Reputation and Privacy
Hamlins’ Reputation and Privacy team is one of most successful in the UK, handling cases involving print and digital media, with a high-profile client list.
We are instructed in precedent-setting defamation and privacy cases. The team has established itself as the advisor of choice for public and private figures seeking advice in relation to defamation, reputation management, pre-publication libel and privacy law.
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“Experts in their field, very quick and efficient. Gave us confidence at every level and achieved a very good outcome.”
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“Exceptionally strong in large-scale litigation. Exceptional understanding of clients' objectives, and they get great results.”
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“There was an overall sense that my claim was a priority throughout. The regular and comprehensive updates on my claim's progress were extremely helpful. Communication was clear and concise especially regarding the terms of engagement and the ability to insure my claim. Without a doubt, it is the most impressive legal team I have worked with over many years.”
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“Patient in explaining the process to us, calm and consistent and gave us support at every stage.”
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“Professional and compassionate.”
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“My dealings with Hamlins have been excellent. They are highly communicative and always informative on every level of the matter in question. ”
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“They kept me updated at all stages of this complicated process and did it with style, calmness and professionalism. ”
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“The media team is a simply fantastic group of lawyers. Despite being the lead solicitor in one of the group litigation actions for hacking, they have strength and depth which comes through in their focus on every libel action they act in. Amazing culture combining client focus and effective litigation.”
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“Their strengths lie in their complete commitment to their clients and their depth of specialist experience in media and communications cases.”
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“The Hamlins team are kind, patient and supportive. The lawyers have good attention to detail and keep their clients in the loop on all occasions.”
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“Hamlins have excellent communication and a very personal team who are always available when you need them.”
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“The striking difference was the proactive nature of the practice.”
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“Most lawyers get a bad rep. But I have to say Christopher Hutchings and Daniel Shaw at Hamlins are not most lawyers. They’ve been absolutely incredible from the beginning to the end of this journey with me. They worked and fought so hard on my behalf, but also showed real care and were a genuine source of emotional support throughout. Really great guys who I now consider friends.”
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“Callum Galbraith, Christopher Hutchings and Andrew Stephenson are extremely impressive libel lawyers and provided me with first class advice and guidance throughout my claim against Associated Newspapers Limited. Their warmth and empathy at a difficult time for me was greatly appreciated.”
Lord Sheikh
Where other firms focus on sectors, we specialise in relationships. This is reflected in our expertise across a broad range of industries including music, entertainment, sport, business and politics, and in the outstanding feedback we receive from our clients.
Our clients value the way in which we conduct our relationships with them, recognising that reputation and privacy advice must be a bespoke personal service.
We deal with our clients’ information sensitively and compassionately, treating every client as unique and focusing upon achieving the best outcome for them in order to protect their reputation and privacy.
We know the impact of defamatory allegations and the publication of intrusive, private information can be long-lasting and we act swiftly across all forms of media to prevent damage to reputation and to professional and personal relationships, as well as to avoid intrusion.
Our expertise:
- We support clients who face reputational damage through the dissemination of false and harmful information.
- We support clients with content advice including pre and post publication.
- We protect clients against the publication of intrusive, private information (whether true or false), including bringing privacy claims, Unlawful Information Gathering, Phone Hacking and within the broadcasting sector.
- We support HNW individuals, including for corporates, through the pursuit of high value privacy, libel and slander claims.
- We act for clients seeking to remove adverse information visible through search engine results via the ‘Right to be Forgotten’.
- We work with clients to protect individuals suffering harassment campaigns, both online and in person including Image Based Abuse and Revenge Porn.
Our Work
Libel claim against News Group Newspapers
Hamlins successfully acted for our client, Paul Seeley, a law enforcement officer, in a libel claim against News Group Newspapers (NGN). In a Statement in Open Court read at the Royal Courts...
Misuse of private information claim against Channel 5
We successfully acted for our client, George Brown, a private individual, in his claim against Channel 5 for the misuse of his private information. In January 2017, two High Court...
Various Claimants vs. Associated Newspapers Limited
Hamlins is taking a lead role in the litigation against Associated Newspapers Limited (publishers of Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday), representing Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex; and...