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 is a dispute resolution lawyer specialising in media law. He advises leading media and technology companies in relation to defamation, privacy, legislative restrictions, broadcast regulation, copyright, contractual matters and consumer issues. He also advises on general commercial litigation matters in various courts and tribunals. The 2026 edition of the Legal 500 lists Kevin as a leading individual in media and entertainment, where he is described as having “years of experience, commercial nous and a healthy dose of common sense”. Chambers & Partners 2026 ranks Kevin as a notable practitioner. Kevin has been profiled in Lawyer's Weekly as one of the "senior heavyweights in media law". He is on the Committee of the Communication and Media Lawyers Association and the Media Communications Committee of the Law Council of Australia. Kevin’s publications include articles in LexisNexis Internet Law Bulletin and Privacy Law Bulletin, and the Communications Law Bulletin. He presented a paper on 'Libel Tourism' at the New York State Bar Association Fall Conference and has acted as Chair of the Legalwise Annual Media Law Conference since 2020. Kevin is a regular commentator on legal issues in The AFR, The Australian, the ABC and Sky News. Kevin is recognised as a Leading lawyer in the area of Defamation & Reputation Management in the 2026 Doyle’s Guide rankings (Australia-wide).
