Profile

Robert Deacon is a commercial litigator with wide ranging experience in commercial, Chancery litigation and intellectual property. His experience of Chancery work also encompasses property disputes, company and insolvency and tax disputes. His specialist business practice focuses on:

• Commercial and Chancery
• Intellectual Property – trademarks, copyright, passing-off, patents and design right
• Media & entertainment, including music disputes
• Defamation / Privacy
• Construction
• Fraud and asset-tracing
• Partnership
• Professional Negligence

Robert Deacon has a passion for intellectual property law and has particular experience in matters ranging from trade marks to copyright, including patents and design rights. He regularly lectures and writes on intellectual property matters.

What others say

Robert Deacon is recommended by Legal 500 as a leading junior for defamation and privacy, information technology, intellectual property and media, entertainment & sport. Chambers & Partners also recommends him for media & entertainment. The directories highlight:

Also recommended, Robert Deacon of 11 Stone Buildings has recently been involved in injunctive work and has tackled a number of recording contract disputes, one of which involved icebreaker clauses. He is known for his "extremely pleasant manner" and the fact that "he strains every sinew on behalf of his clients." (Media & Entertainment - Chambers UK 2012)

Robert Deacon is ranked as a leading junior in the areas of Defamation and Privacy, Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Media, Entertainment & Sport  in Legal 500 2011. 

...and the "most helpful" Robert Deacon at 11 Stone Buildings. (Intellectual Property - Legal 500 2011)

11 Stone Buildings' Robert Deacon handles a number of privacy-related media cases and acts for high-profile sports and music personalities; ... (Media, Entertainment & Sport - Legal 500 2011)

Also recommended, Robert Deacon of 11 Stone Buildings is "very thorough, hard-working and a man who fights his client's corner". His recent work includes acting for a record producer in an infringement of copyright claim, and acting for a pop star manager in a claim for commission involving a high-profile act. (Media & Entertainment - Chambers UK 2011)

11 Stone Buildings' "interested and responsive" IP specialist Robert Deacon focuses on privacy and personality rights as well as handling FA arbitrations. Deacon also represented a world-champion boxer. (Media, Entertainment & Sport - Legal 500 2010)

Robert Deacon of 11 Stone Buildings joins this year's rankings with his media, contracts and IP experience, his "terrific commercial understanding" and his "ability to communicate tough concepts in a simple way." Defamation and privacy claims form part of a much broader practice that has seen him act for two former members of the rock group Status Quo in a dispute over back catalogue royalties. (Media & Entertainment - Chambers UK 2010)

Robert Deacon at 11 Stone Buildings is "competent, responsive, thorough and accommodating". (Defamation and Privacy - Legal 500 2009)

11 Stone Buildings' "practical and responsive" IP specialist Robert Deacon has acted for Lewis Hamilton on trade mark matters. (Media, Entertainment & Sport - Legal 500 2009)

He is described by clients as "our first port of call for a junior barrister on IP matters" and "a bright star" of "exceptional quality". (Intellectual Property - Legal 500 2008)

Publications

Robert Deacon is the author of a series of bulletins on a wide range of topics which you can access through the links on the right-hand side of this page.

Robert is also a co-author of the book Privacy & Personality Rights: Commercial Exploitation and Protection, along with Nigel Lipton & Robert Pinker. This book is primarily concerned with explaining the developing law of privacy. It covers the protection of privacy and reputation and the commercial exploitation of the celebrity image. Of unique interest are numerous case studies of adjudications at the Press Complaints Commission showing how the right to privacy is protected in practice. The case studies are of particular use to practitioners as a guide when advising on privacy related matters. The book also provides guidance on initiating claims and applying for injunctions with coverage of case law including Campbell v Mirror Group Newspapers, the Max Mosley case and the Hon Mr Justice Tugendhat's observations on super injunctions in LNS v Persons Unknown. There is also a substantial section on exploiting rights including copyright, rights in performance, sponsorship, merchandising, endorsement and publishing. Also included for reference are precedent letters, particulars of claim and the PCC Editors' Code of Practice and Making a Complaint.

Robert takes part in podcasts on behalf of www.cpdcast.com. Click on the links below for further information:

• Performers' Rights
• Privacy and Confidentiality Laws - Sports Celebrities

Robert is able to accept public access instructions.

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