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Natalie Powers

Natalie is a Senior Associate in the Media Disputes department. She works across a variety of media law matters including defamation, harassment, infringement of privacy and data protection. Natalie advises on both pre- and post-publication matters, including in respect of issues relating to online publications and social media. Natalie acts for a broad range of clients comprising high profile individuals, sports agents and senior politicians, including in respect of their unlawful information gathering claims against both Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) and News Group Newspapers (NGN). Natalie is also part of the Lead Solicitor team in the Mobile Telephone Voicemail Interception Litigation against NGN. Natalie has experience in general civil litigation matters including commercial contract disputes, shareholder disputes and fraud. Natalie previously trained at a London based firm and qualified into their litigation practice in 2020. Natalie joined Hamlins in September 2022. She graduated from the University of Southampton with a BA in History, before completing the Graduate Diploma in Law. In 2018, Natalie completed the Legal Practice Course at BPP University (London), achieving a Distinction. · Hamlins LLP

EnglandMedia & Entertainment, Defamation

About

Senior Associate in the Media Disputes department at Hamlins LLP in England, advising on defamation, harassment, privacy, data protection and online/social media publication matters for high-profile individuals, sports agents and senior politicians. She is part of the Lead Solicitor team in the Mobile Telephone Voicemail Interception Litigation against NGN and has additional experience in commercial contract, shareholder and fraud disputes; she joined Hamlins in September 2022 and qualified into a litigation practice in 2020.

Practice areas

Media & EntertainmentDefamationPrivacy & Data ProtectionLitigationCommercial LitigationReputation ManagementTechnology, Media & Telecoms

Office

Expertise

Pre- and post-publication advice (including online and social media)Unlawful information-gathering claims against MGN and NGNMobile Telephone Voicemail Interception Litigation (against NGN)Reputation management for high-profile individualsActing for sports agents and senior politiciansCommercial contract, shareholder and fraud disputes

Education

  • University of Southampton — BA (History)
  • Graduate Diploma in Law
  • Legal Practice Course, BPP University (London) — Distinction (2018)

Admissions

  • Qualified into a litigation practice (2020)