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Edmund Cullen QC
Call 1990
Silk 2012
ecullen@maitlandchambers.com
Edmund’s practice covers a broad range of Chancery and commercial litigation/arbitration, including solicitors' and accountants' negligence, insolvency and company-related disputes, including claims for breach of directors' duties and minority shareholders' actions, breaches of warranty, the enforcement of guarantees and security, civil fraud and asset tracing/recovery.
He also specialises in media and entertainment work and related copyright and trade mark disputes, in particular in the music, film and broadcasting industries. He has particular expertise in Copyright Tribunal matters.
Edmund is recommended in Chambers UK Directory for chancery: commercial and media and entertainment, in The Legal 500 for commercial litigation, media and entertainment, intellectual property and professional negligence and in Chambers Global for dispute resolution: commercial chancery.
Selected Areas of Practice
Commercial Litigation/Arbitration
Advises and represents clients in all aspects of commercial litigation and arbitration, including contractual disputes, banking transactions, enforcement of security, warranty claims arising out of business acquisitions, jurisdiction issues, breach of confidence, commercial fraud and asset recovery.
Company law
Advises and represents shareholders, directors and companies in contentious work in relation to corporate governance and the rights and duties of shareholders and directors. Regularly involved in minority shareholders' litigation.
Intellectual property and media law
Advises and represents participants in all areas of the music industry, including artists, writers, managers, record companies and collecting societies. Has been instructed in disputes in relation to recordings of artists such as The Beatles, David Bowie, The Verve, The Smiths, Damon Albarn, Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Tom Jones, Mis-Teeq, Elton John, Stereophonics, Kylie Minogue, Steve Winwood, Snow Patrol, Muse, Lily Allen, Sugababes, Placebo, Peggy Lee and Seal.
Also advises and represents broadcasters, programme makers, publishers, film producers, distributors, theatre producers, actors, agents, and others in contractual, licensing, copyright and ‘format’ rights disputes. He has particular experience in the field of online exploitation of rights.
In addition, he has extensive experience in the Copyright Tribunal and of passing off and trade mark claims.
Insolvency and restructuring
Acts generally in all areas of personal and corporate insolvency, including both the initiation of insolvency procedures and subsequent asset recovery, resolution of trust/equitable claims, etc.
Professional negligence
Represents claimants and defendants in professional negligence and related areas, in particular in relation to solicitors, accountants, valuers, etc.
Partnership
Deals with all aspects of partnership litigation, including valuation and accounting issues.
Sport
Advises on disciplinary and regulatory issues in sport and on related contractual and licensing disputes with broadcasters, agents, etc
Recent/notable cases include:
- Cartier International AG v British Telecommunications Plc [2018] UKSC 28
- Instant Access Properties Ltd (In Liquidation) V Bradley John Rosser & 6 Ors : (1) Kevin Anthony Murphy (2) Howard Toone (As Joint Liquidators Of Instant Access Properties Ltd) V Bradley John Rosser & 6 Ors [2018] EWHC 756 (Ch) & [2018] EWHC 1145 (Ch);
- (1) Ian Gillan (2) Roger Glover (3) Ian Paice (4) Victoria Lord & Keith Glover (As Executors Of The Estate Of Jon Lord) V (1) Hec Enterprises Ltd (In Administration) (2) Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd (3) Mark Supperstone (4) Simon Harris (Joint Administrators Of Hec Enterprises Ltd & Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd) [2017] EWHC 461 and 462 (Ch); [2016] EWHC 3179 (Ch); [2017] 1 BCLC 340
- Banner Universal Motion Pictures Ltd v Endemol Shine Group Ltd [2017] EWHC 2600 (Ch)
- 1967 Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd [2014] EWHC 3444 (Ch); [2015] ECC 3; [2015] EMLR 8
- Banwaitt v Dewji [2014] EWCA Civ 67
- Heath Sinclair (Applicant) V (1) Louis Glatt (2) Esther Glatt (Respondents) & Leslie Glatt (As Executor Of The Estate Of Chaja Glatt, Deceased) & 7 Ors (Interveners) [2017] 1 BCLC 100; [2013] BPIR 468; [2013] EWCA Civ 241 [2013] 1 WLR. 3602
- Forstater v Python (Monty) Pictures Ltd [2013] EWHC 1873 (Ch)
- Public Relations Consultants Association Ltd v Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd [2013] UKSC 18
- EMI Records Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd [2013] EWHC 379 (Ch); [2013] Bus LR 884
- Dramatico Entertainment Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd [2012] EWHC 1152 (Ch) & [2012] EWHC 268 (Ch), [2012] RPC 27
- CSC Media Group Ltd (formerly Chart Show Channels Ltd) v Video Performance Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 650
- Crosstown Music Co 1 LLC v Rive Droite Music Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1222; [2012] Ch. 68;
- Butters v BBC Worldwide [2009] EWCA Civ 1160, [2010] Ch 347
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association
COMBAR.
Qualifications
BA (Bristol)
