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][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]
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- ^ "Moving on". Law Society Gazette. 30 October 2000. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
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- ^ a b Ravi Chandiramani (8 May 2003). "ANALYSIS: Doing battle with copycat ads". Marketing magazine (UK). Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- ^ Vanessa Hall-Smith (27 September 1996). "OPINION: Legal controls might not be a bad move for advertisers". Brand Republic. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- ^ "Honours: Diplomatic Service and Overseas List". The Independent. London. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
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