We offer a pre-eminent reputation protection service to players, clubs, governing bodies, senior representatives and other sports personalities. We use our unrivalled knowledge of defamation, privacy and copyright law to ensure that threats to personal or corporate reputations are nipped in the bud, or resolved fast. Many of our clients are household names, but what sets us apart is our discretion; most of our work in this area never becomes public.
Where we can, we stop publication or broadcasts altogether. Where the information has been published, our team acts with intelligence and speed. The media has always had an insatiable desire for gossip, scandal and private information regarding revered and adored sports stars and a media attack can move a sports personality from a sports page hero to a front page villain. The effects can be enormous and, as well as being personally very damaging and distressing, can also erode fan confidence and commercial value.
Whether by obtaining an emergency injunction, securing a prominent apology in a national newspaper, winning substantial damages, removing harmful allegations from the internet or securing a public statement in court, Schillings uses tailored strategies and tactics to ensure that our clients’ reputations are protected 24 hours a day. Our public successes in sports reputation protection include securing substantial damages and an apology for Roman Abramovich and a Statement in Open Court plus substantial damages for Cristiano Ronaldo, both against national newspapers.