Irwin Mitchell Supporting Ukie’s Member Helpline

Irwin Mitchell is helping video game companies to navigate the coronavirus crisis by providing free legal advice to members of UK Interactive Entertainment (Ukie).

Ukie is the trade body for the UK's games and interactive entertainment industry. It is not-for-profit and represents businesses of all sizes from small start-ups to large multinational developers, publishers and service companies, working across online, mobile apps, consoles, PC, eSports, VR and AR. The Ukie hotline 2020 provides free advice from industry experts.

The Irwin Mitchell team is led by partner, Laura Harper and support will be provided by specialists from across the Irwin Mitchell Media & Entertainment team.

Expert Opinion

“These are extremely uncertain times but the games industry definitely has the resilience to come through this period and emerge even stronger. The support that businesses in the sector receive from Ukie is tremendous and as a member ourselves, we were delighted to sign up and play our part in helping them by providing legal advice via the Ukie hotline.” Laura Harper - Partner

In addition to Irwin Mitchell’s legal advice, the Ukie coronavirus helpline gives all games companies the opportunity to get quick and free advice from other industry experts across various disciplines including legal, PR, recruitment, finance and business development.