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Free and confidential legal advice for anyone working behind the scenes in film, TV, and cinema

Free legal advice for film, TV, and cinema industry workers

Access free and confidential expert legal advice – available to anyone working behind the scenes in film, TV, and cinema.

Whether you’re a researcher or a writer, in casting or production, editing or sales, distribution or exhibition, one of our friendly team members will be able to help you.

As with all of our services, our legal advice is free and confidential.

For personal legal matters on the following, please call the support line on 0800 054 0000:

Family law – Divorce process, childcare arrangements, cohabitation rights, mediation, parental responsibility
Housing – Landlord and tenant disputes, leasehold and freehold liabilities, evictions, bailiffs, disputes with local authorities and housing associations
Wills and probate – Will writing information (we do not provide a will writing service, but we can talk through different options available), contesting a will and understanding legal will terminology

Further legal advice available

To access free legal advice, or to find out more please call our 24/7 support line.

Call 0800 054 0000

As with most things, awareness is key, so I hope that this brief introductory series will help those working in the industry, and particularly those starting out, to navigate some of those issues, and identify the potential pitfalls.

James Whitaker, Media and Entertainment Lawyer

Legal advice for freelancers or self-employed professionals

If you’d like to access legal advice around issues related to being self-employed such as:

Drafting contracts
Intellectual property and copyright
Setting up as a business
Self-assessment and income tax

Then please complete the short form below, choosing Legal Advice from the drop-down options and a member of staff will get back to you.

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