Nicholas Taylor > Healys > Brighton, England > Lawyer Profile
Healys Offices
8 & 9 OLD STEINE
BRIGHTON
BN1 1EJ
England
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Nicholas Taylor
Work Department
Media & Entertainment / Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner and Head of Media & Entertainment
Career
Nicholas specialises in media law and public figure disputes, which includes defamation, intellectual property and rights protection.
Nicholas combines great expertise with sound commercial and strategic advice, earning himself a fantastic reputation among professionals, media bodies and public figures. Nicholas represents a wide range of high profile international and celebrity clients, as well as businesses and individuals across a broad range of commercial and civil litigation work.
His expertise includes contractual disputes, partnership and shareholder disputes, breach of warranty claims, fraudulent misrepresentation claims, passing off claims, trademark infringement and professional negligence. He has extensive experience in interim injunctions, freezing injunctions, and search orders involving high-value claims.
Nicholas provides a broad service to his clients and prides himself on building strong and lasting relationships, which go above and beyond. He is well respected for his pro-active approach to dispute resolution, removing the stress from the situation and placing his client’s individual needs as a key focus in his daily work.
Languages
English
Memberships
Sussex Law Society
Lawyer Rankings
South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
(Leading partners)–
Often acting for high-profile clients from the digital media, film and television, music, and publishing industries, Healys in Brighton is lauded for its expertise in defamation and reputation matters, privacy and breach of confidence cases, and GDPR claims. The ‘excellent’ Nicholas Taylor heads the practice, and specialises in disputes involving public figures, while Andrew Sparrow is a key name for internet related matters. Samantha Oakley is noted for her expertise in negotiating licences concerning film and TV studios, and her vast knowledge of matters relating to the EU Copyright Directive.
South East > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Described as offering ‘top quality legal services’ in Brighton, Healys are frequently engaged by a number of small and medium commercial clients to assist with dispute resolution. ‘Bright and hard-working‘ practice head, David Bailey, is regarded for his expertise in bringing professional negligence claims, commercial fraud and property litigation. Nicholas Taylor is also noted at the firm for his ‘common sense‘ and familiarity with contractual and shareholder disputes, and misrepresentation claims, as well as court applications.