Luke English
Consultant - Media & Technology
About Luke
Luke is a Consultant Solicitor and specialies in Media and Technology law. Luke works with companies and individuals in the entertainment industry including music, tv, film, theatre, gaming and influencers. He also advises technololgy companies including digital marketing, pr, software, App and website creators in their T&C’s, service agreements and privacy policies.
Luke advises up-and-coming artists, to MOBO winners, to Oscar winners, to tech start-ups.
Luke’s job is either to translate a contract for the client to make sure the client is protected and gets the best possible deal or drafts a contract for the client and makes sure it includes everything the client needs in it. Luke does this in a way that the client can understand the contract and be happy with its content.
Luke is part of a film/tv review podcast so watches a lot of films and tv, but when he is not doing that he is either, going to see his clients or client’s to be, performing live, or DJing with his vast vinyl collection.
Luke is on an exclusive panel of advisors for both Help Musicians and The Ivors Academy and advises musicians and composers through those organisations.
Legal Specialisms
- Music - Record label Agreements, Music Publishing Agreements, Music Producer Agreements, Guest Vocal Agreements, Music Management Agreements, Band Agreements, Song Writer Agreements.
- Film/ TV - Producer Agreements, Director Agreements, Actor Agreements, Extra Agreements, Crew Agreements, Production Agreements, Location Agreements, Music Clearance Agreements.
- Theatre - Producer Agreements, Director Agreements, Actor Agreements, Extra Agreements, Crew Agreements, Production Agreements, Venue Agreements, Dancer Agreements, Musician Agreements.
- Influencer - Management/ Agent Agreements, Endorsement Agreements, Sponsorship Agreements.
- Technology and Commercial law - Terms and Conditions, Apps, Software, Hardware, Service Agreements.
- Writing - Physical book publishing, digital book publishing, scriptwriting, option agreements.
- Trademarks - Advising clients in registering their trademarks.
Legal Expertise in Practice
- Film/TV - Advised DOP client for feature film with Netflix and he won an Oscar.
- Music - Advised and negotiated a music publishing contract for clients with BMG and Universal.
- Writing - Advised a podcaster whose podcast was made into a book with a major publisher and possible tv project.
- Technology and Commercial law - Advised client in launching an event management certified course.
- Film/TV - Advised client from an idea for the media production through the beginning stages, to contract stages to production to final edit.
- Theatre - Drafted all theatre contracts for all contributors for a national touring theatre production company.
- Trademarks - Helped a client register a trademark for the launch of a new national brand of dog food.
Call Luke - 01202 122584
Email Luke - l.english@woodstocklegalservices.co.uk
"Luke was an absolute pleasure to work with, providing invaluable advice and guidance throughout the process. His attention to detail was outstanding, ensuring that every aspect of our policies was clear, concise, and legally sound.
Not only did Luke deliver exceptional work, but he also took the time to explain everything in detail, ensuring that I had a thorough understanding of each aspect of our policies. His knowledge and expertise were truly impressive, and I learned so much from working with him."
Ed Brown- Director Event Crowd
www.theeventcrowd.com
"I recommend Luke as a media lawyer. He worked with us on a media project, and his contributions were crucial to the success of that project. He was able to provide us with the legal expertise we needed, but he also helped us think through the project from a strategic perspective.
I would recommend him highly. Luke is very knowledgeable about media law, and he cares about the outcome of our projects. He helped us think through the legal issues involved in a project we were working on, but he also gave us strategic advice."
Jimi Okubanjo
