Legal, commercial and contract updates for creative businesses in 2025

BCI Talk

18th Mar 2025

9:30am

11am

Origin Workspace, 40 Berkeley Square, Bristol BS8 1HP

>by Bristol Creative Industries

In this talk, Rebecca will cover legal changes for 2025 which will affect your business, from smart data, use of Generative AI through to the impact and adjustments you will need to make for the forthcoming employment law changes as a result of the Employment Rights Bill.

The talk will include tips and trends for navigating contract negotiations with clients and how the nature of client relationships are changing. We will also look at the impact of Gen AI on creative and digital services, how you can leverage Gen AI and the opportunities for partnerships and collaboration to unlock growth.

This talk will cover

Legal updates about the Data (Use and Access Bill), Employment Rights Bill and AI consultations around intellectual property rights which will impact on creative digital businesses in the UK.
Practical tips to manage these changes;
Trends for 2025;
Managing and monetising IP;
Using Gen AI in your business and as part of your services;
Best practice legal and contract tips for managing your contracts with your clients, freelancers and suppliers in 2025;
Collaboration, partnerships and JV’s with other businesses.

About Rebcca

Rebecca is an award winning business lawyer, long-time advisor to tech and creative digital businesses and friend of BCI. She is a partner at Charles Russell Speechlys.

Tickets

> BCI member tickets are priced at £30 +VAT.

> Non-member tickets are £45 +VAT.

If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership perks here.

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About Bristol Creative Industries

Bristol Creative Industries is the membership network that supports the region's creative sector to learn, grow and connect, driven by the common belief that we can achieve more collectively than alone.

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