Taylor Hampton is recognised as a leader in defamation, privacy, phone hacking and internet litigation. Privacy cases in which the firm has acted led to the closure of the News of the World and the establishment of the Leveson inquiry as well as the lead case on the award of damages. The firm has acted in two of the most recent landmark libel cases including the appeal to the Supreme Court in Lachaux v Independent & Others on the issue of whether serious harm to reputation can be inferred from the words published. As a founding member of the Art Due Diligence Group, Taylor Hampton’s Art Law Department assists with cases of reputation management, title disputes and fraud in the art world. Taylor Hampton’s Immigration specialists also represent practising artists and musicians with applications under the Exceptional Talent Visa Programme. In addition to its media practice, the firm assists with commercial disputes and family law matters.
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Taylor Hampton solicitors are among the small number well known to this court as practitioners in the field of media law. 
Taylor Hampton represent a range of clients, from A-list celebrities to small and large businesses.
We pride ourselves on listening to our clients’ personal and/or commercial objectives and ensuring that these objectives are met at every stage of our instructions.
The firm is at the forefront of the phone hacking litigation and continues to be heavily involved in ongoing phone hacking claims against News Group and Mirror Group Newspapers, having acted in the landmark claim of Gulati v News Group Newspapers which led to the highest awards to date of privacy damages at trial.
When it comes to UK immigration, few topics cause as much confusion as time spent outside the country — particularly for those on the path to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). Most visa holders are familiar with the so-called “180-day rule,” which restricts absences from the UK to 180 days in any 12-month period. But the rule isn’t universal — and if you hold a spouse or partner visa under Appendix FM, there’s good news.
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