Better call Louis: Lawyer to press victims tells all

About this episode

Media lawyer Louis Charalambous discusses his experiences representing press victims and the current state of press standards.

Media lawyer Louis Charalambous represented victims of some of worst lapses in press standards during the 2000s. He went on to represent newspapers in libel battles against a violent gangster, 'wife beating' Hollywood star and others. He says press standards have improved, times are hard for both claimants and publishers and explains why Prince Harry's colossal privacy claim against Associated Newspapers is looking a bit iffy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Louis Charalambous

Topics covered

• media law
• press standards
• libel battles
• privacy claims
• press victims

Keywords

• media lawyer
• press standards
• libel
• privacy claim
• Associated Newspapers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Associated Newspapers, New Statesman Media Group

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