England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Fieldfisher
Fieldfisher provides expert advice concerning online defamation issues for its established clients and HNWIs. With extensive experience pursuing and defending defamation claims, Colin Gibson and John Linneker jointly lead the team.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Key clients
- Gabriele Galimberti
- ADVFN PLC
- British Association for Shooting and Conservation
- Forbes
- Trust Pilot
Work highlights
- Acting for photographer Gabriele Galimberti in connection with false allegations printed in multiple publications, most notably the MailOnline and The Daily Telegraph, regarding a photography campaign by Balenciaga.
- Advising online financial newswire ADVFN on various claims and applications made against it in relation to defamatory user-generated content posted on its bulletin boards.
- Advised British Association for Shooting and Conservation in relation to defamatory articles published on Twitter and elsewhere online.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Colin Gibson, John Linneker