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Charles Russell Speechlys

Defamation/Reputation Management

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Charles Russell Speechlys

Rankings

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Defamation/Reputation Management - UK-wide

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For

Charles Russell Speechlys draws on its strength across disciplines to offer large media corporations, together with individuals, comprehensive and crucial advice in high-pressure scenarios. They have garnered recognition through their involvement in the phone hacking scandal. However their capabilities in defamation and reputation management go beyond this.

Work Highlights

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys continued to provide pre-publication advice to Channel 4 News concerning compliance, libel, privacy and litigation.

Strengths

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  • They provided an almost instant but measured and considered response to each enquiry.

    Defamation/Reputation Management respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 4Duncan Lamont
    Band 4Duncan Lamont

    Duncan Lamont

    Duncan Lamont is a consultant in the team. He has extensive experience acting for clients in the media industry and has been involved in a number of phone hacking cases. He acts for claimants and defendants on a variety of libel, harassment and privacy matters.

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