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Privacy & Reputation

We empower creators and those who work with them, helping to maximize potential and preserve legaciesWe understand that for many of our high-profile clients, ensuring their privacy is respected and reputation protected is of paramount importance. We ensure our clients achieve this by combining practical know-how, legal expertise and tactical thinking.

Much of the time our work is preventative: we work with our clients to manage situations and to prevent any adverse or intrusive publication. Carefully timed and directed action can often solve a potential issue without viral spread, unwanted publicity, or recourse to the courts.

Notable Experience

  • Obtaining a front-page apology from a national magazine for a client as part of a settlement
  • Obtaining an injunction to prevent an individual from harassing and blackmailing one of our clients
  • Securing substantial damages for clients whose privacy / reputation has been infringed / damaged, including several very substantial pay outs within the “phone hacking” litigation
  • Successfully preventing threatened newspaper publications of private / confidential matters
  • Working with statutory press regulatory bodies – such as the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) to prevent or challenge reporting of events
  • Providing day to day media management and advice during personally difficult times for our clients, whether by preventing publication or helping to manage / contain reporting of events

Chambers Review

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Defamation/Reputation Management - UK-wide

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Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Russells is a leading firm in the media and entertainment sector and has substantial experience advising celebrities on defamation and reputation matters. The team is particularly renowned for its work in the music and sports industries.

Work Highlights

  • Russells advised Alan McGee as the claimant in his ongoing High Court proceedings alleging harassment, libel and misuse of private information against an artist he previously worked with.

Strengths

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