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Macfarlanes has assisted PRS in this latest judgment of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in Rowntree v Performing Right Society Limited and PRS for Music Limited.
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Macfarlanes has assisted PRS in this latest judgment of the
Competition Appeal Tribunal in Rowntree v Performing Right Society
Limited and PRS for Music Limited.
The judgment relates to Mr Rowntree's application to pursue
collective proceedings against PRS (the UK's leading collective
management organisation for the performing rights in musical works)
in relation to aspects of its royalty distribution policies.
In a first for the Tribunal, the claim was successfully struck
out (for failing to offer a proper basis for the claim) and also
failed to meet the certification standard on other grounds (under
the Microsoft test and costs-benefit assessment).
The Macfarlanes team was led by Partners Simon Day and
Christophe Humpe. Meredith Pickford KC and Hugh Whelan of Monckton
Chambers, and Charlotte Thomas of Brick Court Chambers, were
engaged as counsel.
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We are a London-based law firm, built and shaped around the needs of our clients. Our blend of expertise, agility and culture means we have the flexibility to meet our clients’ most challenging demands and to champion innovation.
We operate in three broad areas: assisting clients with their major transactions, from complex M&A and real estate transactions to the creation of sophisticated financial products; aiding our clients with their most consequential litigation and investigations; and advising on all aspects of our clients’ private capital needs, working with asset managers, family offices and individual entrepreneurs. The scope of our services is distinct, and we are a foremost firm in each of these areas.
