Can't Pay We'll Take it Away - Hamlins LLP London

Our corporate team focuses on advising entrepreneurs and SMEs in key sectors on all aspects of public and private M&A and private equity investment, as well as fundraisings and equity capital markets transactions, from flotations and secondary offerings to reverse takeovers in the UK’s quoted markets.

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Cyber Security and Data Protection

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At Hamlins, we believe cyber security is so much more than a technology issue. It needs to feature at a much higher level within your organisation, as part of the overall business strategy. We can advise on steps to take to minimise the risk of cyber attacks, through to how to contain a live cyber crisis.

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Defamation and Privacy

Dispute Resolution

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Disputes can disrupt the natural flow of business, cause stress and anxiety and take up valuable financial resources and management time. Litigation can have a direct impact on productivity and finances and can be an unwelcome distraction.

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Intellectual Property

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At Hamlins our intellectual property specialists have the technical knowledge and expertise to help you structure, maintain and develop your intellectual property rights.

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Lender Services

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Hamlins Lender Services Department has an enviable reputation in the lending industry. We have worked for many of the UK’s leading mortgage lenders and are a recognised market leader in the provision of legal and regulatory advice to the lending industry.

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Media and Entertainment

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Hamlins have been advising media and entertainment businesses for decades, offering cutting-edge expertise across the industry sectors and legal developments that affect them. We are recognised experts and have a wealth of experience in all areas of the media mix.

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Phone Hacking Claims

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Hamlins’ specialist phone hacking lawyers have enabled numerous clients to pursue successful claims against Mirror Group and News Group Newspapers.

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Real Estate

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Our Real Estate Team has the experience to help you complete your property deals efficiently and cost effectively. Whether you’re purchasing, selling or leasing commercial property, as an owner, occupier, lender, borrower, investor or developer, our well-established real estate team can provide expert advice and help.

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Retail & Fashion

Sport

Associated services

Have you been filmed on Can’t Pay We’ll Take it Away? Do you feel your privacy was invaded during filming of the programme?

If so, our privacy and defamation lawyers may be able to help you make a claim for damages against Channel 5 for infringement of privacy.

We may be able to help you on a no win no fee (CFA) agreement which means you will not incur any legal costs unless you win. Hamlins has an experienced team of privacy lawyers working on a large variety of claims against the media and are particularly well known for their role as lead solicitors in the phone hacking cases successfully brought against the News of the World and Sun newspapers. If you think you have a claim against this programme or any other fly on the wall documentary then please contact us for an initial conversation at no cost.

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Associated services

Have you been filmed on Can’t Pay We’ll Take it Away? Do you feel your privacy was invaded during filming of the programme?

If so, our privacy and defamation lawyers may be able to help you make a claim for damages against Channel 5 for infringement of privacy.

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Case Study

Landmark win in the High Court against Channel 5 for invasion of privacy on the TV show ‘Can’t Pay We’ll Take It Away’

Our media team won a landmark case for a husband and wife against Channel 5 for the TV programme Can’t Pay We’ll Take It Away, which went to a full Trial in the High Court in February 2018. The couple …