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About
Provided by Tony Jaffa
Practice Areas
Tony is the founding partner of Jaffa Law. He advises on all areas of media, information, and intellectual property law.
His clients are primarily newspapers and online news publishers, broadcasters, and web publishers, but he also advises companies, other trading bodies, and selected individuals.
Tony's areas of expertise include defamation; infringement of copyright; privacy; data protection; pre-publication/pre-broadcast copy checking; post-publication complaints; litigation and mediation; compliance with the Codes of Practice issued by the Independent Press Standards Organisation, IMPRESS, the Advertising Standards Authority, and Ofcom; contempt of court; and Court reporting restrictions.
Tony is a regular speaker and commentator on media law matters.
Whilst Tony is an expert litigator, he actually spends much of his time advising clients on how best to resolve disputes and avoid litigation in a commercially attractive and cost effective way.
Tony is also admitted as a solicitor in Northern Ireland, a jurisdiction in which a number of his clients operate; and he has a working knowledge of libel, freedom of expression, and contempt in the USA.
Career
Tony qualified in England and Wales in 1980, and was admitted as a solicitor in N. Ireland in 2011.
He began his career as a commercial litigator in the City, before joining Foot Anstey, where he became a partner and head of the firm's Editorial Media Team.
He founded Jaffa Law as a specialist media law firm in 2020.
Professional Memberships
Society of Editors
Publications
Tony and his team write fortnightly columns on HoldtheFrontPage, the website for regional journalists, on all media law issues relevant to journalists, journalism, editors, and publishers.
Industry Sector Expertise
Tony is a very experienced advisor on pre-publication/pre-broadcast material, and advises a large number of national and regional newspapers, news websites, and TV broadcasters, throughout the UK. He has extensive knowledge of the news industry, and is acknowledged as one of the UK's preeminent advisors to the regional and national press in England, Wales, and N. Ireland.
Chambers Review
UK
Sole practitioner Tony Jaffa of Jaffa Law is highlighted for his considerable expertise in representing publishing and media clients in libel and privacy actions.
Sole practitioner Tony Jaffa is recommended for all manner of pre- and post-publication exercises, copyright issues, freedom of information and data protection matters. He is also one of the UK's leading defamation litigators.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Tony Jaffa is an industry expert and is respected accordingly."
"His understanding of clients is outstanding. He really understands business and commercial outputs. He is a true pragmatist, provides clear instructions and is a pleasure to work with."
"Tony Jaffa is an industry expert and is respected accordingly."
"His understanding of clients is outstanding. He really understands business and commercial outputs. He is a true pragmatist, provides clear instructions and is a pleasure to work with."