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Martin Soames
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
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Band 1

Media & Entertainment: Publishing

UK-wide

14 Years Ranked

5

Band 5

Defamation/Reputation Management

UK-wide

18 Years Ranked

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Media & Entertainment: Publishing - UK-wide

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Martin Soames is a litigator and troubleshooter with an editor's eye who acts for venerable independent and online publishers. Alongside disputes, he is regularly called upon to give content clearance, pre-publication and data protection advice.
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Defamation/Reputation Management - UK-wide

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Band 5
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Martin Soames is a partner in the team. He acts as a respected adviser to many of the major book publishing houses. He provides pre- and post-publication advice, as well as handling litigation at all levels.

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Strengths

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Most of my dealings have been with Martin and I cannot find any fault with his advice or professionalism.

Media & Entertainment: Publishing respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Martin is wonderful, I can't say enough good things about him. He is an expert, always calm and technically excellent.

Media & Entertainment: Publishing respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Martin is very well respected and very user-friendly.

Defamation/Reputation Management respondent
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Martin is astute, thorough and reflects thoughtfully on how to achieve the best outcome for each matter. Clients find him reassuring and easy to work with, and he quickly earns their respect.

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Articles, highlights and press releases

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Article

A Song of Rights and Ire

In this article Partners Maninder Gill, Martin Soames and Associate James Warriner-Gallyer, discuss generative AI and its consumption of pre-existing content.

Dec 24, 2024
Authored by Maninder Gill, Martin Soames, James Warriner-Gallyer
Highlight

New Serial Podcast: The Trojan Horse Affair

Exciting news – the latest podcast from Serial Productions, ‘The Trojan Horse Affair’, has been released. Partner Martin Soames, assisted by Senior Associate Emma Linch, worked with Serial and The New York Times on this project, which is the first Serial production based on a story in England.

May 17, 2022
Authored by Martin Soames, Emma Linch

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