James Watkins

James is a solicitor practising in the Media Litigation and Commercial Litigation teams. He has worked on a variety of reputation management issues relating to defamation, misuse of private information, data protection, blackmail and harassment on behalf of business figures, politicians, “influencers”, private individuals and companies. Much of James’ work involves complaints relating to social media platforms whether that be complaints to the platform itself or action against other platform users. His media experience includes acting in pre-publication and post-publication matters in respect of local, national and international publications, broadcasts and press inquiries, often working alongside the client’s PR advisers. · Carter-Ruck

EnglandMedia Litigation, Commercial Litigation

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Solicitor at Carter-Ruck based in England, practising in the Media Litigation and Commercial Litigation teams. He advises on reputation management matters including defamation, misuse of private information, data protection, blackmail and harassment, and frequently handles complaints and actions involving social media platforms as well as pre-publication and post-publication media work for clients including business figures, politicians, influencers and private individuals.

Practice areas

Media LitigationCommercial LitigationReputation ManagementDefamationPrivacy & Data Protection

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England

Carter-Ruck · James is a solicitor practising in the Media Litigation and Commercial Litigation teams. He has worked on a variety of reputation management issues relating to defamation, misuse of private information, data protection, blackmail and harassment on behalf of business figures, politicians, “influencers”, private individuals and companies. Much of James’ work involves complaints relating to social media platforms whether that be complaints to the platform itself or action against other platform users. His media experience includes acting in pre-publication and post-publication matters in respect of local, national and international publications, broadcasts and press inquiries, often working alongside the client’s PR advisers.

England

Expertise

Social media platform complaints and actionsPre-publication and post-publication media workReputation management for public figures and influencersDefamation and misuse of private information claimsHandling press inquiries and working alongside PR advisers

Education

BA (History), University of Nottingham
Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP University
Legal Practice Course, BPP University