Antony advises on a wide range of issues relating to the film and television industries. His clients include broadcasters, producers, lending institutions and individuals.

Antony is the author of the 1991, 1998 and 1999 editions of the PACT Model Contracts, which are widely used by television production companies. Antony sat for many years on the PACT Finance Committee and is a director of the Design and Artists Copyright Society.

One of the founding partners of Swan Turton, Antony was a partner at the Simkins Partnership for ten years. He qualified in 1975 and subsequently spent several years in the EMI Group Legal department and two years as the Business Affairs Manager of THORN EMI Video, before returning to private practice.

Recent films that Antony has worked on include Bertolucci's "The Dreamers", Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera", "Valiant", "The Jacket", “Death of a President” and “Control”.

What the Legal Directories say:

"patient and highly intelligent"... clients "trust him to pay attention to the detail while retaining a commercial outlook"  (Legal 500)

"The cerebral Antony Gostyn" earns respect from peers for his "mild manner", while clients praise his "technical ability and dependability" (Chambers & Partners)

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