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5 March 2010	Atkins Thomson instructed by Jude Law on various matters.
3 March 2010	Sir Michael Parkinson wins his libel action against The Daily Mail, with Mark Thomson reading a Statement in Open Court to confirm this- see Sir Michael's Press Statement here and Statement in Open Court and Order
2 March 2010	Nancy Jones, Keith Floyd's eldest daughter, obtains an apology from the Evening Standard, following successful settlement of her legal claim. The newspaper has also agreed to pay substantial damages and her legal fees. The apology can be seen here.
23 February 2010	Atkins Thomson secures a correction for Sienna Miller. See the correction here.
17 February 2010	Ed Buxton wins his libel action against Now magazine.In settlement Now has apologised and agreed to pay damages and legal costs. The apology can be seen here. This is in addition to successful claims against The Sunday Mirror, the Daily Mail and The Sun.
4 February 2010	Martyn Smith settles his libel claim against the Press Association in respect of an article it released on 21 December 2009. Martyn accepts damages of £50,000 and his legal fees. The Press Association has already released an apology. Download the Statement in Open Court setting out the details here. See the Guardian’s report of the settlement here.
3 February 2010	Ed Buxton obtains an apology, damages and legal costs from The Sun following successful settlement of his legal claim against the newspaper. The apology can be seen here.
2 February 2010	Atkins Thomson issues proceedings in the High Court, on behalf of Cherie Blair, against Associated Newspapers Ltd. The claim is for libel in respect of an article published in The Daily Mail on 26 November 2009 entitled “Outrage as Mandy goes on a country shoot with Gaddafi son (And, surprise, Cherie came too)”.
28 January 2010	Atkins Thomson has been instructed by journalist and broadcaster Eamonn Holmes.
26 January 2010	Atkins Thomson has been instructed by Alan Donnelly, the Executive Chairman of Sovereign Strategy.
19 January 2010	Ed Buxton settles his libel claim against the Daily Mail in respect of an article published on 18 July 2009. Associated Newspapers are paying Ed damages and his legal costs and have published an apology. The apology can be seen here.
January 2010	Atkins Thomson is representing Sienna Miller on various matters.
29 December 2009	Cherie Blair issues libel proceedings against Associated Newspapers . Graham Atkins is representing Mrs Blair.
22 and 23 December 2009	Dragon's Den producer Martyn Smith has obtained immediate apologies from a number of newspapers in relation to defamatory articles appearing throughout the press and internet wrongly identifying him as having been found guilty of downloading child pornography. The defamatory statement originally came about from an incorrect press release from the Press Association. Newspapers that have apologised include The Mirror, The Times, The Telegraph, Daily Mail and the Press Association. See the Telegraph's report of the Press Association's apology here.
December 2009	Mark Thomson and Nicola McCann have their article "Harassment and the Media" published in The Journal of Media Law, Volume 1 Issue 2, 2009 (Published by Hart Publishing). In the article they consider the application and impact of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (“the Act”) and analyse the extent that the Act can be used by individuals to protect their right to respect for a private life. They also consider aspects of prepublication harassment by the media, photographs of private events and whether, and to what extent, the Act fills the remaining gaps in the patch-work system of remedies for the redress of infringements of the right to a private life..
10 December 2009	Ed Buxton settles his libel claim against the Sunday Mirror in respect of an article published on 12 July 2009. Ed accepts damages of £30,000, his legal fees and the newspaper will publish an apology to him. Download the Statement in Open Court setting out the details here.
27 November 2009	Atkins Thomson obtains an apology from the Daily Mirror for allegations it made about ex-Hull City chairman Paul Duffen. See the apology here
11 November 2009	Mark Thomson appears on Radio 4's The Media Show to discuss libel laws. Listen to the discussion here (starts at 12 minutes 30 seconds)
November 2009	Atkins Thomson receive new instructions from Patsy Kensit, Bill Nighy and James McAvoy.
22 October 2009	Atkins Thomson win breach of privacy claim for Jade Goody's family following publication of funeral photographs by the People. See Guardian report here.
19 October 2009	Mark Thomson gives his views on Starsuckers, the tabloid hoaxers, in this week's Media Guardian. See article here.
13 October 2009	Following settlement of Lily Allen’s claim against The Sun (see 23 September) Mark Thomson reads the Statement in Open Court on her behalf. Download the Statement here.
25 September 2009	Atkins Thomson receive instruction from Rhys Ifans in relation to various media matters.
23 September 2009	Lily Allen, represented by Mark Thomson, settles her claims against the Sun Newspaper for defamation and false attribution of authorship in respect of an article published on 7 May 2009. The Sun agrees to pay Lily damages of £10,000 and not to repeat the words complained of. The Sun also published an apology in the newspaper and online, click here to see the apology.
16 September 2009	Atkins Thomson obtain a correction for WPP from Reuters following erroneous report of an interview with its Chairman Sir Martin Sorrell. See the correction here.
11 September 2009	Atkins Thomson are instructed by leading advertising, marketing and communications company WPP
7 September 2009	Atkins Thomson sponsors the new Isis sculpture in Hyde Park, supporting the construction of a children’s environmental centre. See news article here
20 July 2009	Sir Michael Parkinson issues proceedings against The Daily Mail. Sir Michael is represented by Mark Thomson
9 July 2009	Kate Beckinsale wins an apology and damages from the Daily Express. Download the Statement in Open Court here
19 June 2009	Lily Allen issues proceedings against So Foot Magazine and The Sun newspaper. Download the Press Release here.
1 June 2009	Instruction received from Scottish businessman and BBC “Dragon”, Duncan Bannatyne, in relation to various ongoing media matters. Mr Bannatyne is represented by Mark Thomson
1 June 2009	Well-known British art dealer, Jay Jopling instructs us in respect of various media issues. Mr Jopling’s website can be seen at www.jayjopling.co.uk. He is represented by Mark Thomson
June 2009	Mark Thomson joins the firm from Carter-Ruck and it is re-named Atkins Thomson
January 2009	Atkins recognised in 2009 edition of Chambers
December 2008	Josh Hartnett v Mirror Group Newspapers
November 2008	The Peyton Family - Inquest
June 2008	Cherie Blair v News Group Newspapers
November 2007	North One Television - Guinea Pigs trade mark
September 2007	Sean Bean v Associated Newspapers
September 2007	Marcucci and Marcucci v British Broadcasting Corporation
September 2007	Tony and Cherie Blair v Associated Newspapers