Areas of work
Patrick specialises in media (broadcasting, newspapers and book publishing), legislation and industry regulation, defamation, contempt, confidence and privacy, intellectual property, media contracts e.g. rights acquisitions and exploitation, sponsorship and production agreements. Patrick conducts work on behalf of many media organisations including British Board of Film Classification; ITV Network Ltd; Harper Collins Inc, Scottish Media Group, ITV plc, Informa, Celador, RDF and the Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail. Patrick regularly lectures and provides seminars for clients and appears on discussion panels particularly relating to clearing of investigative documentary programmes.

Chambers and Partners 2006 listed Patrick in their Defamation/Reputation Management section as “A dedicated and hard-working lawyer, [who] has a keen eye for detail. Clients trust him to advise on pre-broadcast and pre-publication clearance, as well as issues of copyright, privacy and contempt”. He is also “regarded as ‘extremely knowledgeable on regulatory matters”.

Education
Patrick was educated at Exeter University (1971-1974). Patrick joined Goodman Derrick as a trainee in 1974 and qualified as a Solicitor in 1976. Patrick has been a partner at Goodman Derrick since 1979.