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Guébestroff est une commune française située dans le département de la Moselle en région Grand Est.

Géographie

Hydrographie
La commune est située dans le bassin versant du Rhin au sein du bassin Rhin-Meuse. Elle est drainée par le ruisseau le Spin et le ruisseau des Aulnes.

Le Spin, d'une longueur totale de , prend sa source dans la commune de Lidrezing et se jette  dans la Seille à Dieuze en limite avec Val-de-Bride, après avoir traversé .

La qualité des eaux des principaux cours d'eau de la commune, notamment du ruisseau le Spin, peut être consultée sur un site dédié géré par les agences de l'eau et l'Agence française pour la biodiversité.

Urbanisme

Typologie
Guébestroff est une commune rurale, car elle fait partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.

Par ailleurs la commune fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Dieuze, dont elle est une commune de la couronne. Cette aire, qui regroupe , est catégorisée dans les aires de moins de .

Occupation des sols

L'occupation des sols de la commune, telle qu'elle ressort de la base de données européenne d'occupation biophysique des sols Corine Land Cover (CLC), est marquée par l'importance des territoires agricoles (76 % en 2018), une proportion identique à celle de 1990 (76,2 %). La répartition détaillée en 2018 est la suivante :
terres arables (44 %), prairies (32 %), forêts (23,8 %), zones industrielles ou commerciales et réseaux de communication (0,2 %).

L'IGN met par ailleurs à disposition un outil en ligne permettant de comparer l'évolution dans le temps de l'occupation des sols de la commune (ou de territoires à des échelles différentes). Plusieurs époques sont accessibles sous forme de cartes ou photos aériennes : la carte de Cassini (), la carte d'état-major (1820-1866) et la période actuelle (1950 à aujourd'hui).

Toponymie
D'un nom de personne germanique Gerebert + dorf (village).
Gerebesdorff (966), Gulbestorff (1476), Geberstorff (1505), Gubersdorff (1559), Gebersdorff (1594), Guebestroff (1793), Gebesdorf (1871-1918).

Histoire
 Vieux domaine de l'abbaye de Vergaville offert par le comte Vigéric en 966.
 Passa à la Lorraine dans la prévôté de Dieuze.
 Détruit au cours de la guerre de Trente Ans, resta longtemps inhabité.
 En 1650, il n'y avait que quatre familles.

Politique et administration

Démographie

Culture locale et patrimoine

Lieux et monuments

Édifice religieux
Commune sans église.

Personnalités liées à la commune

Héraldique

Voir aussi
 Communes de la Moselle

Liens externes

 Guébestroff sur le site de l'Institut géographique national

Notes et références

Notes et cartes
 Notes

 Cartes

Références

Guebestroff
Bailliage d'Allemagne de Lorraine
Commune sans église en France


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Rumors of the demise of email marketing were premature, according to findings from one analyst.
Despite the onslaught of spam, email messaging and phishing attacks, email continues to provide powerful marketing tools with proven ROI, said David Hallerman, senior analyst with New York-based consultancy eMarketer.
Small and midsized businesses (SMBs) stand to benefit the most from email marketing because they have an opportunity to make real connections with customers and email's low-cost levels the field against larger corporations marketing efforts, Hallerman said. According to recent research from the Direct Marketing Association, email trails only telephone marketing in revenue per cost and response.
Yet, the volume of email is only going to increase, rising from 2 trillion messages this year to nearly 2.7 trillion by 2007, according to projections from eMarketer. To truly succeed, email marketing must be tested, targeted and measured, Hallerman said. @10635
"One of the things that's quite surprising is that the majority of marketers are still just using standard plain vanilla email and tracking the delivery rate, open rate and click-through rate," Hallerman said. "Even then, not all marketers are tracking that."
Organizations should also measure referral rates, or how often emails are passed along to friends or family, click-to-open rates, net subscribers, subscriber retention, conversion rate and Web site actions.
According to research from DoubleClick, over the last two and a half years delivery rates have inched up from 86.4% to 90.6%, as marketers have become more adept at getting messages through spam filters and better managed their lists. However, open rates have declined likely due to the overwhelming amount of email coming into their inboxes, Hallerman said. Emails that are delivered tend to receive click-through rates in the 8% range, DoubleClick research shows.
Despite the importance and value of email, few marketers are testing their campaigns.
"To me that was one of the most surprising results," Hallerman said. "There is this way of thinking that 'we're just sending out email.' Not only are some not tracking results, but most marketers don't even test their email."
Marketers have always gone to great lengths to test direct mail campaigns, but when it comes to something like experimenting with different subject lines in an email message, very little is done. Organizations should test at least one variable in each email campaign or newsletter issue, Hallerman said, whether it's the subject line, HTML versus text, from line or another factor.
Ultimately, marketers are going to need to get their messages to rise above not only spam, but the onslaught of personal and business emails as well.
"Spam has certainly soured email as a marketing tool, but it hasn't spoiled it," Hallerman said. "In order to deal with the resistance, the best practices are evergreen. I've seen various email marketing companies listing tips, techniques and best practices, and they almost all said the same thing -- get permission, ask in different places, don't ask too much at once, send people something of value -- the fact that that hasn't changed is good."
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Introducing a promising new Dutch project is always a pleasure to me, so I'm glad I can present Faelwa to you. This band is a duo consisting of Mark Kwint and Jasper Strik, who hail from the Eastern part of the Netherlands. The music they play is instantly recognisable as the kind of romantic neofolk that has its roots in metal, and that we know from bands like Empyrium.
Interestingly enough, this EP starts with what I consider the weakest track, "The Heron". Like the title track on this release, it is a song based on piano, guitar, and drums, strongly reminiscent of early Tenhi in the way neofolk and progressive rock are fused. The title track, however, is just a bit more refined and original. In between we find the marvellous "Wilgenwind", which is easily good enough to come straight off an Empyrium or Vàli album; a lovely piece for piano and guitar/bouzouki. The closing track is "Orphan Lullaby", a calm, soothing composition dominated by a sweet dual piano/guitar melody.
Let me get this out of the way: Farewell Sun isn't a thoroughly original release, and the sound of inspiring artists - especially Tenhi - is found throughout. It is clear that Faelwa is a young project still in search of its own voice. However, this EP is an excellent first work, lovingly produced and played. It is one of those hugely important first steps for a band, and in this case, it's a very successful one. Therefore, if you enjoy dark acoustic music from this particular end of the spectrum, do these men a favour and support their development by purchasing this lovely and promising EP.


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tgoldfarb@clintons.co.uk
Tanya Goldfarb.
Joined Clintons in January 2008 as a Consultant.
Specialises in business and personal UK immigration matters. She is a highly-regarded and experienced lawyer - prior to joining Clintons, she was a Senior Associate of some of the leading immigration practices in the UK; Reed Smith, CMS Cameron McKenna and she started her career at Magrath LLP.
Tanya has a wealth of expertise and knowledge in advising clients in the entertainment and sports fields, as well as many other industries and sectors including financial services, pharmaceuticals, media, technology and multinational organisations. Tanya's clients also include high net worth individuals and private clients from across all industry sectors.
Tanya advises on all UK immigration matters, ranging from entry to the UK as a visitor, to advising on all Tiers within the Points Based System and compliance/sponsorship applications for employers. Her expertise also includes advising on applications for family members of British nationals, UK Ancestry visas, Domestic Workers travelling to the UK and other private client immigration issues.Tanya also advises clients on making applications for Settlement/Indefinite Leave to Remain and naturalising as a British Citizen.
Tanya is the Co-Chair of the New York Working Group of the Immigration Practitioners Association (ILPA), a member and past Executive Committee Member of ILPA and a past Secretary of the Immigration Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA).
Tanya is also a founding member of the Steering Committee of the Great British Business Club, UKTI, in New York and Board Member & Secretary of the New York Peace Institute.
In her spare time, Tanya is an avid photographer of doors, a periodic yoga devotee and a lover of Sondheim musicals.
Amedeo
Landsman
Gornell
Kuhs.
Associate, Los Angeles
Raggett
Goldfarb.
Weaser.
Stein.
Crouch.
Lux.
Anderson.
Supna
Chavda.
Sharland.
Gerada.
Stakem.
Okoeva.
Wright.
Cobley.
PA and Legal Assistant (non qualified)
Sacré.
Harris.
Pidcock.
Saeed.
Badge.
Slepon.
Christophers.
Matthews.
Kidd.
Joelson.
Middleton.
Frederikse.
Bienias.
Jones.
Sparrow.
Batten.
Ryder.
Stinson.
Meehan.
Goldman.
Vernon.
Bunni.
Middleweek.
Bouzidi.
Naghdi.
Seigal.
Cohen.
Partner; Chair of Clintons
Parker.
Nethercot.
Wielogorska.
Edwards.
Griffiths.
Chalmers.
Coates.
Hrabi.
Senior Litigation Executive
Wilner.
Rollin.
Myers.
Kenwood.
Andrew Kidd.
akidd@clintons.co.uk
Andrew's busy legal practice involves estate planning drafting and advisory work. He advises individuals, many of whom are high profile, on their wills and estate planning taking into account a multitude of factors from wealth protection to taxation. Andrew is a well-known and well-respected practitioner in London private client circles and holds a number of significant committee positions, including sitting as the Hon. Secretary of the City of London branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Andrew is a member of the leading professional associations in this area of law, STEP and the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS). In January 2019 Andrew was awarded a STEP Advanced Certificate in Cross-Border Estates, with distinction.
Lancaster University, Law, 2001; The College of Law, 2002.
Andrew is a sought after expert frequently being called upon to contribute to the national media on cases in his field of law. He regularly collaborates on stories featured in the broadsheets, including The Sunday Telegraph, and regularly provides legal commentary in The Sunday Times Business & Money. He has appeared as a guest reviewer on the popular live segment The Papers on BBC News.
Andrew Myers.
amyers@clintons.co.uk
Acts for an array of well-known and established artists in the music industry.
Clients say he is "amazing to do deals with" and "very shrewd, experienced and wise" (Chambers & Partners).
Andrew Sharland.
asharland@clintons.co.uk
Leads the firm's litigation and dispute resolution practice.
One of the leading Media and Entertainment litigators in the UK. Recognised as such repeatedly by all the major legal directories.
Practice encompasses a very broad spectrum of contentious issues, from Music to Privacy and Reputation Management to Theatre, Film, Television, Sports, Advertising, Gaming and Data and Technology industries. Clients include internationally known musicians, artists, film and television production companies, major recording and publishing companies, brand owners and creatives, tech and gaming companies, sporting personalities, actors, actresses and television presenters and the managers and agents of all these professionals
Track record in landmark litigation, including representing Sony Music in the litigation brought unsuccessfully by George Michael; representing EMI Music Publishing in a landmark Court of Appeal decision on reversionary rights under the 1911 Copyright Act; and in successfully bringing a substantial, international trade mark action for W3 Limited against easyGroup
Brought or defended actions for Robert Smith (The Cure), Nigel Martin-Smith (the founding manager of Take That), Disclosure, Radiohead, Syco, Universal, BMG, Imagem Music Publishing and numerous other household names.
Educated at Winchester College and Cambridge University and qualified initially at the Bar, before re-qualifying as a Solicitor in 1988.
Berkeley Edwards.
bedwards@clintons.co.uk
Main focus is music work, advising both emerging and established artists, producers, songwriters and managers on a wide range of legal and commercial issues. He also advises a number of record labels, publishing companies and digital businesses.
Before qualifying as a lawyer, worked for a number of years in the music industry - with experience ranging from promotion and record labels to artist management.
A keen musician.
Joined the firm in 2007 as a trainee.
Charles Gerada.
cgerada@clintons.co.uk
Leads the firm's corporate practice.
Handles corporate transactional work, mergers and acquisitions and private equity investments as well as providing general advice on business matters as they arise. Frequently assists clients with business start-ups (including drafting shareholder agreements and terms of business), other joint venture and commercial contracts, intellectual property (including software and development agreements), employment and loan and security agreements.
Works with entrepreneurs and corporates and has extensive experience in technology focussed businesses, having been advising clients in the online gaming industry for over 15 years.
Extensive experience advising clients in the pharmaceutical industry and regularly acts on product licence acquisitions and disposals.
Close connections with Malta and sits on the board of the Malta Business Network.
Trustee and former chair of the Downside Settlement.
Chris Coates.
ccoates@clintons.co.uk
Advises on all aspects of corporate work with particular experience in mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships and public and private equity fundraising.
Clients range from listed international corporates to individual owners of private businesses and entrepreneurs looking for assistance with their technology start-ups.
Advises on transactions across a broad range of industry sectors including music, sport, theatre, marketing, new technology and oil and gas exploration.
Prior to becoming a solicitor, Chris qualified as a Chartered Company Secretary (ACIS) and oversees the provision of the firm's company secretarial services.
Qualified with Clintons in 2006.
David Griffiths.
dgriffiths@clintons.co.uk
Over two decades' litigation experience, both within and outside the fields of music, entertainment and media and recognised as a leading contentious music lawyer in the Legal 500.
Clients have included celebrated individuals, record and publishing majors and minors, and bands, artists and songwriters.
Outside of the entertainment arena, has brought successful material claims against a Premiership football club in contract and, acting for multiple clients, against a major firm of solicitors in professional negligence.
Equally adept and experienced in defending claims, recently acting for a television production company and its insurers in successfully resolving a complex and substantial tripartite dispute involving a national commercial television network and the US based Estate of an internationally renowned entertainer.
Educated at Clare College Cambridge, the University of Westminster and the College of Law, David trained at niche entertainment firm Allison & Humphreys before joining Clintons.
Diana Okoeva.
dokoeva@clintons.co.uk
Leads the firm's Immigration practice.
Dual qualified as an Attorney in New York and a Solicitor in England and Wales.
Focuses primarily on US immigration and nationality law. Works with individual talent and with talent groups, helping them obtain the required visas to enter the US for filming or performing. Advises businesses expanding into the US or growing their US presence or workforce. Acts for entrepreneurs, seeking to start businesses in the US, investors seeking "green cards" under the investment schemes, and individuals seeking to self-petition for permanent residency in the US based on extraordinary abilities or national interest waivers.
Advises individuals requiring complex waivers of inadmissibility based on previous criminal record, as well as individuals seeking family based immigrant and non-immigrant visas and other immigration benefits or wishing to acquire or lose US citizenship.
Wide range of clients, including traditional and new age talent, start-ups, owned and managed businesses, large multinational corporations, entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals. Practice spans across sectors, with concentration in media, entertainment, creative and tech sectors.
Active member of and a frequent speaker at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and regularly volunteers her time on AILA committees, chairing the last two biennial AILA RDC/EMEA London conferences and serving on the fall 2018 South Africa conference committee.
Before Clintons, headed the US immigration practice at Lewis Silkin, having practised immigration law at firms in London and in the US. Before starting her career as an immigration lawyer, worked for a number of years as an international lawyer for the Armenian government.
Keen traveller, experimental chef and a mixologist and a loyal Friend of the Royal Opera House.
James Jones.
jjones@clintons.co.uk
Extensive experience of the media and entertainment industry and advises clients on commercial and intellectual property issues across a wide range of sectors including music and television.
Particularly well known for theatre and live event work. Recent stage productions include: The Bodyguard, An Officer and a Gentleman, Bat Out of Hell, Everybody's Talking about Jamie, The Exorcist and Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty.
James Nethercot.
jnethercot@clintons.co.uk
Leads the firm's Property practice and heads the firm's Private Client Group.
Advises on all aspects of residential and commercial property law, including development site acquisition and disposal and secured lending. Particular expertise in enfranchisement (both individual and collective).
Diverse Client base, including banks, corporate entities and offshore structures, entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals and those in the public eye. Works closely with other departments of the firm, including the family, corporate, litigation and entertainment departments.
Trained at Clintons and qualified in 2004
John Cohen.
jcohen@clintons.co.uk
Recognised as a leading practitioner in Theatre.
Represents many of the leading British creators of musical theatre – Tim Rice, Don Black, the late Lionel Bart, George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, as well as directors, designers, orchestrators and producers. He also continues to represent a number of recording artists and television personalities.
Also handles corporate matters in the entertainment business.
Trustee of The Arts Foundation, Mercury Musical Developments, The Lionel Bart Foundation and The Whicker's World Foundation.
John Seigal.
jseigal@clintons.co.uk
Originally a Corporate and Commercial lawyer and now devotes most of his time to the management of the firm's business, reporting to the firm's Management Committee.
BSc (Econ) from Cardiff University.
Qualified as a Solicitor in 1984, joining Clintons in 1987 and becoming a Partner shortly afterwards.
Passionate follower of Led Zeppelin, Tottenham Hotspur, Cycling and Winston Churchill.
Kami Naghdi.
knaghdi@clintons.co.uk
Heads the Film and Television practice.
Work spans media finance, development, production and exploitation of film and television content across all platforms, with an international client base from Los Angeles to Beijing. Best known for handling multi-party financing transactions, complex rights deals (for both buyers and sellers), life rights, investigative documentaries and completion guarantees. Praised by clients for his dynamic, vigorous approach to high pressure closings.
Recent work includes documentaries "Supersonic", "Trojan" and "Death of Gentleman"; feature films "Titan"; "Ophelia" "Where Hands Touch" and "Moose". Has also worked on a number of the most high value rights deals in TV in the UK.
Listed by the Legal 500 as a leading individual in film and television. Clients say he is "knowledgeable, thorough and fast" and "very experienced".
Regular visiting lecturer to film MA courses and has provided expert evidence in complex film finance cases. His articles have been published by the Entertainment Law Review and Lexis. Most recently he has provided evidence for the House of Lords Communications Committee in relation to 'Public Service Broadcasting in the age of video on demand'.
Educated at University College London; City, University of London; City Law School.
From 2005 to 2010 Kami worked in the film industry and produced eight international feature films with leading cast and film-makers.
Karim Bouzidi.
KBouzidi@clintons.co.uk
Deals with a broad range of disputes in the creative industries and sports (intellectual property and contractual disputes, as well as regulatory and disciplinary proceedings) acting for prominent individuals, as well as leading corporate entities. He also has a thriving general commercial litigation practice with particular experience of complex shareholder and LLP disputes, and senior executive 'exits'.
Has a Masters in UK, US and EU Law of Copyright from King's College London.
Contributing author to the textbook 'Football and the Law'.
Before qualifying as a lawyer, spent 10 years as a successful music promoter.
Fluent French.
Layla Bunni.
lbunni@clintons.co.uk
Heads the firm's employment practice.
Non-contentious work includes managing employee relations issues (both employer and employee), reviewing and drafting employment agreements and consultancy contracts, reviewing and drafting HR policies and procedures, hiring and firing senior executives, advising on internal commercial reorganisations, handling internal disciplinary and grievance procedures and also advising on TUPE matters.
Contentious experience includes handling High Court claims on anti-compete and post-termination restrictions; and employment tribunal claims relating to, amongst other things, unfair dismissal, whistleblowing and discrimination and trade union disputes.
Clients drawn from a diverse range of sectors including entertainment, financial services and media and technology and include high net worth individuals and senior executives.
Regularly provides clients and their management teams with training on a multitude of employment related matters including, diversity and managing disciplinary and grievance investigations and hearings. She has co-written a chapter on jurisdiction and governing law for the publication "Cross-Border Transfers and Redundancies".
Joined Clintons from Starr & Partners LLP, where she led the employment practice. Trained at Debevoise & Plimpton and joined the employment department of CMS Cameron McKenna upon qualification.
Liz Vernon.
lvernon@clintons.co.uk
Leads the firm's Family practice.
Over 23 years' experience in dealing with both financial cases (including pre and post-nuptial agreements) and work relating to children. Acts for clients from all walks of life, with a particular expertise in dealing with high net worth complex financial cases involving businesses and trusts, often with an international dimension.
Part of the original team that acted for Diana, Princess of Wales in her divorce. Established reputation for dealing with high profile clients from the sports, entertainment and media fields and their spouses. Acted for both Karen Parlour in respect of the widely reported landmark case and for Slavica Ecclestone.
Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
A collaboratively trained lawyer and member of the Central London Collaborative Forum (http://www.collaborativefamilylaw.org.uk/). Wide range of alternative dispute resolution skills to assist in the resolution of difficult family disputes without involving the courts.
Qualified as a solicitor in 1989 and became a partner at Mishcon de Reya in 1998 before moving to Clintons.
Conversational French and Welsh.
Nicky Stein.
nstein@clintons.co.uk
Qualified as a solicitor in 2001 and specialises in music and entertainment law.
Divides his time between London and Los Angeles. Advises both recording artists and writers in all aspects of the music industry, as well as acting for various record, publishing, production and management companies (he has previously managed artists and worked in-house at a major record company).
Nicky also advises on TV work and merchandise agreements (music and sport).
Peter Button.
pbutton@clintons.co.uk
Recognised as a leading practitioner and senior statesman in Music.
Specialises in entertainment law, with particular expertise in all non-contentious commercial and contractual aspects of the global music industry and regularly advised on corporate and catalogue regulations and rules.
Clients range from new artists, producers, songwriters and DJs, through to managers, merchandise companies, independent record and publishing companies, to major record companies and internationally renowned artists. Amongst others, has advised Boy George, Michael Jackson, U2, Paul Weller, Daft Punk, The Who, The Travelling Wilburys Stereophonics, Pink Floyd, The Sex Pistols, Cher and Duran Duran.
Philip Stinson.
Corporate & Commercial; Brands & Marketing Services
pstinson@clintons.co.uk
Philip leads the firm's Commercial and Brands & Marketing Services practices.
Recognised in the Legal 500 for his work in Brand Management, Media and Entertainment and Sport.
Advises on all aspects of commercial and corporate work for clients across a wide variety of sectors, including leading advertising and marketing services businesses, event owners and management companies, luxury brands, fashion designers, artists and art dealers, digital media and publishing businesses, cinematic and theatrical rights owners, bands, entertainers, authors and sports people (including Olympic medal winners). Has a particular expertise in the use and exploitation of Image Rights.
Trustee of the Swimathon Foundation, owners of the world's largest pool based fund-raising swim and other swimming events, which take place throughout the UK each year with over 25,000 participants.
Member of the newly constituted independent European Athletics Court.
Member of the European Sponsorship Association and author of the legal section of its Diploma qualification.
Educated at Marlborough College and Oxford University.
French speaker.
Roddy Chisholm Batten.
Privacy & Reputation Management; Litigation & Dispute Resolution
rchisholmbatten@clintons.co.uk
Described by Legal 500 as "sharp, focused and effective" and by Chambers & Partners as a "highly regarded litigator who defends clients, often celebrities and television personalities, from privacy invasion and defamation. He has been very active in recent years pursuing hacking claims against tabloid newspapers".
Leads the firm's Privacy and Reputation Management practice, acting for well-known actors, television personalities, sportsmen and musicians in claims for defamation, malicious falsehood, misuse of private information, breach of confidence, data protection and protection from harassment.
Currently advising clients in claims for misuse of private information against both News Group Newspapers Limited and MGN Limited arising out of the ongoing phone hacking scandal, including Shane Richie who was one of the eight representative claimants that was awarded record damages in the ground breaking Court of Appeal decision in Gulati & Ors v MGN Limited [2015] EWCA Civ 1291.
He also successfully acted for three of Paul Weller's children in their high-profile misuse of private information claim against Associated Newspapers Limited, arising out of the publication in the Mail Online of seven highly intrusive paparazzi-style photographs of them on a family shopping trip with their father and at a cafe in Santa Monica, a decision that was upheld in the Court of Appeal (Weller v Associated Newspapers Limited [2015] EWCA Civ 1176) – as a consequence of this ruling tabloid newspapers are now required to pixilate photographs of children.
Also undertakes general commercial litigation including contractual disputes in the music, film and theatre industries, as well as IP and property related issues.
Studied Estate Management at Oxford Brookes University and qualified as a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) in 1997.
Sarah Bostock
00 44 20 7395 8412
sbostock@clintons.co.uk
Sarah has specialised in family law since qualifying in August 2009.
Sarah encourages solutions focused on the family as a whole, with an amicable approach in the first instance, fighting only the relevant battles to bring matters to a swift and cost effective conclusion. With experience in all aspects of family law: divorce; civil partnerships; nuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, financial and children disputes between both married and unmarried partners.
She has vast experience dealing with high net worth clients, those with complicated family structures, trust funds, companies, international considerations and jurisdictional complexities.
Away from the law Sarah is passionate about live music, sports and finding unique ways of raising money for charity.
Steve Joelson.
sjoelson@clintons.co.uk
Has specialised in commercial and entertainment litigation for more than 35 years, both in the UK and the US and has substantial trial experience. Considerable and wide-ranging experience as an advocate and litigation strategist, particularly in difficult and complex matters.
'Entertainment Litigation Lawyer of the Year in England' by Corporate Intl Magazine in 2017.
Global practice, representing clients from the UK, USA, Canada, Europe, the Russian Federation, Africa, the Middle East and Australasia. Deals with complex commercial litigation and entertainment, media, sports and art disputes. Also has extensive experience of alternative dispute resolution, handling numerous arbitrations and mediations (both domestic and international), including appeals to sporting arbitral bodies for individuals and governing bodies. Particular expertise in handling cases with international, cross-border elements.
Clients include international corporations, studios, Film and TV production and distribution companies, artists, producers, composers, actors, directors, theatrical producers, advertising agencies, art advisers, sporting governing bodies, FIFA licensed agents and sportsmen and sportswomen.
Before joining Clintons in 1999, he practised for approximately 20 years as a barrister in England and then as an attorney in Los Angeles.
Tom Frederikse.
tfrederikse@clintons.co.uk
Recognised as a leading practitioner in Digital Media and technology-related matters.
Works on a wide range of commercial and media matters and IT projects and regularly deals with IP issues including copyright, trademarks and brand protection, rights licensing, data protection and information security.
Clients include IT companies, digital content retailers and aggregators, music and entertainment companies, advertising agencies, artists, managers, producers and film-makers.
Extensive practical experience in media and technology, having spent 15 years as a music producer and engineer and amassing a large discography.
Trained at Bird & Bird before joining Clintons in 2005.
Dual-qualified as a UK solicitor and a New York attorney.
Alastair Kenwood.
akenwood@clintons.co.uk
Alastair advises clients across the music and entertainment sectors on a broad range agreements, with a focus on recording, publishing, management and producer agreements.
Alastair joined Clintons in 2018 after nearly 4 years at Sound Advice, a boutique music law firm, where he worked with clients from across the music industry.
Qualified as a Solicitor in 2016.
Amedeo Cappuccio
acappuccio@clintons.co.uk
Amedeo advises clients in the music and entertainment industries on legal and commercial matters. His clients include artists, songwriters, managers, producers and tech start-ups – he has a particular passion for jazz and hip hop.
He joined Clintons in 2019 from boutique music law firm Sound Advice, where he predominantly represented talent. Previously, Amedeo trained at Harbottle & Lewis, where he worked across all sectors of the entertainment industry.
Amedeo read Law with Italian Law at University College London (UCL). He is bilingual in Italian, and also speaks French and Spanish. In his spare time, he produces his own rap and electronic music and is classically trained in the double bass.
Blake Wilner.
bwilner@clintons.co.uk
Having trained at the firm, Blake qualified in to the Litigation Department in 2017.
Blake advises clients from across the media and entertainment sector on a broad range of disputes.
Before joining Clintons, Blake worked as a professional musician and performed throughout the world. He also held academic positions at tertiary music institutions and ran his own company that facilitated various aspects of his original musical projects, including album releases, touring, marketing and promotion.
Caitlyn Kuhs.
ckuhs@clintons.us.com
Callie Matthews.
cmatthews@clintons.co.uk
Callie specialises in Music and advises emerging and developed artists across the music and entertainment sectors with a focus on recording, publishing, management and producer agreements.
LLB from Cardiff University.
Prior to joining Clintons, Callie worked in music management for 4 years representing artists and producers. She is a keen pianist and a live music enthusiast.
Charlotte Fisher
Cfisher@clintons.co.uk
Charlotte is a Solicitor in the Litigation Team, specialising in contentious entertainment and media practices and general employment law.
After studying Law at University, Charlotte went on to train at Guildford School of Acting and worked as an Actress and Singer both on television and in Theatre productions before returning to law to train as a Barrister and qualify as a Solicitor in 2017.
Whilst advising clients in the entertainment and media industries, Charlotte continues to fuel her passion for music and the theatre by performing in amateur musicals and singing with a professional function band. Charlotte also has achieved grade 8 piano and plays the cello.
Daniel Chalmers.
dchalmers@clintons.co.uk
Dan joined Clintons from a Top 100 UK firm in January 2018.
Dan qualified as a Solicitor in 2011 and has experience in all aspects of family law. He specialises particularly in divorce and associated financial matters, often representing clients in high net worth disputes involving assets in multiple jurisdictions.
Dan handles matters at all stages of a relationship including Pre and Post Nuptial agreements, civil partnership agreements and cohabitation agreements as well as all aspects of private law children cases, both domestic and international with experience in contentious leave to remove applications.
Dan is a Committee member of Resolution, an organisaiton committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes. He has also developed relationships with other family lawyers often enabling him to reach cost effective and expedited settlements for his clients.
Outside of the office, Dan is a keen sportsman, playing both football and hockey and can be found trying to lower his handicap on the golf course!
What others say about Dan:
Professional quotes:
"He's a real star. He manages high level cases well beyond his experience. He's a real rising star – probably one of the best solicitors I've worked with."
"Daniel Chalmers is more junior, but definitely one to watch."
Client testimonials:
"His knowledge and experience were second to none. He knew our case inside out and was willing to put in the hours, or at least be available at all hours, when required. He treated us very well, and no query we had was too trivial. He was happy to speak on the phone, or by email, as required. He knew exactly what was required to get the best outcome and what wasn't worth pursuing."
"Thank you so much for all your help and expertise over the last couple of years. It made an enormous difference to have such a lovely person to deal with through the tough times."
"I just want to say thank you for all the hard work you put in to get me the access I want with the girls. I'm very grateful for everything you did. You did an amazing job."
"I just wanted to say thank you so much for all of your advice over the last year, without it I would not have had the confidence to do what I have and I'm so much happier now."
"You have been terrific in the handling of my case…thanks for your support."
Emilie Edwards.
eedwards@clintons.co.uk
Advises clients on the creation, development, finance and exploitation of audio-visual content for film, television, and across a range of platforms.
Prior to joining Clintons, worked for a Magic Circle law firm advising clients in the technology, media and telecoms sector.
Has lived and worked in Paris and Milan and speaks fluent French and proficient Italian.
A Friend of the Phoenix Cinema Trust, assisting in the running of one of the UK's oldest cinemas and a member of Women in Film and Television.
Emma Jones
ejones@clintons.co.uk
Emma joined Clintons in 2019 and has experience in a broad range of private client work including the preparation of wills, lifetime estate planning and the administration of estates.
Emma is an affiliate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and is currently undertaking the STEP Diploma in Trusts and Estates.
LLB University of Reading.
Qualified as a Solicitor in September 2016.
Halina Wielogorska.
Music; Brands & Marketing Services
hwielogorska@clintons.co.uk
Highly regarded music and entertainment lawyer who has built up a sterling reputation at one of the world's most respected and influential music law firms, Clintons.
Prior to Clintons worked in the business, label, publishing, sponsorship, events and legal divisions at Boiler Room and AEI Group.
Works closely with leading music talent, providing a personal service and access to an extensive network of industry connections to assist her clients in their career development for which she is recognised and respected in the industry. Has a growing and diverse client base, reflecting her own passion for new music.
Read law at Oxford University and trained at a Magic Circle law firm before diversifying into music.
James Badge.
jbadge@clintons.co.uk
Joined Clintons in September 2017 and qualified as a Solicitor in April 2019.
James trained at Clintons and prior to joining the firm worked as a corporate and commercial paralegal working primarily on mergers & acquisitions with a focus on private equity deals.
Set up and ran his own record label and management company for a number of years after winning a highly competitive business incubator award and investment from the University of Bristol. His management company focused on artists in the USA. Significant experience of the music industry from music management, publishing, distribution, recording and events.
Degree in Music at the University of Bristol followed by the Graduate Diploma in Law, Legal Practice Course and Masters in Business, Law and Management at the University of Law in Bristol.
Passionate about music and enjoys discovering new and emerging talent, as well as producing and composing music in his spare time.
Jenny Parker.
jparker@clintons.co.uk
Jenny is a media and entertainment lawyer specialising in film and TV. She is recommended in the Legal 500 (2019).
In addition to a broad range of development and production work, Jenny advises on high value, multi-jurisdictional film and TV financing transactions. She regularly advises rights holders, production companies and talent on deals with SVOD platforms and major UK and US broadcasters, often with international elements.
Jenny has particular experience advising on content with complex rights issues arising from music and sport. She has recently negotiated feature film rights for a Premier League football player, advised a League One football club on the financing and production of a television series and negotiated production terms for high budget feature-length documentaries starring some of the most well-known musicians in the world.
As well as working with high profile individuals and industry-leading companies, Jenny enjoys working with new and upcoming producers and directors. She has worked with clients on socio-political lobbying within the industry, including best practice guidelines for the filming of intimate scenes.
Jenny regularly speaks at film festivals, seminars and events in the UK and abroad. She qualified as a Solicitor in 2014.
Appointments and awards: Legal Expert for Scottish Screen Sector 'FOCUS' panel, delivered by Film City Futures (2018-2019); shortlisted for a Rising Star Award by WeAreTheCity (2018); member of Women in Film & TV (UK).
Luke Gornell
LGornell@clintons.co.uk
Luke is an Associate in the Entertainment Team, specialising in Film & TV. He advises production companies, financiers, film and television businesses, brands and leading talent on the creation, finance and exploitation of audio-visual content across all platforms.
Luke also advises clients in relation to general brand protection matters, multi-territory trade mark registrations and cyber security. Before joining Clintons in 2014, Luke read history at The University of Sheffield.
He has a keen interest in the arts, in particular film and theatre, and he has travelled extensively through Asia and Latin America. Luke is also the vice-captain of the Clintons' football team.
Nick Weaser.
nweaser@clintons.co.uk
Nick advises on a wide range of legal and commercial matters within the music industry, with a primary focus on artists and, in particular, emerging talent. Nick also represents a diverse range of producers, songwriters and managers. Whilst his main focus is on the music industry in the UK, Europe and United States, Nick also has a unique understanding of the Asian and Australasian music markets having spent 18 months representing Clintons in Australia. Subsequently, he has concluded deals for his diverse international client base with major and independent record companies and publishers throughout the world.
Nick joined the firm in 2015, having trained at Reed Smith. During his training, Nick was seconded to Absolute Radio (Bauer Media) where he advised the business on various aspects of its Isle of Wight Festival partnership, live sessions at the station and one-off special music events. Prior to joining Reed Smith, Nick worked at a multi-channel network.
Nick qualified as a Solicitor in 2014.
Ollie Raggett
oraggett@clintons.co.uk
Ollie joined Clintons' Corporate and Commercial team in November 2018 from City firm CMS. Prior to his training, Ollie read International Relations & Politics at the University of Sheffield and alongside his GDL/LPC has an MA in Business, writing about the video-on-demand sector.
Ollie has previously completed secondments to both Amazon and BP where he undertook a variety of corporate, digital, IP, data protection and general commercial work. He assists on all types of corporate and commercial matters, with a particular focus on music, digital media and theatre. Ollie frequently advises on corporate m&a transactions, shareholders' agreements and joint ventures, and is experienced in drafting a wide range of commercial contracts.
Orla Meehan.
omeehan@clintons.co.uk
Represents a wide range of clients on all elements of their commercial and residential property requirements.
Acts on the sale and purchase of houses, flats and commercial units, as well as leasehold acquisition and disposal of offices and other commercial premises and residential enfranchisement.
Dual qualified in 2015 as a Solicitor in England and Wales and in Ireland.
Saima Saeed.
ssaeed@clintons.co.uk
Deals with a broad range of commercial and residential property matters and acts for landlords, tenants, buyers, sellers, lenders, investors, corporates, estates and private individuals.
Transactions include dealing with commercial leases, secured lending deals, investment acquisitions, corporate re-structuring and high end residential sales and purchases.
Experienced in London and UK property and acting for overseas clients.
Graduate of Cardiff Law School and member of Women in Banking and Finance and CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women).
Sam Sparrow.
ssparrow@clintons.co.uk
Specialises in Music.
Assists Andrew Myers and has a number of her own artist and management clients.
Head of Digital Marketing at Warner Brothers Records and spent seven years working in management for a high profile rock band, before joining Clintons.
Has a first class degree from Cambridge University in Social and Political Sciences and a distinction in both the Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice Course.
Sebastian Jones.
sjones@clintons.co.uk
Works across a broad spectrum of disputes and matters in the music, sport, entertainment and media, and commercial sectors, acting for both corporate entities and individuals (including well-known bands, artists and songwriters, and sports professionals).
Has assisted in bringing or defending cases for a variety of high profile clients including leading bands and bookmakers. Most recently involved in the Clintons team that won a substantial and international trade mark dispute against easyGroup. Also recently advised England Netball on a new regulatory framework for its Vitality Superleague.
Mentioned in the 2017 Legal 500 for commercial work in the sporting sector.
Read Medieval & Modern History at the University of Birmingham before studying law. Qualified as a Solicitor in 2013.
Previously worked as a writer and producer at a global music/media company, with specific experience dealing with new media and digital platforms. Trained and qualified as an NCTJ-accredited journalist. A drummer and a keen runner, regularly competing in ultra-distance events across the world.
Stephen Pidcock.
00 44 20 395 8445
spidcock@clintons.co.uk
Advises clients from the subsidised and commercial sectors on all areas of theatre and live performance, including commercial, licensing, intellectual property and rights issues. Has also advised on corporate transactions in the entertainment, fashion, leisure and retail fields.
Before qualifying as a solicitor, Stephen was a theatre publicist working in-house at the Royal Court Theatre and then for The Corner Shop PR in the West End and across the UK. As a publicist, his clients included many of the leading West End theatre production companies.
An award-winning translator of new Italian plays.
Trustee of the Bush Theatre, and of Rabble theatre company in Reading.
Supna Chavda.
Film & TV; Brands & Marketing Services
schavda@clintons.co.uk
Advises clients on the development, production and exploitation of film, television and audio-visual content across all platforms and on a range of marketing and intellectual property matters for brands.
Before Clintons, worked in-house at television and sports talent management agency James Grant Media, advising clients on television, format and sponsorship deals, and at mobile games studios Mind Candy, creators of the Moshi Monsters intellectual property, and NaturalMotion, developers of ultra-high-quality mobile game products and gaming technology.
Aron Rollin.
arollin@clintons.co.uk
Assists individuals in the entertainment world requiring specialist criminal law advice.
A Blackstone Scholar at Bar School, called to the Bar in 2004 and since then has worked both in the entertainment industry and as a criminal barrister.
In the entertainment industry Aron has worked as a producer and a lawyer. His production company has produced, advised on and been involved in a full range of productions including feature films, short films, major West End shows, national and international tours and Fringe shows. Aron advises clients in all of these areas, including major West End and international producers as well as smaller production companies, individual producers, film companies and individual filmmakers.
As a criminal barrister Aron has been recognised repeatedly by Chambers and Partners as an up and coming 'leading junior' and he has appeared frequently in very high-profile cases. Aron practiced at Carmelite Chambers and remains a door tenant there. His full Criminal CV is on the Carmelite website.
Uniquely qualified to advise where there is an overlap between entertainment and criminal law or where those in the media require assistance with criminal law problems and related reputation management concerns.
M.A. from the University of Edinburgh and an MSc from SOAS.
Charlie Anderson.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Music
canderson@clintons.co.uk
Charlie Anderson is a barrister practicing primarily within our music and litigation departments. Holding a first in molecular biology and a Thomas More scholarship from Lincoln's Inn during his law conversion, Charlie was called to the bar in 2003 and completed his pupillage at 11 South Square, a top-tier IP chambers. Already involved in the media and entertainment world as a DJ, producer and events promoter, he then joined Clintons in order to work directly with clients on IP and contract-related litigation with a music industry slant. He has since acted for clients in various high profile cases including the successful Court of Appeal action in Seal -v- Wadlow. Charlie's current practice covers all aspects of IP, including copyright, trade marks and passing off, as well as contractual matters. His advisory work includes non-contentious and semi-contentious matters within music, events and new media, including complex digital licensing and branding issues. Charlie is a fluent French speaker. He is a lifelong surfer and spends a part of each year based in Indonesia or California.
David Landsman
dlandsman@clintons.co.uk
David's firm DM Landsman & Co merged with Clintons in 1990, to establish the basis of the firm as it practices today.
David is now a Consultant to the firm and advises a number of leading figures from the world of music and entertainment.
Gary Lux.
glux@clintons.co.uk
Gary Lux qualified as a Legal Executive in 1976 shortly after joining Clintons and is now a consultant to the Firm. He specialises in commercial litigation. He has been involved in numerous high profile court actions relating to disputes in the music industry and has acted both for recording and publishing companies, as well as artistes. In addition to his civil practice, he has represented and advised in criminal matters including high profile fraud actions. Latterly he has specialised in intellectual property matters and, in particular, issues relating to parallel trading, and the establishment of the Parallel Traders Association, to which he is the legal adviser, representing the Association in various matters both before the Trade & Industry Select Committee and before the European Parliament and the European Commission.
Jeremy Crouch.
jcrouch@clintons.co.uk
Having worked for HM Customs and Excise and trained in accountancy, Jeremy has nearly fifteen years' experience in administering trusts and estates, specialising in tax and accounting matters as well as advising individuals on a range of taxation matters.
Clients have included high net worth individuals, owners of large landed estates, non-resident individuals and companies owning UK property.
When not dealing with the taxman, Jeremy is a church organist and singer and travels the world in pursuit of opera.
Laurence Middleweek.
lmiddleweek@clintons.co.uk
Deals with every aspect of property law, both commercial and residential, and has extensive experience of advising clients, whether individuals, businesses, property companies or banks in all types of transactions including sales and purchases, secured lending and lettings.
Educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School, Clifton College Bristol and Trinity College Cambridge.
Closely follows the fortunes of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Mel Stein.
Born on 13-7-45 and educated at Central Foundation Grammar School and King's College, London, Mel was one of the first English solicitors to be regarded as a specialist sports lawyer.
He has represented footballers such as Chris Waddle, Paul Gascoigne and Alan Shearer as well as Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
Mel established the Post-Graduate Certificate in Sports Law at King's College in 1995 and still lectures in Sports Law at King's College and as a visiting professor at Coventry University. He remains an examiner on the King's College course.
He is the author of some seventeen books and a regular broadcaster on sports related matters on BBC, GMTV, Sky and Radios 4 and 5.
Mel joined Clintons in January 2005 as a Consultant, specifically to help develop and enhance the firm's expanding and well regarded sports law practice.
Mel represents and advises several Football League Clubs as well as being the legal advisor to the Football Conference.
Michael Goldman.
mgoldman@clintons.co.uk
Deals with both Commercial and Residential Property matters and has more than thirty years' experience in mortgage security work. Also advises on insolvency related property matters.
Acts for a hotel group and recently advised on its acquisition of a Central London Hotel. Acts for a Bank on its property based loans.
Attended Christs College Grammar School, Finchley (1960 – 1967) and Queen Mary College, London University.
Runs a local malt whisky tasting group.
Robert Ryder.
rryder@clintons.co.uk
Robert is a solicitor who specialises in dispute resolution with a proven track record in all types of litigation particularly commercial and property disputes, acting for both Claimants and Defendants.
After training in London, Robert was admitted as a Solicitor in 1982 and then practised in Kent for many years during which he set up and managed his own firm in Tunbridge Wells. He joined Clintons in April 2011 as a Consultant solicitor after working as a Partner in a substantial City practice.
Robert also acts for commercial and individual clients in relation to international transactions and is also a Notary Public and a trained mediator.
Tim Bienias.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Family
tbienias@clintons.co.uk
He has over 30 years experience of diverse litigation and dispute resolution, having previously been a Partner at Clintons for 26 years.
Tim's breadth of experience extends to the resolution of disputes relating to trusts, partnerships, companies, property, professional negligence, family disputes and education. Tim is particularly known for dealing with "difficult" cases whether it is his opponent or the issues that arise that are complex. Tim enjoys real loyalty from his clients, many of whom he has represented for the entirety of his professional career. He formerly headed Clintons, now thriving, Family Department and its contentious Employment Department.
Tim has a Masters Degree (London LSE) in Intellectual Property Law, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Employment Law, is a qualified family mediator and a member of the Law Society's Dispute Resolution Section. His clientele includes artists, executives, property developers, retailers, restaurateurs. entrepreneurs, nightclub owners and musicians. Tim is a passionate theatre goer and has a charitable involvement with Covent Garden St Paul's (the actors' church).
Some interesting moments:
Successfully resisting a client's committal to prison for contempt in circumstances where his client had broken the terms of a Court Order (Sectorguard Plc v Dienne Plc).
Successfully applying to stay a defamation claim against his client on the basis that the Claimant had suffered no loss.
Applying to the Court to commit his opposing solicitor to prison for attempting to pervert the course of justice, the solicitor having threatened Tim's client, during the course of legal proceedings.
Caroline Hrabi.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Privacy & Reputation Management
chrabi@clintons.co.uk
Caroline is a Graduate member of CILEx (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives). She has experience of a broad range of commercial litigation with a particular focus on media disputes, including reputation management, defamation and privacy claims.
She is currently involved in advising a number of clients who have been the subject of phone hacking, in relation to claims against both News International and Mirror Group Newspapers.
Listed by the Legal 500 as 'a rising star'.
Margot Sacré.
Margot has a number of years of experience in US immigration, having worked in practices on both sides of the pond. She works with the immigration team, assisting with a variety of US immigration and nationality matters. She works on cases that involve obtaining US visas for talent and crews in the entertainment sector, artists, sports persons, entrepreneurs and a wide spectrum of individuals relocating to the US on a temporary or permanent basis for work or for other reasons. She also assists with matters involving challenging visa refusals or findings of inadmissibility to the US, as well as various US nationality related matters.
Margot holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish with a minor in French. She recently completed the Graduate Diploma in Law at City, University of London, and aspires to become a US lawyer in the future.
Originally from Belgium, Margot speaks Flemish and French. She is also fluent in Spanish. Margot loves horse riding and played on her university polo team.
Michael Stakem.
mstakem@clintons.co.uk
Involved in advising clients on non-contentious matters, including reviewing and drafting contracts of employment, and HR policies and procedures.
Contentious work includes assisting with both Employment Tribunal and High Court claims.
Student Member of CILEx (The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives). Completed Level 6 Certificates in Employment Law and The Practice of Employment Law.
Associate Member of CIPD (The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development).
Sam Cobley.
Works with the immigration team, assisting primarily with all kinds of US immigration and nationality matters, including for companies expanding operations into the US or moving personnel, as well as cases involving individuals relocating to the US on a temporary or permanent basis or dealing with other US nationality related issues.
Law degree from the University of South Africa, GDL from BPP Law School and is currently completing the LPC at BPP.
Speaks Afrikaans and finished Top 5 in the De Beers English Olympiad on "War and Indifference". Enjoys sports and the outdoor life.
Zoe Wright.
Assists the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Teams. An Affiliate member of CILEx.
Ben Harris.
bharris@clintons.co.uk
Masters in Classics at University of Edinburgh, before converting to Law.
Keen music producer and cyclist.
Dom Christophers.
dchristophers@clintons.co.uk
Dom works on all aspects of family law, including high-value and cross-border financial matters arising from divorce. He has particular experience in complex disputes concerning the arrangements for children.
Dom is a member of Resolution, a national organisation committed to finding a constructive solution to all family disputes.
Prior to joining the firm Dom spent 8 years in the music industry working with major artists, labels and live events. He gained significant experience in public relations, artist management, journalism, legal & business affairs, and is well-versed in working with individuals in the public eye.
BA(Hons) degree from Royal Holloway, University of London and a Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course from the University of Law in London.
Outside the office, Dom is a keen sportsman, collects too many records and doesn't sell enough of them.
Dylan Slepon.
dslepon@clintons.co.uk
Dylan started his training contract at Clintons in September 2018. He is currently conducting his first seat in the Property and Private client departments of the firm, where he has been working on a wide range of property transactions as well as estate planning matters.
Prior to working at Clintons, Dylan worked as a paralegal in a film sale agency where he assisted on film-financing projects and licensing agreements. He also has experience as a corporate and commercial paralegal, working on company acquisitions in the food and leisure sectors.
Dylan was born in Brussels and speaks five languages fluently, including Mandarin, French and Hebrew. He studied Law at the University of Sheffield and obtained a Masters Degree in Intellectual Property at King's College, University of London. In 2018 he obtained the Legal Practice Course with a Distinction.
Passionate about digital disruption in the field of entertainment, Dylan has previously worked with artists and bands in the distribution and promotion of their music.
Jordan Prince.
jprince@clintons.co.uk
Graduated in 2015 from the University of Liverpool after studying LLB law. Completed LPC at BPP Law School in 2016.
Undertook a 12 month Legal and Business Affairs Internship between September 2016 and September 2017 at Universal Music Group. Thereafter, a Paralegal at Universal Music Group from September 2017 to July 2018, before joining Clintons in September 2018.
Diane Middleton.
dmiddleton@clintons.co.uk
Responsible for the supervision and management of staff, the administration and accounting function for the firm and the provision of general office accommodation and equipment.
A member of the ILCA and ILAM.
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(Jerusalem Post) Amb. Alan Baker - European Union Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process Susanna Terstal, writing in the Jerusalem Post on Sep. 21, evidently believes that incessant repetition of the phrase "two-state solution" adds some element of legitimacy and feasibility to the idea. But the two-state solution has never been agreed-upon between Israel and the Palestinians, and does not figure in any of the agreements between them. It is nothing more than an expression of wishful thinking within the UN and the EU. To the contrary, the Oslo Accords, to which the EU itself is a signatory, clearly leaves the issue of the permanent status of the territories to be decided in negotiations. Thus, whether the outcome will be one, two or three states, or a federation or confederation, remains on the negotiating table. By incessantly plying a two-state solution, the EU is in fact prejudging an agreed negotiating issue. Suggestions by Israeli leaders to "apply sovereignty" led EU representatives to complain that unilateral modification of the Oslo Accords "undermines the entire agreement" and "dismantles Oslo." One wonders why the EU did not view the recent declarations by the Palestinian leadership canceling the territorial division between areas A, B and C in a similar light. Did this not undermine the accords? The EU representative also expressed support for a "Palestinian state based on the 1967 lines." Yet the issue of borders is an agreed-upon permanent-status negotiating issue, and her presumption of a Palestinian state based on the 1967 lines clearly contradicts and prejudges both the Oslo Accords and UN Security Council Resolution 242 of 1967. The EU cannot in good faith claim that it does not take sides in the conflict. The EU has not only taken sides, but clearly demonstrates a distinct political bias against Israel in virtually all its positions, policies, statements and dealings regarding the Israeli-Palestinian negotiation process. The writer, director of the Institute for Contemporary Affairs and the International Law Program at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, is former legal adviser and deputy director-general of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He participated in the negotiation and drafting of the Oslo Accords with the Palestinians.
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This is one Chilly Bean! While in Chicago I braved the cold windy weather (yes, it is called the windy city and they aren't lying!) to go see Millennium park and the 'Bean' sculpture. However, that's not it's real name…it's the nickname those crazy Chicagoans gave to it. It's birth name is The Cloud Gate and it is quite unique. Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is among the largest of its kind in the world, measuring 66-feet long by 33-feet high and weighing 110 tons. But forget the stats…what does this mean to you?
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Q: I need help understanding this java code I'm following this Swing tutorial and I ran across this snippet of code:
    EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            SimpleExample ex = new SimpleExample();
            ex.setVisible(true);
        }
    });

What's happening inside the EventQueue.invokeLater params?

A: invokeLater expects an argument of type Runnable, i.e. an instance of a class implementing the Runnable interface. In this example, this method receives an instance of an anonymous class that implements Runnable.
Runnable only has a single method - run - so all the anonymous class instance has to implement is that run method.
In Java 8, there's an even shorter syntax, using a lambda expression :
EventQueue.invokeLater(
    () -> {
        SimpleExample ex = new SimpleExample();
        ex.setVisible(true);
    }
);

A: invokeLater()'s parameter has to be implementing Runnable, and in this case is an anonymous inner class - a class that has no name and (in this case) has only one object created, explicitly a new implementation of Runnable interface. This is mainly a Java hack used to allow referencing methods in legacy code. In new code, you can use lambdas and method references in most cases instead, e.g.
EventQueue.invokeLater( () -> {
        SimpleExample ex = new SimpleExample();
        ex.setVisible(true);
} );

This particular code you presented will just run the code in run() from EventQueue when it's time.

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Sustaining Conflict develops a groundbreaking theory of political apathy, using a combination of ethnographic material, narrative, and political, cultural, and feminist theory. It examines how the status quo is maintained in Israel-Palestine, even by the activities of Jewish Israelis who are working against the occupation of Palestinian territories. The book shows how hierarchies and fault lines in Israeli politics lead to fragmentation, and how even oppositional power becomes routine over time. Most importantly, the book exposes how the occupation is sustained through a carefully crafted system that allows sympathetic Israelis to "knowingly not know," further disconnecting them from the plight of Palestinians. While focusing on Israel, this is a book that has lessons for how any authoritarian regime is sustained through apathy.
Katherine Natanel is a Lecturer in Gender Studies at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter.


This paper focusses on 'Europe' as category of collective identity and alterity and as such as category which manifests a particular perception of the world (cf. Asbach 2011: 28). As a term without reference to a definite real phenomenon, 'Europe' seems to be particularly suitable to constitute ideas of (cultural, religious, socio-political) community and diversity. Following Carl Schmitt (1996: 26-28) who characterizes the distinction between enemy (Feind) and friend (Freund) as basic category of the political, the inclusion in or exclusion from 'Europe' serves to constitute not only political identities, but also political actors. Due to the politics of isolation of the dictatorial regime and the colonial past, on the one hand, and the geographical and economic marginality, on the other, Spain and Portugal have an ambiguous relation to 'Europe'. In Spanish and Portuguese texts, 'Europe' is referred to as both as part of the own identity and as the significant 'other'. 'Europe' serves not only as (positive) reference point of national self-description, as l'autre cap in Jacques Derrida's (1991) term, but even as an exclusionary matrix (Butler 1993) which defines the in-group and the other, the potentate (Said 1991) and the subaltern (Gramsci 2012 [s.d.]; Spivak 2011 ). The opposition between 'Europe' and Spain and/or Portugal or the 'European' and the Spanish and/or Portuguese goes along with the distribution of power and knowledge (cf. Massey 1999; Foucault 1994 ). Considering the reference to 'Europe' and 'European' in Spanish and Portuguese literary texts, this paper aims at giving an answer to the principle questions: What kind of configurations of the world and which ideas of community and diversity are transmitted via 'Europe' as category of collective self-description? And: To what extent 'Europe' serves as instrument of politicization of collective identities?


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Home Energy U.S. Plans New Measures to Help Energy Companies Counter Russia: Report
U.S. Plans New Measures to Help Energy Companies Counter Russia: Report
The White House is considering a new round of executive actions to boost the U.S. energy industry in an attempt to portray strength against Russia, Politico reports citing a senior Trump administration official and others familiar with the effort.
It would be President Trump's third effort to help pipeline companies, the report says, adding that the actions include possible executive orders that would weaken states' power to block energy projects and ease the construction of new pipelines to facilitate the movement of a glut of domestic oil and gas.
According to the administration official, the pipeline executive order would be "quite similar" to the President's previous actions, but "broader, deeper."
Trump has promoted energy as an economic and national security boon throughout his presidency. In recent weeks, he has amped up the energy-focused rhetoric, making the case in public and private that low oil and gasoline prices are a sign of the success of his policy agenda — and an indication that he isn't a pawn of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump has pledged to drive "U.S. energy dominance" abroad, capitalizing on the decade-long surge in U.S. oil and gas production that has lifted output to record levels. The sector has remained a bright spot in an economy that experts say may be in danger of dipping into recession.
U.S. companies have begun oil shipments since the ban on exports was lifted in 2015, and the U.S. has become one of the leading global shippers. But Russia's oil output has also reached record levels, and its crude exports are second only to Saudi Arabia. Russia is also the world's leading gas exporter, with a particularly strong position in Europe, which gets more than a third of its supplies from state-run Gazprom.
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"Turkish Baths have long been considered one of the best ways to relax and unwind and there is no better place to experience the tranquility of this ancient bathing ritual than in Turkey itself!" writes Joan Scanlon, Head of Sales & Operations, Wings Abroad Holidays.
"The Turkish Bath, also known as 'hamam', is about leaving yourself in the hands of your 'tellak' or 'natir' (male and female attendants) who will guide you through the various stages of this experience.
"The bath starts by entering into a warm relaxation room where you will find big basins of hot water, 'kurna'. In the centre of this room you will also find a large central raised marble heated platform, which is perfect for lounging on and de-stressing.
"The hot section of a Turkish Bath is the most impressive part, as it is usually designed so that the rays of light filter into this area from a high central dome, illuminating the steam and creating an otherworldly feeling. Sheer bliss!
"Sit back and relax and your attendant will wash your body and this will be followed by a massage using a lacy foam-filled cloth for a sudsy massage.
"Following the washing and massage, your attendant will then scrub your body using a traditional cloth, a 'kese', a process that will leave your skin beautifully soft.


There are proven tools for this process: data-driven insights and recommendations. Used to back up your intuition, data and analytics can help you make a compelling case to your buyers. Here are four tips on how to stand out with retailers, and a bonus tip to give you that extra edge.
Every retailer operates a bit differently. They use their own measures of product success. Communicate using their data points, metrics and terminology. If retailers don't have to translate your sales pitch, you have a much better chance of convincing them that they should carry your product, increase their order size, expand distribution, and more.
Even established retailers don't know everything. Try not to assume your contact is up-to-date on the latest dynamics in your product category, and think about what new information only you can provide, like how your products are selling in their stores relative to other retailers. These insights makes you a trusted authority, and are a "hook" to interest retailers in your company.
Data has a reputation for being boring. That's for good reason: without the right context, data has little value. Make your data relevant to the retailer — present it in an eye-catching and easy-to-understand format, using charts or other visuals, so that a simple skim is enough for you to get your message across.
Retailers want to limit risk. A large product order may be too much to ask, even with a strong pitch. Have a plan B: a test run. A test run is an important part of the brand-building process, as you are not only advancing retailer relationships, but also gauging shopper reaction and adjusting your strategy accordingly.
Data has come a long way. Now it's not only a way to analyze what happened in the past, but also an input to accurately forecast the future. Combine your data with advanced statistical methods to develop in-depth insight of what future sales will look like and guide decisions accordingly.
These tips can result in real brand success. Read more on the RetailTouchPoints blog and check out this case study of how Alloy helped footwear brand Soludos gain retailers' confidence. It's clear that strategic use of data can be a real differentiator in today's competitive environment.


Monsoon Multimedia, best known as the scrappy David to Sling Media's Goliath in the placesifting market, has announced that they're looking to licensing their placeshifting and multi-screen technologies to other consumer electronics vendors for inclusion in their products. Monsoon is best known by their HAVA placeshifting brand, and their more recent Vulkano placeshifting/DVR products. I've always viewed them as chasing Sling Media and never quite catching them, as their products have generally had less polish and fewer overall features – though they've had some unique features Sling lacks. But they've doggedly stayed at it for years, and I have to admit they've come a long way.
Their new tack seems to follow in EchoStar's/Sling Media's 'SlingLoaded' footsteps, looking to get Slingbox technology into other products such as cable STBs and DVRs. However, to date, the SlingLoaded effort hasn't met with much success. Some of this could be attributed to the close ties between EchoStar and Dish Network. If you're an MSO looking to add placeshifting to your offerings, you might be hesitant to be seen as supporting the competition (Dish Network) by licensing from their sister company (EchoStar). Perhaps Monsoon, unencumbered by such competitive issues, real or perceived, might have more success, despite being less well known than Sling? Could be.
Monsoon has developed five integrated modules that enable semiconductor encoder companies to easily begin offering placeshifting capabilities. Including Adaptive Bit-Rate Encoding and Transcoding, Http Live Streaming (HLS) for Live Video Sources, Proprietary Streaming Protocol, Connection Management and Multi-Screen Client Technologies. Monsoon has already ported these modules on multiple encoders.
Monsoon will also make a large number of applications, such as YouTube, VoD, Web Browser, Time Shifting, UPnP/DLNA and other Smart TV applications, available as part of its licensing arrangements.
Adaptive Bit-Rate Encoding continuously measures the available network bandwidth and adjusts the encoding bit rate to deliver smooth video streaming Quality of Service (QOS) over a wide range of network conditions.
Http Live Streaming (HLS) has been extended by Monsoon to support a real-time bit-rate control method of delivering live video sources via the industry standard HLS protocol, without requiring pre-encoding and caching of multiple bit-rate copies of the file.
Proprietary Streaming Protocol moves video from inside the house to outside the house with much finer granularity of the video encoding and without requiring any router set up. UDP protocol with hole punching and NAT (Network Address Translator) traversal is deployed to eliminate the need for router port forwarding.
Connection Management is a secure cloud-based service that allows clients to connect to servers without using fixed IP addresses or DNS (Domain Named Service).
Multi-Screen Client Technologies include video playback of placeshifted live TV streams, recording and trick play (Pause/FF/RW) on clients, and virtual on-screen remote control for set-top boxes, EPGs and side loading. Client technologies are available on iPads, iPhones, Android smartphones and tablets, Blackberry phones and tablets, PCs and Macs.
I used to think Monsoon might be the best bet for TiVo to add placeshifting to their products, since there was no way they'd adopt Sling's technology as long as the lawsuit with EchoStar was ongoing. But now that the lawsuit is settled and TiVo and EchoStar claim to be BFFs, and EchoStar has an interest in licensing TiVo's patents for their products, it might be more likely that TiVo would negotiate a license for Sling's tech as part of a future deal. But Monsoon's technology could be of interest to other set top box vendors looking for a competitive edge.
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Yeah, barring building placeshifting into the TiVo directly a solution like that would be the best approach. Now that EchoStar and TiVo aren't blood rivals it might be possible, but I wouldn't count on it.


So if you've been following this little blog for any time at all, you will learn that I am crazy about books. I mean, I even answered an ad on craigslist giving away 8 - that's right, EIGHT - boxes full of children's books (completely free). They are now filling two bookcases and are all too exited to be in the classroom one day to be utilized. (If you live in the area and are in need of some - come at me! I have about 2 of those I sorted through and wanted to pass on) And let me tell you, there were so many Caldecott and Newberry books, and others I remember from my childhood, I thought I was going to burst, I couldn't contain it. There were also 2 that will be very special to me - a children's version of the bible, complete with illustrations in an easy to read format, and a big book of Christian crafts, ready for my first days in preschool sunday school coming up.
This is absolutely hilarious, and so true in so many ways.
I will always love reading Clive Staples Lewis.
Love love love. This is always by my desk and I'm learning how to pray for Marshall on a regular basis as he needs. This is something you'd regret if you passed on it!
So that's it for now... I had training for the fall program at work today and am getting excited...Thankfully I have my schedule as well, and the day that the majority of my homework is due I'm off - whoop! Also, I took in my dress to be fitted for the birthday ball (in October...better be prepared right?) and should have it in another week. I can't wait to show y'all and finally go to a Marine Corps birthday ball - this October is the Marines' 238th birthday! It's only 2 months away - it really came up on us out of nowhere this time. Also, I need to eat, and work on homework - first week of fall classes that I need to get organized and start on. (Can't wait to graduate next May and get that degree in my hands!! Thank you Liberty!!!) So that's all for now!
My 4 year old and I have been indulging in some of my old childhood favorites! We read Strega Nona the other night, and it brought back so many happy childhood memories from Kindergarten! It's amazing how a book can do that!
I love C. S. Lewis, his work never gets old!


ISCAR is further expanding the HELIDO line by introducing the OXMT 0507R08-FF insert, which was designed to add the FEEDMILL's extremely high feed ability to the popular HELIDO 845 and 890 milling lines and the moderate feed advantage to the HELIDO 865 line.
Another innovation is the RXMT 1607N round insert which adds profiling and corner rounding application options to the SOF45…, SOE45…, S890… and FF-SOF… milling cutter families.
The OXMT 0507R08-FF is a single-sided insert. In comparison to the entry angles obtained on the tools when the original ONMU/ONHU 0505… inserts are used; the new insert features 8 large radius cutting edges rotated by 15° CCW.
The new entry angles were achieved by a 15° rotation of the cutting edges relative to the bottom flanks of the insert.
The new FEEDMILL OXMT 0507R08-FF insert is produced from the advantageous SUMO TEC carbide grade IC808. The RXMT 1607N round insert is produced from the very tough grade IC830.
As with other FEEDMILL tools, the resultant cutting forces are directed axially towards the spindle. This provides high stability and enables machining at high feeds with long overhang, using small to medium machines; or machining less rigidly clamped workpieces and yet being able to attain considerable metal removal rates.


Achieving an up-to-date formal qualification will demonstrate that you have the English and Maths skills that prospective employers are looking for. These will give you an advantage when you apply for employment.
These will give you an advantage when you apply for employment.
Newham College is committed to ensuring every student is sufficiently supported in their efforts to achieve grade C / 4 or above in English and Maths. This corresponds with government policy.
If you join Newham College with a GCSE grade D / 3 in either English or Maths, you will be expected to re-sit whichever GCSE exam you still need to pass with a grade C / 4 result. If you have grade E / 2 or lower when you join, we will advise you to work towards gaining the grade C / 4 by studying Functional Skills as part of your course timetable.
This will enable you to reach the necessary standards. If you need to, you can also retake your English and Maths GCSEs with us on our evening re-sit programme. You can choose one of two pathways in Science or Social Science. Please note the GCSE Science and GCSE Social Science pathways are only open to 16–18 year olds.
The course introduced new elements and units that I found interesting and challenging. The teachers are experienced and give relevant and helpful advice, which has has really helped me get good GCSE grades. The College also has excellent business links, enabling me to go on trips and work experience placements. After college I plan to go to East Anglia University to study Accounting and Finance, or go on to a Higher Apprenticeship.


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City Approves 247 Schools for Outdoor Activities
The mayor, meanwhile, rips critics who demand dedicated funds for outdoor learning: They 'don't know what the hell they're talking about.'
By Eve Kessler
The comptroller wants more than just aerobics in front of high schools. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman
Classes may be coming soon to a street near you.
As of this week, the city has approved the plans of 247 schools to use outdoor facilities for in-person activities because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Department of Education.
The so-called outdoor learning program, which Mayor de Blasio announced last week, allows schools to spread out into playgrounds, parks, sports fields and streets (such as those that are not emergency or bus routes) in order to provide more room for social distancing.
So far, all the schools granted approvals will be operating outdoors on their own property, but the DOE said that it had received applications requesting the opening of streets; the department is reviewing proposals seeking space in streets and parks in collaboration with the Department of Transportation and the Parks Department and should know more by the end of the week, according to a DOE spokeswoman.
The announcement of such approvals are eagerly awaited by safe-streets and fresh-air advocates, who are keen to reclaim space near school buildings from car-drivers, who killed 10 children in crashes in 2019, according to a Streetsblog analysis. The program also might liberate some school playgrounds that have been used as parking lots for private vehicles by teachers. An investigation published last week in Streetsblog showed that as many as one in 12 primary schools allow teachers to park in their playgrounds — although Hizzoner last week refused to mandate that educators vacate the outdoor space.
The mayor, meanwhile, pushed back forcefully against critics who say that the lack of centralized funding for the outdoor learning program will add to the many disparities among rich and poor schools. In an interview on Friday on the Brian Lehrer Show, the mayor said that money is not an issue for the program, because principals can use schoolyards, courtyards and streets without incurring costs. And he recommended that well-resourced parent-teacher associations share funds with those of poorer schools, in order to enable the latter to purchase gear for outdoor learning, such as tents.
"I'm losing patience, respectfully" with people "who don't know what the hell they're talking about," de Blasio told Lehrer, adding, "There's lots of ways to do outdoor [learning] that don't cost a thing. And a PTA that does have a lot of money should share. … If you actually are serious and you're a wealthy PTA, share with a school nearby that doesn't have a lot of money."
One such critic, Brooklyn parent activist Justin Krebs, the co-author of a Streetsblog op-ed on the subject, shot back that the mayor was making a mistake by substituting "charity ad-hoc arrangements for deep solutions."
"Are city agencies that manage our roads and parks being given a directive on how to equitably support these opportunities across schools?" he said in an email. "Are principals who have been more focused on teacher retention, food security, access to technology going to be given the time and support to take advantage of outdoor opportunities, which might not be in the top-five crises they are trying to solve right now?"
Krebs's co-author, Cateia Rembert, added: "We are asking for what we've always been asking for — and that's guidance and answers."
School starts on Sept. 10.
Filed Under: Coronavirus Crisis, Department of Education, Schools, Street Safety, Promoted
Tuesday's Headlines: Big Ydanis is Watching Edition
MTA Boss: City Must Meet Its 'Commitment' to Bus Lanes This Year
'It's So Hard to Park': Entitled Drivers Have Been Whining for 100 Years!
Monday's Headlines: Empire State Shill-ding Edition
Attorney General James Says Harlem Truck Depot May Violate State Law
Opinion: Let the Schools Use the Streets
By Brad Lander | Aug 6, 2020
The city's opening of streets for restaurants provided a lifeline in the pandemic. The schools deserve no less.
A Small Number of Schools Have Asked City Hall for Car-Free Streets
By Eve Kessler | Sep 14, 2020
Outdoor-learning program gains 160 applications for street space, with more expected, DOT commish says.
Mayor Gives Principals a Week To Register Outdoor-Learning Plans
By Dave Colon | Aug 24, 2020
Deadline for schools looms on Aug. 28. How many will seek to open streets?
OPINION: When Schools Meet Streets, Good Things Happen
By Justin Krebs | May 26, 2021
Good things happen — and children flourish — when school activities expand out of doors, a City Council candidate argues.
OPINION: Show Us the Money for School Streets, Mr. Mayor
By Cateia Rembert and Justin Krebs | Aug 28, 2020
Without dedicated funding, the "outdoor learning" program will only promote inequality among schools.
Pressure Grows on Mayor to Give Streets to Schools for Outdoor Classes
By Gersh Kuntzman and Amy Zimmer | Jul 24, 2020
"Families, teachers, school staff and many others are deeply concerned about the safety of sending students back to indoor school in the fall," said Brad Lander.


Stage One is sometimes called Early Onset. This is described as been between six and 18 months and is most often only recognised in hindsight. The signs may be very subtle – a Rett person might be slower reaching developmental milestones, maybe have a tendency to low muscle tone, perhaps little interest in engaging with toys – and hard to identify.
Stage Two is described as beginning anywhere between 12 months and 4 years. It can last weeks or months. It's characterised by the loss of skills that had previously been acquired. Finger and hand skills like pointing and gripping can be damaged, mobility can be affected and language skills lost. This is when the stereotypical hand gestures – wringing, hand-mouthing, tapping – begin to appear. Breathing irregularities can be observed and there can be feeding issues too. This phase is sometimes called the Regression phase.
Stage Three is often referred to as the Plateau. This is usually a stable period. Regression is over and learning can take place – though slowly. Medical problems like Scoliosis and Epilepsy may develop, Apraxia and motor problems continue. There maybe improvement in interaction with the world, attention span and communication skills. Many people remain in the Plateau period for their lifetimes.
Stage Four may occur with some but for many it never happens. It can present as increased motor problems – spasticity, rigidity, reduced movement – but there is no loss at a cognitive level.
Again, it has to be stressed that there is enormous individual variation from person to person. It some, these stages can be seen quite clearly, in others they are not obvious at all. They are just a general guide to the progress of the condition.