Creator economy · Media & talent

Brand deals are contracts. Most creators sign them like they're DMs.

Brand collaboration and sponsorship agreements, talent management contracts, podcast and production deals, licensing of your content and likeness, reviewed and drafted by a solicitor who runs a six-figure-follower media operation and has sat on your side of every one of these documents.

Send the deal before you sign it See the fee schedule

£295Brand deal reviewed before signature

Practitioner-proofDrafted by an operator, not a tourist

Usage rightsThe clause that costs creators most

Fees

The fee schedule.

FOUNDING CLIENT RATES: Western Legal is in the process of SRA firm authorisation. Current fees apply until authorisation completes; founding clients keep priority access afterwards.

Schedule of feesGBP · No VAT

Item	What it covers	Fee
Brand deal / collaboration review	The agreement marked up with a plain-English note: usage rights, exclusivity, payment terms, approval loops and the traps.	from £395
Sponsorship or podcast agreement	Drafted for your show or channel, deliverables, ad-read rights, renewal and exit done properly.	from £650
Talent management agreement	For talent or manager: commission structure, scope, term and the exit that both sides can live with.	from £1,100
Content licensing / UGC agreement	License your content or likeness on terms that keep ownership where it belongs, with you.	from £650
Creator business pack	Your standard collaboration terms, invoice terms and a template pack so every future deal starts from your paper, not theirs.	from £995
Advertising compliance note	ASA/CAP disclosure requirements applied to your actual formats, the '#ad' questions answered once, properly.	from £395

"From" prices are starting fees for standard scope; your exact fee is fixed in writing before you pay anything and never changes after that. Returning clients keep their original rates for 12 months. No VAT is charged: the price quoted is the price paid. Court, tribunal and official fees are shown separately on your quote before you pay anything.

Bespoke and urgent matters outside the schedule: £650 per hour, capped estimates in advance. Corporate retainers from £995/month.

Common questions

FAQs.

The brand sent their 'standard terms'. Aren't those non-negotiable?

Almost never, 'standard' means 'drafted for the brand'. The usual wins on review: limiting perpetual usage rights, narrowing exclusivity to the actual category and term, and payment terms that don't leave you financing a multinational for 90 days.

What's the most expensive clause creators miss?

Usage rights. A flat-fee post that quietly licenses the brand to run your face in paid ads, worldwide, forever, is the difference between a £2,000 deal and a £20,000 one. It is one clause, and it is negotiable.

Why does it matter that you run an audience yourself?

Because the advice is calibrated to how these deals actually work, briefs, whitelisting, boosting, exclusivity windows, not translated from a textbook. The practice runs a six-figure-follower legal media brand and manages talent; this is home ground.

Do you act for brands and agencies too?

Yes, campaign agreements, talent contracts and UGC terms from the commissioning side, at the same schedule.

Get in touch

Confidential review within 24 hours.

Send a brief outline of your matter. You will receive a personal reply from a solicitor, with a fixed-fee quote where the scope is clear. Payment is taken before work begins; every fee is fixed in writing first.

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How this practice worksEverything starts in writing, and written replies are fastest. Calls are reserved for engaged clients and Counsel-tier matters, and where a matter needs an appointment it is a single scheduled video appointment, included in your fixed fee.

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