The adrenaline rush of these early libel actions gave me the incentive to completely change the direction of my legal practice from traditional litigation to media law and reputation management. The change was a slow process though, even with the success of these cases behind me. It’s very difficult to make defamation work pay for itself, particularly in Northern Ireland, where my media law practice was based in the early days. People tend to think a simple letter or phone call is all that is involved to resolve their issue, and that a couple of hundred pounds should be sufficient…

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