Dominic Crossley > Payne Hicks Beach LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Payne Hicks Beach LLP Offices
10 NEW SQUARE
LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3QG
England
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Dominic Crossley
Work Department
Dispute Resolution/Privacy and Media Law
Position
Dominic is Head of the Dispute Resolution Department and Privacy & Media Law Team at Payne Hicks Beach.
He is a highly experienced litigator and trusted advisor who is well known for his specialism in the law of privacy, breach of confidence, defamation and harassment, but the nature of his clients and instructions has led to him being instructed in cases covering a multitude of issues.
Clients contact Dominic to resolve complex business and personal disputes, and when they are subject to unwanted national and international media intrusion. Dominic acts to protect against and investigate malicious reputational attack, and deal with social media misuse; suspected unlawful breach of privacy and loss of confidential information, including by way of phone-hacking or cyber-crime. Dominic is also instructed where clients are subject to stalking, harassment and unlawful threats.
For over two decades he has acted in leading cases for well-known actors, leading businesspeople and companies, politicians, sportspersons and musicians. He is often instructed at times of crisis, and in relation to sensitive, complex issues.
Inevitably, the majority of Dominic’s work is highly confidential; however, instructions in the public domain include: acting for Princess Haya in her proceedings against Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum (in the High Court and Court of Appeal); representing Steve Coogan; acting in Max Mosley’s case against the News of the World; and the Leveson Inquiry, in which Dominic acted for all of the 53 “Core Participant Victims”. He has acted in ground-breaking privacy claims in all appellate courts including the European Court of Human Rights.
Career
Partner at Payne Hicks Beach since 2014. Head of Dispute Resolution Department and Privacy & Media Law Team from 2018, and served for five years on the firm’s Management Board.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Bringing specialist knowledge in sports litigation and arbitration, primarily in the football, motorsports and boxing spheres, Payne Hicks Beach LLP is described as an ‘impressive boutique practice’. Former partner Mark Gay has transitioned to a consultancy role, boasting experience in High Court sports proceedings, while Jonathan Gatward routinely advises on image rights issues. Dominic Crossley is a privacy and media law expert, Hanna Basha is knowledgeable on crisis management matters, and Nick Grant is also noted as key.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
(Leading partners)A key choice for UHNWIs and leading corporations alike, Payne Hicks Beach LLP is adept in matters related to reputational attacks, pre-publication issues, as well as defamation, privacy, and data protection mandates. ‘A great person to turn to in difficult circumstances’, Dominic Crossley is a leading authority on defamation and harassment cases. Hanna Basha, who brings deep knowledge of privacy and data protection issues, routinely advises on pre-publication matters, while Andrew Willan adeptly handles mandates at the intersection of cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection. Nick Grant excels in pre-publication and pre-broadcast work, and advises on related litigation.
London > Public sector > Education: individuals
Payne Hicks Beach LLP‘s specialist education practice represents students and their parents in a wide range of matters, regarding admissions arrangements and appeals, exclusions and appeals as well as advice relating to byelaws, regulations and examinations. ‘Excellent’ litigator Ane Vernon spearheads the team and has extensive experience in education-related disputes, often involving sensitive issues such as safeguarding issues and allegations of sexual and other misconduct, as well as in judicial review proceedings. Dominic Crossley assists his clients in disciplinary matters, while the head of the defence and investigations team Mark Jones covers education disputes overlapping with criminal allegations.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Education: individuals London > Public sector
- Reputation management London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Sport London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Real estate > Residential property
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Employment > Senior executives
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Employment > Employers