Campbell S Deane

Practice Areas

Defamation, reputation management, contempt of court, privacy and data protection, regulatory complaints to IPSO and Ofcom.

Clients

Clients include, Associated Newspapers; National World Limited; Scottish and Universal Newspapers; The Guardian; The Telegraph; Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd; ITN; Channel 4; Channel 5; Sky News, MPs and MSPs; Members of the House of Lords, and personalities of the stage, screen and television, including Equity.

Work Highlights

Successfully represented the defender in public interest and honest opinion defences in the first reported Court of Session defamation case under the Defamation and Malicious Publications (Scotland) Act 2021. Gillespie and MacMillan v Wardrop. [2025] CSOH 46.

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/51opwdb0/2025csoh46-james-gillespie-and-another-against-alan-wardrop.pdf

Successfully represented Andy Wightman MSP in the last reported fair comment defence in the Court of Session prior to the introduction of the Defamation and Malicious Publications (Scotland) Act 2021. Wildcat Haven Enterprises Ltd v Wightman. [2020] CSOH 30.

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/ocrjyf3j/court-of-session-wildcat-haven-enterprises-cic-against-andy-wightman-11-march-2020.pdf

Successfully represented Kezia Dugdale MSP in fair comment defence in Sheriff Court and Inner House Court of Session over allegations made by her of homophobia against an internet blogger. Campbell v Dugdale [2018] SC EDIN 49.

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/kybmrdgv/2018scedin49-stuart-campbell-against-kezia-dugdale.pdf

Successfully represented pursuer in Court of Session appeal over allegations that he acted in a manner that was improper in the administration of a testamentary estate and breached his obligations as executor in furtherance to his own personal interests in preference to the wishes of the testator. Cayzer v Times Newspapers Ltd. [2015] CSIH 55.

https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/lmpbozqf/2015csih55-nigel-cayzer-against-times-newspapers-limited.pdf