and TV projects, including agreements with Universal Music and 20th Century Films

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