Emiel Jurjens

Copyright / Intellectual property / IP Litigation / Media law / Internet law / Freedom of Speech / Image rights / Free speech Litigation / Fundamental rights litigation.

Emiel represents media and journalists in court in high-profile cases relating to the freedom of speech. He also deals with commercial disputes involving media and cases which relate to intellectual property rights and/or fundamental rights. Emiel is one of the experts advising Dutch and international media and online platforms on media regulation.

Emiel is a part of the renowned media team of Kennedy Van der Laan (2018: Chambers tier 1 and Legal 500 band 1) and is recommended individually in the Legal 500: “Emiel Jurjens is also well rated, especially on account of his track record of winning cases”. He teaches and publishes regularly on subjects including fake news, the right to be forgotten and media regulation.

• Representing a Dutch foundation in a human rights case against the European Union which has gathered international attention (BBC, The Guardian and many others).
  
• Representing a national newspaper in a court case relating to online archives.
• Acting on behalf of a multinational furniture company in a major intellectual property case.
• Representing a public broadcaster in litigation involving a Dutch political party and parliamentarian.
• Acting on behalf of various media in summary proceedings against the European Union.
• Representing (respectively) a national newspaper and a professor in a string of summary proceedings relating to publications about Eritrea.