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Provided by Keith Mathieson
Practice Areas
An expert in defamation and privacy law, Partner Keith Mathieson has been defending the media for over 20 years and leads RPC's media team.
Keith defends clients involved in libel, privacy and similar claims.
Regularly instructed by Associated Newspapers Limited (Mail, Mail on Sunday and Mail Online), Mirror Group, News UK (The Sun, Times and Sunday Times) and the Financial Times, he also acts for numerous other UK and international publishers and for a number of media liability insurers.
Keith has had a prominent role in press regulation, including acting for Associated Newspapers throughout the Leveson Inquiry.
He is currently representing Mirror Group in the long-running litigation arising out of phone hacking at its three titles. He has particular experience of contentious costs matters in media cases.
Career
Trained Lovells; qualified 1983; solicitor Lovells 1983-90; solicitor Oswald Hickson Collier 1990-92; partner 1992-97; partner Davies Arnold Cooper 1997-2000; partner Reynolds Porter Chamberlain 2000.
Publications
Principal author and editor of The Privacy Law Handbook.
Contributed to The Freedom of Information Handbook, 3rd edition.
Work Highlights
Representing Mirror Group over more than 12 years in hundreds of phone hacking claims.
Advising the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, and MailOnline in numerous libel and privacy cases.
Providing pre-publication advice to publishers of all kinds, from the Financial Times to the Spectator.
Chambers Review
UK
Keith Mathieson leads RPC's media team and has a wealth of experience in this space. He is regularly called upon to defend media sector clients, including leading newspapers and publishers, against allegations of defamation.
Keith Mathieson is an experienced litigator with specialist expertise in news media regulation, freedom of information and data protection. He is frequently called upon to provide pre-publication and content clearance advice to national newspapers, magazines and book publishers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"When you work with Keith, you know you're in safe hands. His level of experience is extraordinary. He is extremely cool under pressure and only intervenes to the extent necessary."
"Keith is a master strategist."
"Keith is excellent - really highly regarded."
"When you work with Keith, you know you're in safe hands. His level of experience is extraordinary. He is extremely cool under pressure and only intervenes to the extent necessary."
"Keith is a master strategist."
"Keith is excellent - really highly regarded."
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