Tom Iverson
Tom specialises in dispute resolution in the media and entertainment industries. His practice is split between two main areas: entertainment-related disputes; and reputation protection and media law. Tom also frequently applies his skills to general commercial litigation. On the entertainment side, Tom has spent over 11 years advising on copyright, performers’ rights, false endorsement, passing off, royalty, management, shareholder and other contractual and tortious claims for both claimants and defendants. His experience covers music, film, television, theatre, computer games, publishing, art, design and sport. Tom has advised many world-famous entertainers and rights-holders, and acted in some of the most significant and high-profile cases of the last two decades. Tom’s media-related practice focuses on reputation protection for high-profile individuals and companies. His experience includes acting for claimants and defendants in defamation proceedings, obtaining privacy injunctions and injunctions for breach of confidence, advising on harassment issues, and defending Advertising Standards Authority complaints. · Simkins LLP
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Tom specialises in dispute resolution in the media and entertainment industries, with a practice split between entertainment-related disputes and reputation protection/media law, and also handles general commercial litigation. He has over 11 years' experience advising on copyright, performers' rights, false endorsement, passing off, royalty, management, shareholder and other contractual and tortious claims across music, film, television, theatre, computer games, publishing, art and sport, and acts in defamation, privacy and breach of confidence proceedings and ASA matters.