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ARTICLE · 08 NOVEMBER 2024

One-Stop Shop For Panicking Clients

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A crisis is an unpredictable, potentially reputation-damaging event requiring rapid, multi-disciplinary legal support. Crisis management law now integrates skills across employment, data protection, regulatory, and communication strategies.

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What is a crisis? Would you recognize one if you were in it and what type of legal help would you seek? It's worth considering a few examples: a team member in IT is told that a laptop has been left on a train. An employee calls a whistleblowing hotline to disclose that she has been bullied. The CEO has been charged with drink-driving. Accounts discover that a £10,000 payment has not been received. A school calls a parent to say that a child has been involved in unsuitable messaging. A journalist emails with a warning of an imminent adverse article.

These may seem to be entirely different scenarios, but they all have some important common elements. We describe a crisis as an unplanned, unpredictable situation which has the power to impact you or your business's performance and reputation in a severe way, as well as both personal and professional relationships. It is often a once-in-a-lifetime experience and can push even the most experienced lawyers and

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