Nigel Tait

Spear’s Review

A specialist operator in privacy issues, Nigel Tait is managing partner and head of defamation and media law at Carter-Ruck. He is reflective about how his industry has changed in recent years.

‘We’re privacy lawyers now,’ the 2024 Spear’s Award winner says. ‘That and data protection.’ Tait has secured payouts and apologies for the likes of Sir Elton John, Liam Gallagher and Frank Bruno, as well as for corporate giants such as Tesco.

‘Social media platforms remain ever prevalent and are a challenge with the substantial cyber issues we frequently deal with,’ he explains. ‘We work with clients to navigate through the legal problems.’

Tait, one of the country’s leading practitioners of pre-publication work, is also skilled at handling blackmail threats and navigating complex ‘right to be forgotten’ cases.