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Clintons

55 DRURY LANE, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, WC2B 5RZ, ENGLAND

What we say about the firm's legal practice in London

Dispute resolution

Within Defamation and privacy Defamation and privacy

Private client

Within Family, tier 4

Maggie Rae heads the practice at Clintons, which regularly acts for high-profile individuals in the music and sports industries. Recent work includes various complex ancillary relief and adoption matters. Liz Vernon is recommended.

TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Within Brand management, tier 4

Clintons’ Philip Stinson acts for advertising agencies including Brothers & Sisters, sponsorship agency Synergy and the Swimathon. Theatre promotion agency AKA is a new client.

Within Media and entertainment, Clintons is a first tier firm,

Clintons’ ‘well-regarded’ theatre department represents various high-profile clients including Sir Tim Rice and the Lionel Bart estate on matters concerning West End productions including The Wizard of Oz, Evita, Love Story and Grease. John Cohen is highly recommended, as is James Jones, who recently advised the Donmar Warehouse on US transfers and live cinema broadcasts. The firm’s noted music practice is led by Peter Button and Andrew Myers. Clients include bands such as Muse, The Cure and Faithless. The team also represents songwriters and producers, and corporate clients including EMI Music Publishing, Sony Music and Syco. Philip Stinson advises Sophie Conran, Square Meal, AKA and Hussein Chalayan on IP, employment and contractual issues.

Within Sport, tier 6

The ‘highly experienced’ Mel Stein and Philip Stinson head the sports department at Clintons, which is instructed by clients such as England Netball and numerous high-profile individuals.

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    In Nzinga Maswaku v Westminster City Council [2012] EWCA Civ 669 the Court of Appeal clarified that in offering a homeless person with alternative temporary accommodation the local authority is obliged to point that if the offer is refused it has discharged its Part VII duties under the Housing Act 1996.
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  • COUNCIL TAX

    In Harrow LBC v Ayiku [2012] EWHC 1200 (Admin) Sales J held that the word “or” in the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992, art 3 Class N, had a disjunctive meaning, therefore it was sufficient for the non-British spouse of a foreign student to satisfy one or other of the two conditions, namely being prevented from taking paid employment or being prevented from claiming benefits, in order to qualify as a “relevant person” who was exempted from liability to pay council tax.
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  • QUEEN’S SPEECH

    Bills already introduced pursuant to the Queen’s Speech on 9 May 2012 include Local Government Finance Bill and Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, both accompanied by Explanatory Notes, which in each case address ECHR compatibility.
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  • Standards

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  • A justified retrospective

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  • Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”)

    In R (Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich LBC [2012] EWCA Civ 496 the Court of Appeal held that the Council had had “due regard to the PSED when making changes to its funding of community legal advice services”. At para 30 Elias LJ said:
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty

    Surrey County Council conducted a review of its Library Service. This culminated in a Report to the Council’s Cabinet. The Recommendations in the Report included that there should be consultation about a community-partnership approach at selected Libraries.
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  • Judicial Review

    The Judgment of Lindblom J in The Manydown Co Ltd v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2012] EWHC 977 (Admin) repays attention. The Claimant sought to challenge by judicial review 2 decisions of the Council: (1) the Council’s refusal to reconsider its position on the development of a site that it owns (and is the subject matter of a Joint Development Partnership Agreement with the Claimant); and (2) a decision of the Council’s Cabinet approving a selection of sites for development which did not include this site.
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  • The Health and Social Care Act 2012: impact on adult social services

    After its torrid passage through Parliament, the Health and Social Care Bill received Royal Assent on 27 March 2012. The Act deals principally with healthcare reform, but it also contains some amendments to the legislative framework for social care. It will come into force on a day yet to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
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