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Getting the deal through: defamation & reputation management

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Farrer & Co is pleased to have authored the United Kingdom chapter of Getting the Deal Through guide on Defamation and Reputation Management and acted as lead authors for the full guide.

Getting the Deal Through guides bring together legal analysis from more than 120 work areas across 150 jurisdictions.

The GTDT reference guide on UK Defamation and Reputation Management enables side-by-side comparison of local insights, including insight into claims; remedies; key laws and legal tests; the role of data protection law; harassment; online defamation and other adverse content; anonymity and privacy in litigation; freedom of expression and the rights of the press; multi-agency reputation management and trends and developments.

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Tom and Molly-May also authored "A global perspective on reputation management law and trends".

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Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. This article was first published in Lexology GTDT – Defamation & Reputation Management. For further information please click here.

This publication is a general summary of the law. It should not replace legal advice tailored to your specific circumstances.

© Farrer & Co LLP, October 2023

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Thomas Rudkin

Partner

Tom is a leading reputation, media and information lawyer.  He advises the firm’s clients on all issues relating to their reputation, privacy, confidential information and data. Tom is a member of the firm’s Reputation Management and Data, IP and Technology Disputes practices.   

Tom is a leading reputation, media and information lawyer.  He advises the firm’s clients on all issues relating to their reputation, privacy, confidential information and data. Tom is a member of the firm’s Reputation Management and Data, IP and Technology Disputes practices.   

Email Thomas +44 (0)20 3375 7586
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Athalie Matthews

Counsel

Athalie is highly experienced in all aspects of the law surrounding reputation management, particularly from a claimant perspective. Her first career was in journalism where she worked as a reporter on The Mirror, The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph and The Independent. She has also worked as an in-house lawyer at The Guardian. She therefore brings a unique perspective to her advice, with clients benefiting not only from her legal expertise but also from her first-hand understanding of the industry and journalistic tactics.

Athalie is highly experienced in all aspects of the law surrounding reputation management, particularly from a claimant perspective. Her first career was in journalism where she worked as a reporter on The Mirror, The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph and The Independent. She has also worked as an in-house lawyer at The Guardian. She therefore brings a unique perspective to her advice, with clients benefiting not only from her legal expertise but also from her first-hand understanding of the industry and journalistic tactics.

Email Athalie +44 (0)20 3375 7601
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Oliver Lock

Associate

Oliver provides bespoke and innovative reputation management advice to high-profile individuals, family offices, charities, corporations and executives. He has particular expertise advising those in the entertainment industry and luxury brands sector on how to manage and respond to sensitive issues where there is a reputational risk.

Oliver provides bespoke and innovative reputation management advice to high-profile individuals, family offices, charities, corporations and executives. He has particular expertise advising those in the entertainment industry and luxury brands sector on how to manage and respond to sensitive issues where there is a reputational risk.

Email Oliver +44 (0)20 3375 7201
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Emily Costello

Associate

Emily specialises in reputation management and dispute resolution across a broad spectrum of privacy, defamation, tech and data protection issues. Emily provides bespoke legal advice to a wide range of clients, including high-profile individuals, schools, charities, corporations and executives.

Emily specialises in reputation management and dispute resolution across a broad spectrum of privacy, defamation, tech and data protection issues. Emily provides bespoke legal advice to a wide range of clients, including high-profile individuals, schools, charities, corporations and executives.

Email Emily +44 (0)20 3375 7300
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Molly-May Keston

Associate

Molly-May advises on a broad range of reputation management and media issues, including privacy, defamation, contentious IP, and data protection. She also handles a wide variety of commercial disputes, with a particular interest in the theatre, television, film, hospitality and leisure, and travel (yachting and aviation) sectors. Molly-May joined the firm as a trainee in 2020, having graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2019 with a first-class law degree. She was awarded the Betty Wu Lee Prize in Law and the Helen Gladstone Prize for exceptional endeavour. Molly-May qualified and was admitted as a Solicitor in 2022.

Molly-May advises on a broad range of reputation management and media issues, including privacy, defamation, contentious IP, and data protection. She also handles a wide variety of commercial disputes, with a particular interest in the theatre, television, film, hospitality and leisure, and travel (yachting and aviation) sectors. Molly-May joined the firm as a trainee in 2020, having graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2019 with a first-class law degree. She was awarded the Betty Wu Lee Prize in Law and the Helen Gladstone Prize for exceptional endeavour. Molly-May qualified and was admitted as a Solicitor in 2022.

Email Molly-May +44 (0)20 3375 7344

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