If defamation threatens your name, your privacy’s been compromised or your copyright’s been infringed, we’ll protect your reputation – in public, in print and online. We aim to give you fast, robust advice. We will seek to get material taken down, and to secure corrections and apologies. And if going to court is the only way to prevent publication or clear your name, we’ll start proceedings.
If you’re a publisher, we’ll support your right to speak out, to obtain information (including from public authorities and the courts) and report on the issues you uncover. We will seek to clear what you want to put out, against the law and any relevant regulatory codes (including the Ofcom Broadcasting code), and seek to give you realistic practical advice on the risks. If things have gone wrong we will defend you in court or before the regulator.
We recognise that whoever you are, we may need to move very swiftly to protect your position.
Relevant work
Defending libel claims and recovering costs, The Sunday Times
We acted for The Sunday Times and its journalists, David Walsh and Alan English, helping recover money the newspaper paid Lance Armstrong during the cyclist’s 2004-6 libel action against the paper and its journalists.
Getting an apology, Prince Nayef
We represented the prince in High Court litigation when the Independent and Robert Fisk accused him of ordering the police to shoot protestors in the Arab Spring. The newspaper apologised and paid damages.
Protecting identities, An individual
Fake social media profiles and harassment imperilled our client’s reputation and family life. We got disclosure orders against several internet service providers, to trace the culprit. The evidence was provided to the police, who we able to recover the culprit’s computer and prosecute. Subsequently we brought a successful civil action for defamation, harassment and false attribution to obtain an apology and recover all the client’s costs.
Helping expose corporate wrongdoing: Amnesty International, Action Aid, Shelter
Before charities or campaign groups publish articles exposing controversial practices, they talk to us. We help to ensure their reports are accurate, in the public interest, and won’t lead to costly defamation or IP infringement claims.
