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 over the past few years.

‘We’re privacy lawyers now,’ he said. ‘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.

Tait is one of the country’s leading practitioners of pre-publication work, having clients removed completely from high-profile publications and broadcasts, and is adept at handling blackmail threats and navigating complex ‘right to be forgotten’ cases.

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