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Reputation management

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Brabners LLP

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Brabners LLP handles a steady stream of work concerning reputation management, defamation and malicious falsehood matters. Manchester-based Nick McAleenan and Liverpool-based Helen Otty jointly lead the team. McAleenan is skilled at leading harassment, privacy, and voicemail interception matters. Otty has been commended as an excellent litigator, praised for her ‘excellent judgement’ and ’commercially savvy’ approach, particularly in online defamation and reputation management cases. Other key contacts include Paul Lunt and Adam Murphy.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘I highly recommend Helen. She combines all the key skills of a litigator: great with the client, excellent judgement, commercially savvy and a gut instinct for the winning argument. ’

  • ‘Brabners have a great reputation team. They are friendly, approachable, and very competent in the sector. ’

  • ‘Nick McAleenan has led complex matters and understands where and how digital intelligence services can be brought to bear.’

  • ‘Their knowledge of process and process is very strong and this allows for detailed, yet succinct feedback.’

  • ‘Nick McAleenan led the whole process with patience and fortitude, which is needed given the level of angst that you can develop as a client in this process. He is calm, considerate and has strong subject knowledge, shared with compassion and care. Adam Murphy is clearly bright and articulate, and whilst relatively new to the profession, Adam is already able to offer well-thought advice and support.’

Key clients

  • Lynn Cannell & LCA Jobs
  • Coleen Rooney
  • Ben Stokes
  • Annie Kilner
  • Dr Riccardo Frati
  • Cheryl Bennett
  • Kevin Flanagan
  • Invisible Narratives
  • Boulebar UK Limited
  • LWC Drinks Limited

Work highlights

Represented the Defendants in a significant defamation and malicious falsehood claim.
Instructed by Cheryl Bennett in relation to a proposed defamation / breach of data protection claim against Mr Ahkmed Yakoob.
Represented Mr Flanagan in relation to a harassment claim against parents of former pupils of his school.

Practice head

Nick McAleenan; Helen Otty

Other key lawyers

Paul Lunt; Adam Murphy