Hugh Tomlinson KC KC > Matrix Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Matrix Chambers is ‘an excellent set for data protection’, with members utilising a wealth of experience in overlapping areas of public law, crime, competition and media law. Antony White KC, Hugh Tomlinson KC, Kirsten Sjovoll and Edward Craven all appeared on opposite sides of the table in Trump v Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd, with the High Court dismissing the data protection claim of the former president in regard to the Russian sex allegations contained in the “Steele Dossier”; ultimately granting summary judgment in favour of the defendant. Catrin Evans KC acted on behalf of the Wall Street Journal publisher in Pacini & Ors v Dow Jones & Company, a High Court data protection claim for “right to be forgotten” relief regarding articles about legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands.

‘The go-to set for media law cases’, Matrix Chambers are highly sought after by leading law firms in the defamation, privacy and reputation management field, as well as acting for major news publications, broadcasters, and high-profile individuals. Hugh Tomlinson KC led Ian Helme when successfully representing the claimants in Dyson v Channel 4, now being the leading authority on determining if a corporate entity was referred to in a publication for the purposes of defamation law. As the high-profile libel claim Clarke v Guardian News & Media Ltd continues to unfold, Gavin Millar KC is acting for the newspaper  in regard to numerous articles published in 2021 alleging sexual harassment and bullying by the actor and director Noel Clarke. Anthony Hudson KC, leading Ben Silverstone , acted for the Government Legal Department in Mueen-Uddin v Secretary of State for the Home Department, as the Supreme Court decided whether the Court of Appeal was correct to strike out the defamation claim, concerning the claimant’s listing in a Home Office report entitled “Challenging Hateful Extremism”, as an abuse of process.