Schillings is one of Britain’s top law firms dedicated to safeguarding the reputations of international corporations, brands, celebrities and high-profile business people. The firm’s track-record in defamation, privacy and copyright cases is second to none.
Schillings provides extensive litigation and commercial legal advice to top international companies, governments, politicians, chief executives, high-profile business people, Hollywood film stars, musicians and celebrities from the world of entertainment and sport.
Schillings has represented commercial and corporate clients including serial entrepreneur Stelios Haji-loannou and his company EasyGroup, Ryman the stationer, steel maker Arcelor Mittal, Icelandic bank Kaupthing, Grant Thornton, pharmaceuticals maker GlaxoSmithKline, the bank Northern Rock, The Law Society of England and Wales, and leading investment bank Collins Stewart.
The firm has also acted for private clients including supermodel Naomi Campbell, recording artist Madonna, comedian and actor David Walliams, Harry Potter author JK Rowling, actors Nicole Kidman, Will Smith, Nicolas Cage, Keira Knightley, Angelina Jolie and Kate Winslet, sports stars Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, director Roman Polanski and former BP group chief executive Lord Browne of Madingley.
Defamation, privacy and copyright are at the heart of the firm’s work, prompting The Independent newspaper to call Schillings a “spectacularly efficient media law firm.”
From newspapers, television and radio to the Internet, Schillings has the expertise to respond rapidly and effectively to protect corporations, high-profile individuals and celebrities when their reputations are threatened in the media.
In addition to media law, Schillings has flourishing Sports, Music and Matrimonial practices. The firm also have an active Commercial Dispute Resolution department; combining the same skill and tactical excellence to commercial litigation as it does in media litigation.
The firm is at the cutting-edge of reputation management. Schillings is characterised by its dynamic, flexible approach. It also has a track-record of achieving results over the last 25 years.
With unrivalled skills and connections, Schillings lawyers ensure that its clients’ cases are handled with absolute discretion. Clients value Schillings for its incisive judgment, rigour and speed.
For Schillings, legal advice is not just about litigation. The firm strives to ensure that high-profile court cases are the last resort: the exception, not the rule.
The firm uses the law to protect the reputations, privacy and confidentiality of clients by helping them and their PR advisers to manage what is published and broadcast about them. It is their ability to adapt to the threats posed by the ever changing media landscape which keeps them at the forefront of this specialist area.
The firm’s partners have won a reputation for securing landmark rulings. Its ground-breaking privacy work in a claim by Naomi Campbell against the Daily Mirror in 2004 secured a landmark ruling by the House of Lords to protect personal privacy.
In 2006, Schillings helped City stockbrokers Collins Stewart Tullett plc to resolve a major defamation case against the Financial Times. The newspaper agreed to publish a front-page apology, to pay £300,000 in damages as well as legal costs. The firm also won a landmark injunction on behalf of the Law Society which ultimately protected the privacy of thousands of solicitor’s clients.
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