Bindmans’ media department provides expert advice and representation in libel, privacy, data protection and copyright disputes. We represent individuals from the arts, television and politics (including numerous former cabinet members) and individuals with no previous public profile who find themselves caught up in a media storm.
Our longstanding expertise in reputation management makes us the first port of call for many figures and organisations such as charities, NGOs and publishers, in the public eye when urgent advice is needed to prevent the publication of false allegations, manage the fallout from a data breach, or deal with intrusive and distressing behaviour.
Our reputation and crisis management team can help in the following categories:
- Libel
- Privacy
- Data protection
- Breach of confidence
- Crime, if you are accused of a criminal offence and require representation and protection from potential associate media fallout
- Employment and family, if you are involved in employment or family proceedings which may be high-profile, our teams can liaise with the media team to ensure privacy
- Immigration
- Judicial review cases
- Copyright
- Freedom of information advice
- Human rights in the media and information field
- Malicious falsehood
- Ofcom and other regulatory disputes
- Advice to journalists and publishers involved in criminal investigations and public inquiries, to political parties in the UK & overseas and to charities
- Removal of data from the police database
