- About Us

We provide corporate and commercial legal advice to small businesses and individuals.

Legal Services

We manage art projects for hospitality and film industries and supply art for homes and offices.

Art Projects

Legal Services

Artistic Brief is a modern legal consultancy. We launched in 2020 after rules governing the legal market were changed to introduce a new type of independent lawyer.* Our solicitors are qualified, hold current practising certificates and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. We provide legal advice on a range of company commercial and contractual issues.
We fix our fees up front and keep them affordable by minimising our overheads.

Recent client projects:

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We advised our client when their choice of new business name potentially infringed another company’s trademark.
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We are managing a complex licensing project involving several stakeholders and a high profile franchise.
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We negotiated a letter of appointment in our client’s favour when he was offered a role as a non-executive director.
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Our client, a contractor, was concerned about the impact of the IR35 off-payroll rules. We helped him terminate his current working relationship without breaching his contract.

*S10.2(a) SRA Standards and Regulations (StaRs) came into effect on 25 November 2019 and introduced the SRA-regulated independent solicitor authorised to provide non-reserved legal services through a limited company.

``After 18 months of chasing unpaid invoices, I received payment within 45 minutes of leaving court, which definitely wouldn’t have been possible without Janine’s calmly delivered expert advice.``

Dave Shaw – Director, Bashert Communications

Art Projects

We have more than a decade of experience representing visual artists and managing art projects from concept to installation.*

Hospitality Sector

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We supply contemporary art to hotels, restaurants and bars working alongside interior designers, architects and our clients’ management teams. You can commission bespoke artworks reflecting your brand identity. We can incorporate these unique images into luxury merchandise to support your PR and marketing strategy.

Film Industry

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We obtain licences from global film franchises for our artists to create movie-inspired artworks. These artworks can be used for unique pre-launch promotion and PR. We specialise in brand extension through art and image-based merchandise.

Homes and Offices

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We supply art for homes and offices. We work with individual buyers and business clients to source paintings and sculpture. We manage the process from identifying your art needs and proposing artworks to arranging framing and installation. All art is supplied with a certificate of authenticity suitable for insurance purposes.

*certain projects carried out by Janine Collins at her previous agencyEmpress Eugenie Suite at Claridge’s. Image © Ray Main 2018

``Over the last two years we have sought Janine’s advice and expertise when looking for artworks for our London based residence. Janine took the time to understand our interest in art and the space in which we were looking to place the artwork. Janine has been extremely resourceful and helpful both in the decision making process and throughout the process of purchasing the art works we were interested in. Needless to say, we are delighted with our art pieces and we will be seeking Janine’s advice in future.``

Ayelet M – Art Buyer

- Team

Janine Collins qualified as a solicitor in 1997 at well-known London law firm, Trowers & Hamlins. She then worked as a commercial litigator at Maclay, Murray & Spens (now part of Dentons) and White & Case.

Janine has taught trainee solicitors Professional Standards for many years.
In 2008 she established Go Figurative, an agency representing visual artists. As Legal Director, she negotiated commercial contracts and partnerships, as well as complex licensing arrangements. Additionally Janine set up an art rental programme and established an art gallery. She was responsible for all legal and compliance matters including GDPR and oversaw investment into the business.

In 2020 Janine launched Artistic Brief to combine her legal skills and experience of the art world.

Janine is a trustee at the Anglo Jewish Association, a charity providing financial assistance and support to students, survivors and refugees.

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