Defamation

High profile defamation cases involving prominent individuals or celebrities capture the public’s attention through extensive media coverage. BLM handles many cases in which organisations have faced allegations of defamation. The team has successfully defended two cases in the High Court and Court of Appeal, GKR v Porch & others and Kearns & Co & others v The General Council of the Bar which remain leading decisions in relation to the defence of qualified privilege.

We provide advice on defamation to insurers and their insured, including newspapers, magazines, police forces, local authorities, schools, universities, security companies, sports bodies, property, legal and medical professionals and many more. Our defamation law specialists combine technical knowledge of the law with practical experience. This is particularly important when advising on cases that, if taken to trial, will ultimately be determined by a jury.

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