LAWYER PROFILE
Steven Tregear

Steven Tregear

UK 2026

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Ranked in 3 practice areas

About

Provided by Russells

Practice Areas

Steven heads up Russells’ litigation department.

Steven specialises in litigation in the worlds of entertainment, media and sport covering a varied case-load representing major record and music publishing companies, artists, managers, promoters, sportsmen and women as well as many related businesses. He has been particularly involved in bringing and defending copyright infringement, contractual and audit claims for Russells’ clients, a number of which have been reported.

Aside from his general litigation practice, Steven regularly handles international arbitration claims acting for both Claimants and Respondents governed by different arbitration rules and procedures and sports related disputes where he represents sports personalities, teams and agents.

Steven has developed a first class reputation by regularly advising and acting in relation to defamation, privacy and breach of confidence matters where he has been at the forefront of Russells’ work protecting their clients’ reputations and businesses particularly in the area of celebrity harassment by the media.

As well as consistently being ranked as a top tier lawyer for contentious music industry work in Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500, Steven is also recognised as a Top Recommended Reputation Lawyer in Spear’s Indices: http://www.spearswms.com/steven-tregear.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Media & Entertainment: Music: Contentious - UK-wide

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Steven Tregear heads Russells' litigation team. He has a legendary client list and comes highly recommended for IP, contract, partnership and public image disputes.

Sport - UK-wide

Band 6
Band 6

Individual Editorial

Steven Tregear is head of litigation at Russells and advises on sports as part of its wider disputes practice.

Defamation/Reputation Management - UK-wide

Band 6
Band 6

Individual Editorial

Steven Tregear is a partner and head of the firm's litigation department. He serves clients in the media, entertainment and sports industries and is an expert on defamation, privacy, breach of contract and copyright infringement. He also has notable expertise in international arbitration for sports clients, and is experienced in phone hacking claims.

Strengths

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  • He's very commercial and works extremely hard for any client he looks after.

    Media & Entertainment: Music: ContentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Steven is fantastic. He provides great advice, and is reliable and trusted.

    Media & Entertainment: Music: ContentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • He is one of the leading people in the music industry, a real heavyweight -and clients know that. He is very commercial.

    Media & Entertainment: Music: ContentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Steven Tregear is at the top of his game and there is nothing he doesn't know.

    Media & Entertainment: Music: ContentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Steven is an excellent lawyer with a deep understanding of the matters and of the client’s needs.

    SportChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Steven is highly experienced, user-friendly and no-nonsense.

    SportChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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