SMB’s Media and Music teams are very pleased to have advised Make Waves Films on the production, financing and distribution of its feature documentary Blue Carbon with CNN, HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) and Conservation International. The film will be broadcast on CNN, NDR and Canal+.
The documentary is about the huge environmental and other benefits that will come from blue carbon projects, expanding mangrove and other forests on the ocean’s edge, around the world. The documentary is presented by the Grammy nominated producer and DJ, Jayda G (who also has a Master’s in marine biology) with music by her, RZA and Seu Jorge playing a large part in the story.
The SMB team was led by James Greenslade and Rachelle Senghor and SMB also co-sponsored the film’s recent premiere.
We are delighted that Saul Lehrfreund and Parvais Jabbar have been appointed to the House of Lords as life peers, recognising their outstanding contributions to human rights, access to justice and criminal justice reform.
Read moreSMB is delighted to again have been awarded Band 1 ranking for Family and Matrimonial Finance in the latest Chambers High Net Worth Guide.
Read moreMuch of the attention around the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) has focused on technical changes that appeal to data protection geeks (like me and my colleagues?) such as the scope of a reasonable and proportionate search, how controllers can use automated decision-making and a broad lawful basis of legitimate interests for scientific research. However, one of the most immediate practical changes for all organisations is the introduction of a formal requirement to have a process for handling data protection complaints. This affects every organisation that processes personal data.
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