Stephen Bate
5 RB

Thursday 30th October 2008
Media, Entertainment & Intellectual Property Law

Stephen Bate has a broad-based entertainment law practice, involving intellectual property (particularly copyright), contract and privacy. He has acted for Michael Jackson, Robbie Williams, the BPI, PPL, Celador, Universal, Random House, BSkyB and many other well-known individuals and organisations in various media markets. He also acted for the former athlete David Bedford in his dispute over the 118 118 advertising campaign and for the footballer, Gary Flitcroft, in his privacy dispute with Mirror Group Newspapers concerning the footballers' adulterous relationships. He is the author of the textbooks, "The Law of Privacy and the Media" (OUP) and "Satellite Communications in Europe: Law and Regulation" (Oyez). Stephen is also a Chartered Arbitrator, FCI Arb, a member of the Licensing Committee of the British Horseracing Authority and is on CEDR's panel of mediators, mediating regularly in entertainment and other disputes.

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