Alex Wilson

Alex Wilson is a highly experienced media lawyer and litigator, dealing with a broad spectrum of media and communications claims.

Alex is an expert in defamation, privacy, data and similar actions.  He has a vast range of experience, acting for a wide variety of media organisations including newspapers, publishers, broadcasters, online media companies and media insurers.

Alex has represented clients in cases before the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.  He has experience taking cases to trial as well as disposing of them at an earlier stage, by way of interim applications or by negotiating favourable settlements.  He also provides pre-publication advice and is regularly instructed to respond to pre-publication legal threats (including injunctions).

He is recognised as a "true star", "very impressive" and "really good with clients" by the legal directories.

He spent a year on secondment at a national newspaper group in 2016/17 and is the Secretary to the Media Lawyers Association.