publishing-law.co.uk

Contract services

We provide a range of commercial legal services to publishers, agents, authors and others involved in the publishing industry.

The main focus of our work is the drafting and negotiating of publishing-related contracts and agreements.

Whether you are looking for standard form agreements for use in your business, or would like assistance with a specific contractual arrangement, we can help. We understand the sensitivities of the author-publisher relationship, and the intricacies of royalty arrangements; and we are attuned to current practice in the different areas of publishing.

We are experienced in drafting and working with author agreements, joint author agreements, editor agreements, contributor agreements, illustrator agreements, photographer agreements, confidentiality agreements, journal publishing agreements, consultancy agreements, permissions letters, electronic publishing agreements, ebook distribution agreements, agency agreements, electronic content licences, software licences ... and many other kinds of agreement.

Industry Expertise

We have experience of advising some of the UK's top publishing companies (including trade publishers, academic, STM, magazine, newspaper and electronic publishers). We also have experience of advising small publishers and individual authors.

Quality Commitment

Although our fees are a fraction of those you would expect to pay to a firm of solicitors specialising in publishing law, we aim to provide a service that is second-to-none.

Available Approachable

We are usually available on the end of the phone, and we are always approachable. We are usually able to respond to email queries on the day that we receive them.