What we do

We at Buckinghamshire and London based media law practice, Richard Howard & Co Solicitors / Lawyers offer legal services in the areas of commercial, corporate, business, dental / healthcare / medical and media law with special and specific reference to media and general communications businesses, such as: television companies; paper and electronic publishing firms; multimedia organisations and telecommunications concerns.

What we do for corporate dental practices and private primary healthcare companies

In addition, we at Richard Howard & Co Solicitors offer advice on all manner of legal topics specific to the requirements of corporate dental practices and private primary healthcare companies, such as: acquisitions; practice conversion to corporate and LLP status; investment and joint venture agreements; property / lease acquisition and assistance with National Care Standards; partnership / shareholders agreements; employment agreements, employment disputes and dismissals. We also offer advice to overseas / offshore private healthcare companies opening UK branches and subsidiaries.

What we do for the media sector

Our media law services at Richard Howard & Co Solicitors / Lawyers include offering advice on a broad range of company, commercial and intellectual property areas specifically in the media law sector and to clients in the media industry - both in the UK and internationally (abroad / offshore). Specific media law related legal assistance covers such areas as: company insolvency; company incorporation of non-UK businesses; joint ventures; franchising; company acquisitions; employment contracts; copyright disputes; defamation disputes; rights disputes; distribution agreements; company formations; commercial and regulatory advice for channel launches; rights and agreements for TV formats and all aspects of television production; employment law.

In short, for legal advice for the media / communications sector (especially in respect of television companies) or the medical profession (particularly Primary Healthcare Trusts or Dental Practices) look no further that Richard Howard & Co Media Law, Business Law and Dental / Healthcare / Medical Law Solicitors / Lawyers.

Richard Howard & Co - biography of our principal solicitor, Richard Howard, an experienced media and business law solicitor from Buckinghamshire who has been working with clients from the media sector for more than 22 years.

RICHARD HOWARD & CO

Solicitors

Business and Media Law

  
 

Biography of Richard Howard

Richard Howard is a graduate of the Universities of Warwick (LLB) and London (King’s College; Diploma in European Community Law). He was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981 and practised as a partner in firms in Gray's Inn and the City of London until 1995. Since 1995 he has been the Principal of Richard Howard & Co.

Richard has acted for media companies since the early 1980’s including one of the major ITV broadcasters advising on commercial, compliance and litigation matters. He represents many UK producers and overseas broadcasters in contractual negotiations with the BBC and advises producers supplying national and regional programmes and series for both the BBC and ITV Network. Richard also advises film financiers and producers.

Since the early 1990’s and the advent of satellite television, Richard has been involved in many satellite channel launches, and joint ventures. He has dealt with transponder leasing, uplink, play out and EPG contracts advising customers of satellite broadcasters.

For over 25 years Richard has advised on defamation copyright and regulatory compliance matters and acted for both claimants and defendants in libel and copyright actions.

In addition to his media practice, Richard advises companies in the telecommunications, medical, HR, transport and manufacturing sectors on Shareholders agreements, acquisitions, sales, company law and general commercial advice. Many of the firm’s clients have operations off shore and in the US, Middle East and Africa.

Richard Howard is married with three children and lives in Buckinghamshire. He is a member of The Royal Automobile Club (Pall Mall) and of the Oxford Diocesan Church Bell Ringers. He is a student of Napoleonic and First World War military history and an annual visitor to the Western Front. Richard Howard still plays some cricket and is a Level One R.F.U. qualified Rugby coach.

  
 

© 2004 - 2008 Richard Howard & Co Solicitors
45-51 Whitfield Street, LONDON, W1T 4HB, UK
The Open Space, Edgcott Road, Doddershall, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP22 4DE, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7831 4511

Richard Howard & Co is a practice name of The Howard Partnership Limited
Registered in England number 4924814
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority number 388174

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