Shane Simpson (lawyer)

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Shane Simpson AM is a New Zealand-born lawyer based in Sydney, Australia. He has had a leading role in arts, intellectual property, and entertainment law in Australia, including establishing the Arts Law Centre of Australia, authoring books on aspects of intellectual property, arts, and entertainment law, and acting as an advisor and producing reports on intellectual property and arts law for government. He has also contributed to a range of cultural organisations.

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Education

Simpson received his Bachelor of Laws (Honours) in 1973 from the University of Auckland. In 1975 he was awarded a Master of Jurisprudence from the same institution.

Career

Simpson was admitted as a Barrister of the High Court of New Zealand in 1973. Shortly after, he emigrated to Australia, where he taught in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales from 1974 to 1980 (full-time) and 1981-1982 (part-time). [1]

In 1976 he was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, in 1978 as Barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and in 1986 as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

In 1980, a conversation with an artist made him aware that most people working in the Arts didn’t have access to expert legal advice: few artists could afford it and few lawyers were expert in the field. With the assistance of a grant from the Australia Council for the Arts, he travelled in the USA and the UK to research a book on visual artists and the law. [1]

From this research came the idea of establishing a legal centre that would educated those working in the Arts as to their legal rights, educate lawyers in the legal issues facing arts practitioners, and provide pro bono legal advice for the Arts.

It took two years to secure the funding and establish the Arts Law Centre of Australia. [1] He was its first director (1983-1986) and the first President of its board was Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG. [2] He led the institution through its initial 3 years before stepping down in 1986 to start his own practice, Simpsons Solicitors. It was one of the first legal practices in Australia to specialise solely in arts, entertainment and intellectual property law. [3]

Simpson has served on the boards of numerous cultural organisations, including the National Library of Australia, [4] New Zealand Film Commission, [5] Australian National Maritime Museum, [6] the Music Council of Australia, National Association of the Visual Arts, Australian National Academy of Music, Crafts Council of Australia, and chaired the boards of the Bundanon Trust, [7] Sydney Youth Orchestras, [8] New South Wales Film and Television Office, Aboriginal Benefits Foundation, Studio A, [9] the National Aboriginal Islander Development Association Foundation, [10] the Peggy Glanville Hicks Composers' House Trust, Museums and Galleries Foundation (now Museums and Galleries NSW) among many others.

He was also the founder of the Prelude Project, [11] the cultural re-use of historic properties as composer residences. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Patron

He is the Patron of Ensemble Offspring, [17] the William Fletcher Foundation, [18] the Peggy Glanville Hicks Composers House Trust, [19] and the Arts Law Centre of Australia [20]

Awards and honours

In 2011, Simpson was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) [21] for his service to the law and to the arts through leading roles in intellectual property and entertainment law, and as a contributor to a range of cultural organisations.

In 2019 Simpson was awarded a Doctor of the University (Hon. Causa) by the University of New South Wales, [22] "in recognition of his service to the community, both for his role as one of Australia's most highly regarded intellectual property and entertainment industry lawyers who has written and lectured extensively, and for his work in giving young people the opportunity to complete an education and fostering a society that values the creative contribution of the arts guided by values of excellence, integrity, empowerment and accessibility".

Writings

Simpson has written extensively on the legal issues relating to art, music and cultural property. Most recently he wrote "Borders of Culture", an independent review for the Australian Government on the protection of movable cultural heritage in Australia. Major publications include:

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  2. ↑ "Ten Years of Achievement" (PDF). The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Shane Simpson.pdf" (PDF). Art Summit. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Dr Shane Simpson AM National Library of Australia". www.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "New Chair for NZ Film Commission". The Beehive. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "The Council". www.sea.museum. Australian National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bundanon Trust". bundanon.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Board – Sydney Youth Orchestras". Sydney Youth Orchestra. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Studio A Board". Studio A. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "NAISDA Foundation Patron and Board". NAISDA Dance College. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  11. ↑ with the co-operation of the Australia Council, Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers Trust, the National Trust WA, National Trust SA, Create NSW, Arts SA, the Bundanon Trust and APRA.
  12. ↑ "The Prelude story: building infrastructure to support the composition of Australian music | Loud Mouth - The Music Trust Ezine". Music Trust. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Prelude". Bundanon Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Prelude composer residencies to Rafael Karlen, Kate Moore and Gabriella Smart : News (Australian) Article : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au.
  15. ↑ "Andrew Batt-Rawden is inaugural Gallop House resident". Limelight.
  16. ↑ "The Australian Newspaper". www.theaustralian.com.au.
  17. ↑ "Board and Staff - Ensemble Offspring". Ensemble Offspring. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "Directors :: William Fletcher Foundation". www.williamfletcherfoundation.org.au. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  19. ↑ "Trust". Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers' House. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  20. ↑ "2012 Annual Report" (PDF). Arts Law Centre of Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  21. ↑ "Award Extract - Australian Honours Search Facility". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Australian Government. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  22. ↑ "Honorary Degree and Fellowship holders - UNSW Sydney". www.unsw.edu.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  23. ↑ Simpson, Shane (1982), The visual artist and the law (First ed.), Law Book Co, ISBN   0-455-20452-7
  24. ↑ Simpson, Shane (1989), The visual artist and the law (Second ed.), Law Book Co, ISBN   978-0-455-20809-1
  25. ↑ Simpson, Shane; Bailey, D. L.; Evans, E. K. (1990), Discovery and interrogatories (Second ed.), Butterworths, ISBN   978-0-409-49514-0
  26. ↑ Simpson, Shane; Stevens, Greg (1986), Music, the business and the law, Law Book Co, ISBN   978-0-455-20621-9
  27. ↑ Simpson, Shane; Museums Association of Australia N.S.W. Branch; Simpson, Shane (1989), Museums and galleries : a practical legal guide, Redfern Legal Centre Publishing, ISBN   978-0-947205-10-2
  28. ↑ Simpson, Shane; Australia Department of Communications and the Arts; Simpson, Shane (1995), Review of Australian copyright collecting societies : a report to the Minister for Communications and the Arts and the Minister for Justice, Dept. of Communications and the Arts, ISBN   978-0-642-22909-0
  29. ↑ Simpson, Shane; Seeger, Colin (1994), Music business : a musician's guide to the Australian music industry by top Australian lawyers and deal makers (First ed.), Warner Bros Music, ISBN   1-86362-071-0
  30. ↑ Simpson, Shane (2000), Music business : a musician's guide to the Australian music industry by top Australian lawyers and deal makers (Second ed.), Omnibus Press, ISBN   1-876871-61-X
  31. ↑ Simpson, Shane (2006), Music business : a musician's guide to the Australian music industry by top Australian lawyers and deal makers (Third ed.), Omnibus Press, ISBN   1-921029-315
  32. ↑ Simpson, Shane; Munro, Jules (2012), Music business : a musician's guide to the Australian music industry by top Australian lawyers and deal makers (Fourth ed.), Omnibus Press, ISBN   978-0-949785-08-4
  33. ↑ Simpson, Shane (2015). Review of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 : position paper. Commercial and Administrative Law Branch, Attorney-General's Department, Commonwealth of Australia. ISBN   978-1-925290-14-1.
  34. ↑ Simpson, Shane; Australia. Review of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986; Australia. Attorney-General's Department. Commercial and Administrative Law Branch (issuing body.); Australia. Ministry for the Arts (issuing body.) (2015), Review of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 : position paper 2015, Barton, A.C.T. Commercial and Administrative Law Branch, Attorney-General's Department, ISBN   978-1-925290-14-1
  35. ↑ "Home". collectionslaw.com.au.
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