Schillings (originally Schilling & Lom) was founded in 1984 by Keith Schilling and Nicholas Lom as a media and libel boutique and made its name acting for a host of celebrity clients. These days, however, its scope is such that it describes itself as a “reputation and privacy consultancy” and has a host of non-legal offerings, such as cybersecurity expertise.
Media and reputation firm Schillings has opened its first European office outside of the UK by launching in Dublin. The office will offer advice in crisis management, risk mitigation and “opportunity harnessing” with further service lines in “intelligence, law, communications, diplomacy and security to handle high stakes situations”. Schillings CEO David Imison said of the new office’s opening: “Further increasing our international reach, our Dublin office is a natural next step in the strategic expansion of Schillings. “The city is […]
Prince Harry’s libel case against Associated Newspapers had its first preliminary hearing today with 5RB, Schillings and RPC all in action. The claim was filed by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, over an article that was published on both the MailOnline and the Mail on Sunday on the 19 and 20 of February 2022. The article was marked as an exclusive by the MailOnline alleging that Prince Harry tried to keep his legal battle with the Government a secret. […]
The High Court today ruled that Johnny Depp’s libel action against The Sun newspaper will be postponed as a direct consequence of coronavirus, with various members of counsel already absent due to self-isolation. A full 10-day trial was set to begin on Monday, however, it was ruled by the court today that the case – which is listed in The Lawyer‘s Top 20 for 2020 – will be adjourned. During Friday’s judgment, Justice Nicol said: “These are not ordinary times. […]
A High Court judge has awarded indemnity costs to a former Schillings partner, over a year after the firm commenced litigation proceedings against him. The dispute stems from an arbitration claim form issued by Schillings against departing partner Christopher Scott, over his compliance with the terms of the firm’s LLP agreement. The dispute began ahead of Scott’s exit from the firm to set up his own boutique. Mr Justice Norris granted an injunction to Schillings in May 2018, with the […]
Schillings’ former head of operations has been fined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for selling mobile phones he took from the firm. The SRA investigated Martin Flowers after Schillings was alerted by Vodafone that it had identified unusual activity on the account in July last year. The regulator found that Flowers had taken 95 of the firm’s mobile phones between approximately 2013 and 2018, selling them to a phone recycler for a total of £13,547. As part of his […]
Schillings is to lose its seven-strong family team, led by partner Davina Katz, who is launching her own firm.