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John Kelly

John Kelly

High Net Worth 2025

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John Kelly is recognised as a leading litigator who specialises in the area of reputation protection, privacy and defamation. John works with clients to protect their rights and reputations. Whilst much of John’s work is confidential he represents a number of high-profile individuals, well-known brands, and FTSE 100 companies.

Personal clients include High Net Worth individuals, successful entrepreneurs, as well as leading individuals in the entertainment industry, music and sport. John has developed Personal Protection Principles which are used to protect clients reputations, their family and their security.

Corporate clients include leading consumer brands, as well as companies in the financial services and charity sector. Work for corporate clients includes corporate brand protection, advising on the media law aspects of complex litigation, and the protection of private and confidential information in such cases. Additionally, John has extensive experience of dealing with consumer affairs television programmes.

John is well-known in the area of sports law and acts for premiership and international football clubs, players, owners, managers, agents as well as governing bodies.

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Defamation/Reputation Management: High Net Worth - UK-wide

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Individual Editorial

John Kelly is recognised as a distinguished practitioner in the defamation and reputation protection market. He is well versed in advising prominent and high-profile clients from a diverse range of industries on complex defamation and privacy matters.

Strengths

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  • John has seen and done it all. He is very well connected. He has that ability to be the stillness in middle of the crisis.

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  • John Kelly is very sharp. He builds a strong partnership relationship with clients.

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