Duncan Lamont
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Defamation/Reputation Management
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Band 4
About
Provided by Duncan Lamont
Practice Areas
Duncan has for well over two decades worked in the media industry, often for television broadcasters and producers but also for individuals, journalists and celebrities. His areas of expertise include the criminal law, copyright, defamation, privacy, confidentiality, sports issues and phone hacking.
Duncan also works for authors, bloggers and online publications. Duncan has been involved in many of the issues important to the media in the last few years including the Leveson LJ Inquiry, "Superinjunctions" and cases making sense of the new Defamation Act. He has a "hands on" approach, often working at clients offices to ensure projects are completed, reports published and reputations protected or restored.
Duncan is admitted to practise in England and Wales.
Chambers Review
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Duncan Lamont has significant experience acting for clients in the media industry. He acts for claimants and defendants on a variety of libel, harassment and privacy matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Duncan was wonderful from start to finish. He was friendly, professional and extremely helpful in explaining the implications of the case."
"Duncan has a schoolmasterly style that guided us through the case. He predicted results and he achieved them."
"Duncan is a consummate professional; he has been a fantastic support to us for years."
"Duncan has kept on top of an ongoing issue and is always ready to offer options and forward-thinking advice."
"Duncan was wonderful from start to finish. He was friendly, professional and extremely helpful in explaining the implications of the case."
"Duncan has a schoolmasterly style that guided us through the case. He predicted results and he achieved them."
"Duncan is a consummate professional; he has been a fantastic support to us for years."
"Duncan has kept on top of an ongoing issue and is always ready to offer options and forward-thinking advice."