Defamation/Reputation Management

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Provided by Brett Wilson LLP

We have one of the country's leading media and communications law practices, acting for high profile individuals, UHNWIs, and corporates/organisations of all sizes. The department specialises in defamation, privacy, harassment and data protection. The firm acted in two of the leading cases involving online publication: The Law Society & Ors v Kordowski [2011] EWHC 3185 (QB) and Tamiz v Google Inc [2013] EWCA Civ 68. Recent libel successes include Blackledge v Persons Unknown [2021] EWHC 1994. Recent defendant successes include Riley & Anor v Heybroek [2020] EWHC 1259 (QB), Wright v Ver [2020] EWCA Civ 672 and Haviland v The Andrew Lownie Literary Agency Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 1688 (QB). The firm acts for individuals seeking to prevent the unauthorised disclosure of confidential/private information or seeking redress following infringements. Recent privacy successes include JQL v NTP [2020] EWHC 1349 (QB) and GUH v KYT [2021] EWHC 1854 (QB). Recent harassment successes include Smith v Backhouse [2023] EWCA Civ 874. The firm regularly acts in representative proceedings brought to protect workforces or other groups of individuals from harassment. The team has acted for hundreds of individuals, including many high-profile figures/business leaders, seeking to enforce their data protection rights against search engines such as Google and due-diligence databases.