SMB advise whistleblower on life rights

14th February 2018

Razwana Akram Joint Head of Department
Partner Media +44 20 3206 2721 Email Razwana

Partner Razwana Akram has advised whistleblower Katharine Gun on life rights issues in advance of the biopic about her due to begin filming in March. Keira Knightley will star as the former GCHQ Mandarin translator, and the project will be headed by Wolverine and Eye in the Sky director Gavin Hood.

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