AI Magazine Issue 3 2018

Acquisition International - Issue 3 2018 13 Taylor Hampton Solicitors Limited is recognised as a leader in defamation, privacy, phone hacking and internet litigation. We profile the firm to explore how it came to be named Leading Media Law Adviser of the Year, UK in our prestigious 2018 Leading Adviser Awards. ince its inception in 2007, Taylor Hampton has flourished, and today the firm is a premier media litigation firm situated directly opposite the High Court in the Strand, London. Cases in which the firm has acted led to the closure of the News of the World and the establishment of the Leveson inquiry. In addition to its media practice, the firm is also a specialist in commercial disputes, immigration and family law (including international cases). The firm also advises on a wide range of commercial and financial litigation, intellectual property disputes, insolvency, professional negligence and complex contract and tort disputes. Company: Taylor Hampton Solicitors Limited Contact: Daniel Taylor Address: 218 Strand, London, WC2R 1AT, UK Phone: 020 7427 5971 Website: www.taylorhampton.co.uk Media Law Meets Its Match S 1802AI25 Thanks to this vast expertise in a variety of practice areas, Taylor Hampton represent a range of clients, from A-list celebrities to small and large businesses. The team prides itself on listening to its clients’ personal and/or commercial objectives and ensuring that these objectives are met at every stage of its instructions. Uniquely, Taylor Hampton can give clients the inside track on how the media works based on years of experience in-house at the heart of the UK’s biggest selling newspapers. Individuals at the firm have successfully handled some of the highest profile media litigation over the last twenty years. Overall, owing to its work over the years, today the firm is at the forefront of the phone hacking litigation and continues to be heavily involved in ongoing phone hacking claims against News Group and Mirror Group Newspapers, having acted in the landmark claim or Gulati v News Group Newspapers which led to the highest awards to date of privacy damages at trial. Looking to the future, Taylor Hampton will be seeking to build upon its current success and support an even wider array of clients. “Taylor Hampton can give clients the inside track on how the media works based on years of experience in-house at the heart of the UK’s biggest selling newspapers.”