Partner PR

For a journalist, a legal case has everything - direct conflict and sexy quotes delivered in a safely reportable public forum. Partner PR is one of only a few agencies with genuine expertise in litigation communications.

We work with clients and their legal teams to ensure cases are won outside the courtroom as well as inside. Unlike other agencies, we do not seek to influence legal strategy - that's best left to legal experts - but we will suggest and implement strategies to ensure a legal position is fully understood by the journalists covering a case.

We have an in depth knowledge of the law relating to journalism, including defamation and contempt of court, as well as the core skills of journalism - simplification of message and presentation - which are necessary to convey your position.

And we can advise on how to encourage your opponents to settle or to maintain the confidentiality of an agreement.

When a professional services firm faced a class action (or mass litigation, as we call it in the UK), we ensured the strength of its position was fully reported, thereby discouraging people from joining what had been perceived as "an easy way to make some money."

When a company employee faced a criminal committal, we ensured the media did not obtain the images needed to bring the story to life.

When a City institution faced a significant payout in an employment case, we helped ensure their rationale for appealing the decision - that it was based on the law, not personal malice - was fully understood.