Iain Wilson
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Band 2 : Defamation/Reputation Management
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About
Provided by Iain Wilson
Practice Areas
Iain is the managing partner of Brett Wilson LLP and a prominent media lawyer, dealing with defamation, privacy, data protection and harassment law. He predominantly acts for politicians, celebrities, HNWIs, corporates, public/trade bodies and professionals.
Iain heads up the firm’s media and communications law department, which is well-known for both claims against the traditional media and cases concerning online publication. In respect of the latter, Iain acted in two of the leading cases in this field: The Law Society & Ors v Kordowski [2011] EWHC 3185 (QB) (‘Solicitors from Hell case’) and Tamiz v Google Inc [2013] EWCA Civ 68. Recent reported successes include Galloway v Ali-Khan [2018] EWHC 780 (QB), Morgan v Times Newspapers Ltd [2019] EWHC 1525 (QB), Suttle v Walker [2019] EWHC 396 (QB), Wright v Ver [2020] EWCA Civ 672, JQL v NTP [2020] EWHC 1349 (QB), Blackledge v Persons Unknown [2021] EWHC 1994, Haviland v The Andrew Lownie Literary Agency Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 1688 (QB), Dew v Mills-Nanyn [2022] EWHC 1925 (QB) and Smith v Backhouse [2023] EWCA Civ 874.
Professional Memberships
The Society of Media Lawyers (Vice-Chair and founding member)
Publications
Iain frequently provides legal commentary in the national and international media and writes for a number of legal publications.
Chambers Review
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Iain Wilson is the managing partner and heads the Brett Wilson media and communications law department. He is experienced in advising high-profile individuals and organisations in relation to defamation, harassment and privacy matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Iain Wilson is our go-to expert on UK libel law."
"He is extremely knowledgeable and pragmatic."
"Iain is excellent at communication and providing an effective and efficient strategy for our case. He guided us through the matter and handled everything quickly."
"Iain is a super-safe pair of hands, my go-to lawyer in the field and someone I am very happy to recommend to others."
"Iain is one of the most astute lawyers I've met and has a thorough understanding of the situation and how to minimise the potential reputational damage."
"Iain Wilson is our go-to expert on UK libel law."
"He is extremely knowledgeable and pragmatic."
"Iain is excellent at communication and providing an effective and efficient strategy for our case. He guided us through the matter and handled everything quickly."
"Iain is a super-safe pair of hands, my go-to lawyer in the field and someone I am very happy to recommend to others."
"Iain is one of the most astute lawyers I've met and has a thorough understanding of the situation and how to minimise the potential reputational damage."
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