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David Hirst

020 7242 2902 davidhirst@5rb.com

Position

Areas of work include defamation, privacy, malicious falsehood, contempt, reporting restrictions, copyright, data protection, freedom of information, OFCOM and PCC unions regulatory issues and common law. Advises a wide variety of book, newspaper, magazine and online publishers, corporations and prominent individuals. Particular interest in technological aspects of media law. A contributor to ‘Gatley on Libel and Stander’ and ‘The Law of Privacy and the Media’.

Career

Called 2003.

Education

Malvern College, Hereford and Worcester; Trinity College, Cambridge (MA Modern History First Class; MPhil); City University (CPE); Inns of Court School of Law (BVC).