Charities, like other commercial organisations, need to aware of
a myriad of legal issues when it comes to publishing content either
in hard copy, on-line or via the media. We provide the following
specialist services.
- Plagiarism advice
- plagiarism in the UK is not going
to go away, though detection rates may improve. If your charity
content has been plagiarised in anyway we can provide pragmatic
advice on plagiarism issues.
- Advertising and
promotion - we have significant
experience in marketing and advertising law, gained through
in-house positions. Members of our group have been responsible
for the legal review and approval of marketing communications
material, including web-based, television campaigns and press
releases.
- Many 'campaigning'
charities have a difficult job in managing the tension between
getting powerful messages across that make people want to respond
and give financially in response to what they see but at the same
time stay within the law (eg the message adheres to advertising
standards/avoids libel/copyright infringement/privacy issues and
other publication risks). We offer charities a half-day legal risk
training session that aims to help charities manage this
tension.
- E-publishing and
m-publishing - our technology
lawyers understand the nuances of structuring e-commerce/m-commerce
sales and distribution arrangements, as well as issues surrounding
the internet, telecommunications, interactive content and Web 2.0
and digital media.
- Libel advice
- we offer a pre-publication
advisory service assessing a proposed publication for libel,
contempt and confidentiality, and recommend ways to avoid any
difficulties, as well as advising on post publication issues.
