Louis Charalambous

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As partner in Simons Muirhead Burton’s media and communications disputes team, Louis Charalambous heads up a busy practice covering defamation, privacy and breach of confidence, contempt of court and public law, with clients including major broadcasters and national newspapers.

A recognised specialist in crime-related media work – including libel, privacy, contempt and production orders – Charalambous also advises private clients with a focus on providing strategic and actionable advice with the utmost discretion. He has significant experience of emergency injunction applications.

Notable cases include acting for Christopher Jefferies, the retired schoolteacher who won significant damages in libel claims against eight newspapers. The case became an award-winning television drama, The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies.