Roger
graduated from University College London. Having originally
trained with Herbert Smith, he joined The Simkins Partnership
in 1996 as a partner. He joined Davenport Lyons in 2008
as a partner in the Contentious Rights & Dispute
Resolution Department.
Roger specialises in litigation dealing with a wide range of contractual and
intellectual property disputes particularly within the film, sports and publishing
sectors. He has acted on a number of complex and high profile matters including:
- The successful claim by The Recorded Picture
Company against Grosvenor Park arising from their
joint venture to exploit tax driven film investment
schemes
- A similar claim by Matrix Group against Mo
Yusef
- A series of claims by Turner Page Music arising
from their acquisition of The BBC Television
Theatre, its re-development as The Shepherds
Bush Empire and its sale to Break for The Border
- The successful conclusion of a claim by Paul
Nicholls and David Ian against Robert Stigwood
in connection with the rights to the stage play
of Grease
- The high profile whistleblowing and professional
negligence claims of city analyst James Middleweek
against Collins Stewart and his own legal advisers
- The successful conclusion of claims by EPIC
against the Department of Health for breach of
contract arising from database rights
- Acting for Premier Rugby in relation to a variety
of claims including the successful defense of
a claim by Rotherham RFC involving issues of
promotion and relegation
- Acting for West Ham United in respect of claims
arising from the re-building of a stand at their
grounds
- Acting for NASDAQ company, Doubleclick Inc
in relation to the successful establishment of
claims arising from the insolvency of internet
betting company, Sport.com
- Acting for Jeremy Paxman and Jung Chang in
claims against their respective agents
In addition
to the above Roger has acted in claims for The
Really Useful Group, Unusual Rigging, The Pisani
Group Plc, Imagination Group PLC, Crystal Holidays,
John Blake Publishing, Victor Lewis Smith, Damian
Aspinall and Carlin Music.
Roger is an established writer and published
works include ‘Agency Law’ and Solicitors’ Duties
and Liabilities’ for Sweet & Maxwell.
Articles written
by Roger Billins
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