Shepherd and Wedderburn can advise you on the entire range of legal issues which affect the creative sector. Just some of the areas clients ask us to work on include:

• Intellectual Property: how to protect and benefit from the outputs from the creative or knowledge process. 
• Technology, Media and Telecoms: managing relationships with publishers, broadcasters and the providers of the necessary technology platforms is essential to bringing creative works to the public. 
• Employment: we recognise that in creative industries good people are the key asset. Making sure the legal issues around employment and consultancy are addressed is vital to contributing to a happy workforce and a successful business.

Following is a selection of our recent transactions:

• Providing Rockstar North with clearance and intellectual property advice in connection with Grand Theft Auto. 
• Advising Redpath Design on IP protection for the Scottish Parliament logo and on livery design for ScotRail. 
• Providing legal advice to the Performing Rights Society and its members in relation to a wide range of copyright and other intellectual property rights issues.

"They seem to service the trustees board very well with our requirements in terms of value, cost, timely response, service and completeness of advice. They are more accessible and helpful and quick to respond on the whole." International media company quote from client research on Shepherd and Wedderburn.