Defamation, Reputation and Media Management
Key Contacts
The Defamation, Reputation and Media Management team at Matheson provides specialist advice on issues affecting both corporate and personal reputation and on all aspects of privacy law.
Our clients include online and print media companies, telecommunications providers, technology companies, television and film production companies and individuals.
We provide a broad range of services to our clients, including advising on all aspects of social media and privacy law, representation in defamation claims, pre-publication and pre-broadcast legal advice, advice on reputation management, compliance with Norwich Pharmacal orders and protection of privacy law rights. We also provide advice to media clients in respect of regulatory investigations.
Experience Highlights
The team has recently advised:
- on issues affecting corporate reputation and resulting loss of business, revenue and goodwill.
- in relation to defending defamation and breach of privacy actions in the Circuit Court and High Court and appeals in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, including acting in the appeal to successfully overturn the largest defamation award in the history of the State.
- in relation to the first statutory investigation into a national broadcaster, which arose from an instance of defamation, as well as the formulation of new internal procedures on privacy following that investigation.
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in relation to compliance with the Digital Services Act, including takedown requests of online material on the basis of alleged defamation, breach of privacy or other alleged breaches.
- numerous professionals on all issues affecting reputation and the right to privacy.
- a range of media and corporate clients on the provision of pre-broadcast and pre-publication advice, as well as pre-publication advice to statutory bodies and institutions in respect of investigative reports.
- a range of retail outlets in relation to the defence and resolution of “retail defamation” claims.
