Jude Bunting KC
‘Jude is an exceptional talent. He is always insightful, and he is innovative and hardworking. He has great judgement.'
Regarded as a ‘leading set in defamation,’ Doughty Street Chambers has expertise in media and information law. Its practice includes defamation and malicious falsehood, privacy, data protection and harassment, with a focus on international media and human rights law. Jude Bunting KC represented media in applications to discharge reporting restrictions which prevented the criminal career of Chris Kaba from being disclosed during the trial of a police officer for his murder; Kaba, who was named as the gunman in a nightclub shooting, was fatally shot by a firearms officer after trying to ram his way through police vehicles. Jonathan Price KC represented two Manchester Arena bombing survivors in successful High Court harassment claims against a conspiracy theorist, securing injunctive relief following trial. Acting for Associated Newspapers, Sarah Palin and Claire Overman are engaged in long-running and high-profile claims brought by Prince Harry, Sir Elton John and Baroness Lawrence concerning the phone hacking scandal. Beth Grossman and Clare Wisson have been instructed in high-profile proceedings brought by Amy Winehouse’s father against her former friend and stylist concerning the sale of personal items.
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Testimonials
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- 'Melvin Warner is the best media clerk in the business hands-down. He has built up an impressive media practice at Doughty.'
- 'Outstanding. Melvin Warner is a star.'
- 'Doughty Street is one of the leading sets for media and communications cases. They have strength in depth. Importantly, their clerks are knowledgeable, helpful, and proactive.'
- 'Doughty Street Chambers is an excellent set.'
- 'Doughty Street has a number of excellent media practitioners.'
- 'Doughty Street is responsive, personable and adaptable.'
Lawyers
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC
‘Caoilfhionn is exceptional; she is the stand-out Silk of her generation.'
Liam Walker KC
2025 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Jonathan Price KC
‘He is excellent all-round. He is collaborative and has deep legal knowledge.’
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Mark Henderson
Claire Overman
‘Claire is one of the leading juniors in her field. She is one of the stars of the future who has an excellent grasp of all areas of media and privacy law. She is a fearless advocate who is always capable of rising to the challenge.'
Sarah Palin
Sarah is an extremely diligent, sensible and thoughtful barrister.'
Caroline Addy
Beth Grossman
‘Beth has impressive abilities. She is extremely user-friendly and accessible.’
David Lemer
‘David is an impressive barrister with a wide-ranging practice and often dealing with complex issues.’
Jennifer Robinson
‘She is an impressive and exceptional talent.’
Clare Wisson
‘Clare is a superb defamation barrister. She is an impressive advocate.’