Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Chair
Kevin Lynch, Partner, Johnson Winter Slattery
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Cultural Organisations and the Creative Industries: Legal Challenges for DGR-Endorsed Entities
- Structuring and governing DGR-endorsed cultural organisations within the creative sector
- Navigating State and Federal charity and tax law compliance
- Managing copyright ownership, moral rights and contractual arrangements
- Funding, sponsorship and grant issues for entertainment and media entities
Presented by Jake Blundell, Partner, Banki Haddock Fiora; Doyle's Guide 2024 Recommended Technology, Media and Telecommunications Lawyer
Presenters
Jake Blundell, Partner, Banki Haddock FioraJake specialises in media law and defamation, acting for a number of news media organisations and broadcasters. Jake has represented media organisations, including Nine Entertainment, in relation to non-publication and suppression order matters and applications seeking media access to court documents. Jake has been involved in defamation litigation in a range of jurisdictions, from the NSW District Court to the High Court of Australia. He also played a central role in coordinating Banki Haddock Fiora’s submissions in relation to the recent defamation law reform process, and the NSW Law Reform Commission’s ongoing review of the legislative provisions relating to access to court documents, closed court procedures, suppression and non-publication orders. Jake has also advised clients in the technology, film, television, and music industries and not-for-profits in relation to reputational, structuring, corporate and commercial matters. Jake is a member of the board of PACT Centre for Emerging Artists.
Kevin Lynch, Partner, Johnson Winter Slattery
Kevin has over twenty years’ experience in advising media and technology companies in relation to defamation, contempt, privacy, legislative restrictions, broadcast regulation, copyright, contractual matters and trade practices. With the JWS team Kevin provides dedicated defamation and pre-publication advice to prominent online, radio and television clients, including multinational media distributors and publishers. The 2020 edition of the Asia Pacific Legal 500 lists Kevin listed as a leading individual in media and entertainment where he is described as “a valued adviser, bringing exceptional experience, grounded assessment of claims and commercially-based advice across a range of specialised areas”. Chambers and Partners ranks Kevin as a notable practitioner – “an experienced and extremely capable lawyer who takes a very commercial approach to his matters”.
