Vanessa Hall-Smith Explained

Vanessa Frances Hall-Smith MBE was the director of the British Institute of Florence from 2004 to 2011.[1]

Hall-Smith came from a family of doctors. She attended Roedean School, lived in Italy where she attended the University of Perugia, later studying law at the University of Exeter and conducted postgraduate studies in Germany and France.[2] At Exeter, Hall-Smith played viola and violin[2] and recorded an album with a progressive rock band Fuchsia.[3]

She passed the English bar exam in 1976[2] and practised as a barrister for a number of years. She later requalified as a solicitor and was a partner with the London firms The Simkins Partnership and Harrison Curtis,[4] specialising in advertising rights.[5] She spoke publicly on copyright issues; specifically on copyrighted media used in advertising and the associated risks for the advertisers[6] and state regulation of the industry.[7]

In 2008 Hall-Smith became a Member of the Order of the British Empire "for services promoting UK culture in Italy."[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Viaggio alla scoperta dei "paradisi" britannici. Cervelli. Martin. 14 November 2008. Il Secolo XIX. it. 2009-08-19.
  2. News: My new home is where the art is . Anne Shebba . . 2008-08-20 . London . 2004-01-27.
  3. Web site: Durant, Tony . FUCHSIA, according to Tony Durant . 2009-08-20 .
  4. Web site: Moving on . Law Society Gazette . 30 October 2000 . 2008-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219212656/http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/moving-13 . 19 February 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. News: A school with a view . . 2008-08-20 . London . Hilary . Rose . 2005-06-25.
  6. Web site: ANALYSIS: Doing battle with copycat ads . Marketing magazine (UK) . 8 May 2003 . Ravi Chandiramani . 2008-08-20 .
  7. Web site: OPINION: Legal controls might not be a bad move for advertisers . . Vanessa Hall-Smith . 27 September 1996 . 2008-08-20 .
  8. News: Honours: Diplomatic Service and Overseas List . https://web.archive.org/web/20081231133858/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/honours-diplomatic-service-and-overseas-list-1218011.html . dead . 31 December 2008 . . 31 December 2008 . 2008-08-20 . London.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Vanessa Hall-Smith".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.