Crisis Management
The current business climate has given rise to a number of aggressive and intrusive practices. We are seeing an increasing trend in 'trial by media', invasion of privacy and attacks by pressure groups. This is happening across all areas of business and can take many forms. It could be a defamatory article, an undercover television documentary, physical or mental harassment of employees and directors, or a web site seeking to ruin your business.
Our Crisis Management practice seeks to solve problems through a clearly defined and organised strategy, avoiding reactive outbursts, protecting your communications so far for as possible with legal privilege and with the aim of keeping matters out of the public eye and on an even keel.
We are able to offer practical advice based on extensive experience in the following areas:
Our Crisis Management practice seeks to solve problems through a clearly defined and organised strategy, avoiding reactive outbursts, protecting your communications so far for as possible with legal privilege and with the aim of keeping matters out of the public eye and on an even keel.
We are able to offer practical advice based on extensive experience in the following areas:
- Dealing with reputational issues
- Preparing for a crisis
- Clearing up a crisis
- Closing down defamatory web sites
- Dealing with media allegations
- Handling of 'undercover' journalism and TV crews
- Retrieving domain names
- Advising on product recall
- Preventing harassment
- Large multi-national organisations
- High-net worth individuals
- PR agencies
- Celebrities and other high-profile individuals
- In-house lawyers and directors responsible for management policies.
Key Contacts
If you would like to speak to us about our Crisis Management services, please contact Ed Hood or Ian De Freitas