Music duo Angus and Julia Stone are suing their former manager and a major international firm for allegedly overcharging them, however a court has heard local artist protection laws may not apply.
The siblings are suing Tim Manton, his company Manton Music, and UK-based management firm HNOE, which operates as TaP.Supreme Court hearing, where their lawyer Simon Philips argued HNOE had demanded commissions above what is legally allowed under the NSW Entertainment Industry Act.Angus and Julia Stone are suing their former manager and a major international firm for allegedly overcharging them.
"The agreement was made outside NSW. The amounts were received in the UK. The demands were made outside New South Wales," he said."If all the physical elements have to be in New South Wales then we say they're not." He explained the duo were only in the Californian city for a few days for a recording session when they signed the agreement, as well as noting HNOE's invoice to them had been in Australian dollars.
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