Henri Brandman & Co.

Our quality is recognised and endorsed – Henri Brandman is identified in Chambers Client’s Guide to the UK Legal Profession 2009 as a leading individual in his main area of practice.
Areas of practice
Civil litigation
- including breach of contract, defamation, privacy and confidence, human rights, copyright, passing off and personal injury.
Crime
- including representation of clients in respect of prosecutions brought by the Crown Prosecution Service, Fraud Prosecution Service, Metropolitan Police Obscene Publications Unit and Computer Crime Unit, HM Revenue and Customs, Trading Standards, the Department of Trade & Industry, and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
- including fraud, white collar crime, confiscation and extradition.
Entertainment/media
- including reputation management.
- including negotiation of management/artiste agreements, television agreements and publishing agreements.
- including breach of management, publishing and/or recording agreements.
- including appearances before PhonepayPlus, and the Video Appeals Committee.
Sports Law
- including appearances before the Premier League, Football League, Football Association, The British Boxing Board of Control and World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association.
- including football and boxing agreements.
Employment
- including drafting of contracts of employment, compromise agreements and appearances before Employment Tribunals.
Commercial
- including merchandising, licensing, e-commerce and advertising agreements.
Family / matrimonial
- including divorce, civil partnership dissolution, family breakdown, issues involving children, co-habitation and pre-nuptial agreements.
Principal
Name: Henri Brandman Date of birth: 12th March 1956 Admitted as solicitor: 1980
Appointments
Trustee of Anne Diamond Cot Death Appeal
Trustee of Michael Watson Appeal Fund
Director of Birmingham City Football Club Plc [1993-2009]
Clients
Clients are both corporate and individual, and include many well-known figures from the worlds of entertainment, the media and sport.
What the QCs say
David Pannick QC : “Henri is an excellent and effective operator. He’s the Arsene Wenger of solicitors”
Trevor Burke QC : “I have worked with a number of Henri’s clients who are not in the public domain. The service he provides for them is identical to that provided for high-profile celebrities, and he enjoys their successes just as much.”
Mark Warby QC : “Henri’s outstanding qualities are his personal charm and agile intellect. Add to this mix, his experience and contacts in the worlds of media and entertainment, and it should be no surprise that he has a proven track record of devising comprehensive and effective strategies for high-profile individuals in media-related trouble.”
What the Chambers Client’s Guide to the UK Legal Profession says
2009 : “Henri Brandman continues to gain market recognition for work in both boxing and football.”
2008 : “Henri Brandman is rated for high-level work in football and boxing.”
2007 : “Henri Brandman continues to win peer support for his work in boxing and football.”
2006 : “A clever and versatile lawyer.”
2005 : “A smart, specialist lawyer with a great range of experience.”
What the Writers say
Foul Play by David Thomas: The Inside Story of the Biggest Corruption Trial in British Sporting History : “Henri Brandman is to celebrities what Red Adair is to oil rigs: the guy who puts out fires.”
Lords of the Ring by Harry Landsdown and Alex Spillius: Marsh, Warren and the Business of Boxing : “A strong sense of humour, a prescient mind and a keenness for legal battle have served him very well.”
Confessions of a Showman by Gerry Cottle: My Life in the Circus : “Henri was renowned for working with the boxing and entertainment worlds … a charming, extremely courteous character.”
The Principal's Dog
		Following in his famous predecessor Todd’s footsteps, Buddi (far left) has successfully undertaken his LAPC (Lhasa Apso Practice Course) to enable him to accompany Henri to meetings, at no additional charge to clients.