Jeremy Clarke-Williams
Consultant
Jeremy is a consultant in the reputation management and privacy team, which acts nationwide for a wide range of claimant and defendant clients, including both individuals and organisations.
He advises primarily on defamation, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and the Data Protection Act 2018/UK GDPR, as well as on the related areas of harassment and the Human Rights Act 1998. He has twice given evidence to parliamentary committees on defamation issues, chaired the committee which drafted the defamation pre-action protocol, and co-authored a textbook in this area of law, A Practical Guide to Libel & Slander (Butterworths 2003). In addition to writing many articles for legal and mainstream media publications, Jeremy edited the defamation section of the Civil Court Service, and then the Civil Court Practice, for many years. He also regularly gives talks at legal seminars.
My role is as the joint head of the reputation management and privacy team, and we not only provide value and support to all the firm’s departments and its clients, but also generate significant client referrals through our own reputation and experience.
Jeremy has been ranked as one of the leaders in his field by the Legal 500 and Chambers UK for many years. He joined Penningtons Manches Cooper from a top UK law firm in early 2017, having been a partner there for more than 20 years.
Recent work highlights
Successful libel action
‘Plebgate’ case
Newspaper libel action
External recognition
What people are saying
Jeremy Clarke-Williams has a stellar reputation. He has proven himself to have great judgment on cases and works hard for his clients.
Jeremy is fantastic. He is very good with clients and is a problem solver.
He understands the dynamics of how people will respond and he’s always brilliant at dealing with the other side to get a resolution.
Jeremy Clarke-Williams – a doyen in the field of media law and widely respected by all. Huge experience which he puts to great use.
He is one of the most experienced solicitors in this area. He’s an extremely accomplished litigator and a very good client handler – someone to trust with a tricky case.
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