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Defamation & Reputation Management

Collyer Bristow’s CyberStalking Unit (CSU)



Rhory Robertson, Partner

T: +44 (0)20 7470 4448

E: rhory.robertson@collyerbristow.com

Rhory has over 30 years experience as a litigator. He began his working life as junior in-house Counsel for the BBC and subsequently for a well-known national tabloid newspaper. For the last 20 years he has been in private practice, joining Collyer Bristow in the autumn of 2009. In early 2011, Rhory set up the CSU to provide legal services to the victims of cyberbullies and stalkers.

Gillian Rivers, Partner

T: +44 (0)20 7468 7292

E: gillian.rivers@collyerbristow.com

Gillian advises on all areas of family law, both domestic and internationally, with particular bias towards the financial aspects of relationship breakdown both for married or un-married couple. Gillian regularly advises clients who are victims of physical and online harassment both at home and at the workplace and is well experienced in emergency applications to protect clients in these circumstances.

Gillian is a contributing editor/author to Clarke Hall and Morrison on children law. She is the family law correspondent for Law Society Gazette and a regular contributor to BBC radio and other national print media.

She is the Senior Vice Chairman and newsletter editor of the Family Law Committee of the International Bar Association, where she has served as an officer for four years.

Suzanne Higginson, Assistant Solicitor

T: +44 (0)20 7470 4498

E: suzanne.higginson@collyerbristow.com

Suzanne advises on all types of commercial and media related disputes on behalf of individuals and corporate bodies, with particular focus on defamation and reputation management.

Suzanne's work has included acting for publishers, sporting personalities, sport agencies and political organisations in relation to all aspects of media and business litigation. Suzanne has been involved in a number of ground breaking media disputes which have resulted in substantial damages awards for clients.

Suzanne has advised victims of cyberstalking and helped to secure the removal of derogatory content posted on social networking sites and has advised employers about how to deal with defamatory and confidential material posted online by former employees.

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