In my free time over the next 30 days I am writing a draft article entitled –  ‘All I Want For Christmas Are Damages – Mediating Music Disputes’

The current working draft appears on the ‘Mediating Art & Music Disputes’ page at www.carlislam.co.uk. One of the remedies available in a management contract dispute is breach of fiduciary duty by the manager. This is connected to recovering copyright and back-royalties and obtaining a declaration that the contract is void e.g. for undue influence. The current structure of the article is:

• Introduction.
• Music Business.
• Fiduciary Duties owed by Managers to Artists.
• Constructive Trust?
• Artists’ Rights.
• Copyright in Music.
• Fair dealing & exceptions.
• Remedies.
• Questions for the Mediator to ask each Participant in a Pre-Mediation Zoom /TEAMS Call and on the Mediation Day.
• Bibliography.
• Cases.