Jump to content

Vanessa Hall-Smith

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by KasparBot (talk | contribs) at 11:52, 25 April 2016 (migrating Persondata to Wikidata, please help, see challenges for this article). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Vanessa Frances Hall-Smith MBE was the director of the British Institute of Florence from 2004 - 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][6] 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]

References

  1. ^ Cervelli, Martin (14 November 2008). "Viaggio alla scoperta dei "paradisi" britannici" (in Italian). Il Secolo XIX. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  2. ^ a b c Anne Shebba (2004-01-27). "My new home is where the art is". London: Times Online. Retrieved 2008-08-20.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ Durant, Tony. "FUCHSIA, according to Tony Durant". Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  4. ^ "Moving on". Law Society Gazette. October 30, 2000. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  5. ^ Rose, Hilary (2005-06-25). "A school with a view". London: Times Online. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  6. ^ a b Ravi Chandiramani (May 8, 2003). "ANALYSIS: Doing battle with copycat ads". Marketing magazine (UK). Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  7. ^ Vanessa Hall-Smith (September 27, 1996). "OPINION: Legal controls might not be a bad move for advertisers". Brand Republic. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  8. ^ "Honours: Diplomatic Service and Overseas List". London: The Independent. December 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-20.


Stub icon

This British biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vanessa_Hall-Smith&oldid=717044850"