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Carter-Ruck partner Persephone Bridgman Baker specialises in media and reputation law, providing clients with advice relating to misuse of private information, defamation, intellectual property, privacy and harassment, including digital harm. 

‘My clients ultimately want a discreet legal expert who will fight hard for their reputation and guard their privacy as fiercely as they [themselves] would,’ she tells Spear’s. ‘The job requires so much empathy.’

Bridgman Baker has racked up several major victories for those she represents. In 2024, she successfully negotiated a settlement for Steve Davies, former chauffeur to Diana, Princess of Wales, in a slander case against the BBC (where BBC journalist Martin Bashir made allegations against Davies to secure the Panorama interview with the princess). She has also acted for actress Amanda Abbington in her case against the BBC concerning her treatment on Strictly Come Dancing.

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