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Reputation Update: Sir Cliff Richard launches Petition seeking anonymity before charge
On 1 July 2019 Sir Cliff Richard (a longstanding Simkins client) helped launch a Petition seeking anonymity for those accused of sexual offences until charge. It is important to note that the Petition, which is available online (click here), includes a carve-out allowing for the lifting of anonymity in exceptional…July 4, 2019 -
Reputation update: Supreme Court clarifies “serious harm” test in landmark Defamation Act judgment
The long-awaited judgment of the Supreme Court in Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd & Another [2019] UKSC 27 was handed down on 12 June 2019. The Supreme Court rejected the media defendants’ appeal (albeit for different reasons to the Court of Appeal). The focus of both appeals was the meaning…June 17, 2019