Jon Oakley

Practice Areas

Jon specialises in reputation protection and crisis management for companies and high profile individuals. Jon's clients have included many listed and privately held companies as well as private clients. Notable clients have included Sir Cliff Richard (in his litigation against the BBC and South Yorkshire Police).

Although the majority of his work is carried out prior to publication or broadcast, Jon has been instrumental in numerous landmark court successes over the years. He very regularly deals with emergency matters on behalf of clients.

Jon was on the Working Group appointed to draft the Pre-Action Protocol for Defamation on behalf of the Civil Justice Council. He has provided submissions to a number of Parliamentary Committees, and to the Leveson Inquiry. He has had a number of articles published and has contributed to the textbook Entertainment Law & Litigation.