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Ruth Hoy

Ruth Hoy

Partner
London
About

Ruth Hoy has great experience in media and intellectual property litigation, mainly acting for media and sporting clients.

Ruth has knowledge in contract, copyright, trademarks, passing off, confidential information, defamation and privacy.

Ruth is the managing partner for the London office.

Areas of FocusConsumer Goods, Food and RetailMedia, Sport and EntertainmentTechnologyIntellectual PropertyLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

Key experience
  • Acting for an international sporting body to obtain the first ever interim injunction in Scotland to prevent internet streaming of live sports events
  • Advising on anti-piracy litigation issues for the Premier League, including taking High Court proceedings to establish the legality of the importation and sale of foreign broadcaster smartcards in the UK and their use in pubs and clubs
  • Acting in High Court litigation with a former franchisee of a mobile telecoms business; including termination of brand licence and associated issues
  • Acting for an internationally famous musician/writer in a claim against his publishing company regarding royalty
  • Acting in trademark and domain name enforcement matters for a variety of clients
  • Acting in High Court defamation proceedings brought by an individual against a major High Street bank
  • Advising in relation to privacy issues; assisting a client which had been the subject of undercover filming and how best to ensure that the programme which was aired was a fair and accurate assessment of events
  • Advising major broadcasters on contractual, copyright and licensing issues
  • Acting for major Hollywood film studios on international film distribution deal disputes
  • Advising on reversionary copyright and remake rights for film companies
Education
  • Leeds University, First Class Honours in Law
  • Birmingham University, LLM in Commercial Law
  • Nottingham Law School, LPC with distinction

Awards

  • Commended in the WTR 1000: The World's Leading Trademark Professionals 2017

Publications

Ruth is a contributor to Sweet & Maxwell's Practical Intellectual Property and has written articles, including for World Copyright Law Report. She has been quoted in the Press Gazette and the Guardian Media Law Supplements, and interviewed on the radio.

My latest insights

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DLA Piper appoints Ruth Hoy as London Office Managing Partner

9 October 2022 .2 minute read

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Law à la Mode: Fashion and retail legal challenges: fast fashion, metaverse, BNPL and more

2 September 2022 .1 minute read

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Update: Reputation management during investigations: ZXC v Bloomberg LP

22 March 2022 .4 minute read

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