Specialising in media litigation, reputation and crisis management, Thomson Heath Jenkins & Associates is primarily instructed by high-profile individuals and organisations, including actors, musicians and politicians. The team is jointly led by Mark Thomson, James Heath and Emily Jenkins. Praised by clients as a ‘leading solicitor in the field,’ Thomson is skilled at handling misuse of private information disputes and providing pre-publication advice. Heath and Jenkins both bring strength in post-publication matters. Other key contacts include Moritz Schirmeister, ’a rising star in this field,’ who advises on reputational, privacy and defamation matters.
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Testimonials
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‘A leading player in the field of reputation management and privacy, they are a high-quality team and have featured in the most prominent cases in this area of practice over recent years. Highly respected in the market.’
‘Mark Thomson is a leading solicitor in the field and a phenomenal problem solver who delivers excellent results. James Heath is exceptionally bright and dedicated. Emily Jenkins is highly experienced and has had great successes in high-end cases.'
‘Moritz Schirmeister is a rising star in this field.’
‘Mark Thomson was very thoughtful and creative and clearly had established a great rapport with his client.’
‘Both James Heath and Mark Thomson are good, tenacious and highly experienced lawyers.’
‘Moritz Schirmeister is a Senior Associate with unparalleled pedigree for his level of seniority. He is always a pleasure to deal with and can immediately identify and solve any media law problem which is likely to arise.'
Key clients
- James Stunt
- Ciara Parkes
- Sir Simon Hughes
- Sean Wilson
- Heartwood Care Group
- International Artists Management
- ARGC & Mohamed Taranissi
- Byline Media Holdings Ltd
Work highlights
Acting for Mr Stunt in relation to highly false and defamatory allegations about our client.
Representing the Claimant, Sir Simon Hughes, in his ongoing claim against Associated Newspapers Limited for unlawful information gathering and misuse of private information.
Acting for the Claimants in the Mirror Newspapers Hacking Litigation.
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James Heath
Practice head
Mark Thomson; James Heath; Emily Jenkins
Other key lawyers
Moritz Schirmeister