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Reputation is one of the most valuable assets a person or organisation can have. When this is under threat, it is important to defend it quickly and fervently. The Defamation Act 2013 is designed to create a balance between freedom of expression and the right to a good reputation. This has introduced a whole range of new complexities.

When you are faced with an assault on your reputation, you will need a team of lawyers who understand how print, broadcast and online newsrooms work, and which tactics will work with whom. With over 50 years of successful experience in the area, we are available to our clients 24/7 in the event of a reputational crisis.

We have an excellent track record in securing positive results, including preventing confidential information from being published or aired, without needing to apply for an injunction.

High­lights of our ex­per­i­ence in De­fam­a­tion in the UK
A num­ber of in­di­vidu­als and cor­por­a­tions on the re­mov­al of de­fam­at­ory ma­ter­i­al from the in­ter­net.One of the largest glob­al banks on the pro­posed broad­cast of an in­vest­ig­at­ive pro­gramme re­gard­ing call...
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25/05/2023
Ex­pan­sion of UK pro­hib­i­tion of the im­port, ex­port and deal­ing in ivory
Since its im­ple­ment­a­tion in June 2022, the Ivory Act 2018 (the Act) has banned the im­port, ex­port and deal­ing in ele­phant ivory in the UK. The Act, in its cur­rent form, is one of the most strin­gent bans...
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Pro­tec­tion from protests
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14/06/2021
Watch On-De­mand - Man­aging In­vest­ig­a­tions Video Series: Cor­por­ate Ex­pos­ure...
Our latest video in the Man­aging In­vest­ig­a­tions: Plan­ning, Pres­sures and Pit­falls series is now avail­able to watch on-de­mand on cms.law. In this ex­ten­ded video on Cor­por­ate Ex­pos­ure to Fin­an­cial Crime...
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Watch On-De­mand - Man­aging In­vest­ig­a­tions Video Series: Sexu­al Har­ass­ment
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