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). He teaches and publishes regularly on subjects including fake news, the right to be forgotten and media regulation.

• 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.