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Defamation/Reputation Management (Band 3)London & UK-wide
Administrative & Public Law: Public Sector Law & Governance (Band 3)Profile
Practice Areas: Specialises in media litigation, including defamation, malicious falsehood, privacy, confidentiality and print and broadcasting regulatory matters. Advises high net worth individuals, celebrities, companies and charities on reputation/crisis management issues. Has extensive expertise in commercial judicial review, having been involved in many high profile applications, often involving human rights issues, against and for regulatory authorities.
Professional Memberships: Member of the Media Society, Executive Board of JUSTICE, Amnesty International,Administrative Law Bar Association and Human Rights Lawyers' Association.
Career: Qualified 1981 with Lovells and became a Partner in 1989;Partner Addleshaw Goddard 2004-7; joined Withers as Head of media and Public Law in 2007.
Publications: On the Editorial Board of Communications Law; regularly writes articles and speaks at conferences and in the media generally on media and public law matters.