Schillings
Encyclopedia
Schillings Media Boutique (originally Schilling & Lom), is a British full-service law firm based in London
. It employs over fifteen lawyers and is particularly known for obtaining anonymised gagging order
s to protect clients' privacy
.
The firm specialises in reputation management, defamation and privacy cases. Keith Schilling, senior partner and founder of Schillings in 1984, was placed tenth by The Times
in a 2008 list of the hundred most influential and powerful lawyers in the UK.
for the son of Harry Potter
author J. K. Rowling
. The case effectively established a law of privacy for children, where parents wish to protect their children from intrusive photography by the paparazzi
.
In April and May 2011, Schillings acted for Ryan Giggs
in CTB v News Group Newspapers
, an anonymised privacy injunction aimed at preventing the publication by The Sun of the details of an alleged extra-marital relationship between Giggs and Imogen Thomas
. The case was notable for the widespread media coverage and political discussion that it generated in the UK.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It employs over fifteen lawyers and is particularly known for obtaining anonymised gagging order
Gag order
A gag order is an order, sometimes a legal order by a court or government, other times a private order by an employer or other institution, restricting information or comment from being made public.Gag orders are often used against participants involved in a lawsuit or criminal trial...
s to protect clients' privacy
Privacy
Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively...
.
The firm specialises in reputation management, defamation and privacy cases. Keith Schilling, senior partner and founder of Schillings in 1984, was placed tenth by The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
in a 2008 list of the hundred most influential and powerful lawyers in the UK.
Notable cases
In May 2008, Keith Schilling won a privacy case in the Court of AppealCourt of Appeal of England and Wales
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales is the second most senior court in the English legal system, with only the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom above it...
for the son of Harry Potter
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
author J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
Joanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE , better known as J. K. Rowling, is the British author of the Harry Potter fantasy series...
. The case effectively established a law of privacy for children, where parents wish to protect their children from intrusive photography by the paparazzi
Paparazzi
Paparazzi is an Italian term used to refer to photojournalists who specialize in candid photography of celebrities, politicians, and other prominent people...
.
In April and May 2011, Schillings acted for Ryan Giggs
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Manchester United. Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the 1990–91 season and has been a regular player since the 1991–92 season...
in CTB v News Group Newspapers
CTB v News Group Newspapers
CTB v News Group Newspapers is an English legal case between Manchester United player Ryan Giggs, given the pseudonym CTB, and defendants News Group Newspapers Limited and model Imogen Thomas....
, an anonymised privacy injunction aimed at preventing the publication by The Sun of the details of an alleged extra-marital relationship between Giggs and Imogen Thomas
Imogen Thomas
Imogen Mary Thomas is a Welsh glamour model, beauty queen and television personality. She rose to fame in 2003, after winning Miss Wales, and achieved further note in 2006, when she lasted three months on the seventh series of reality TV series Big Brother.-Early life:Imogen was born to Charles...
. The case was notable for the widespread media coverage and political discussion that it generated in the UK.
Notable partners
- Founder Keith Schilling was listed as 10th in the Times 100 most Powerful Lawyers list 2008, and named in the Evening StandardEvening StandardThe Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
s 2008 Survey of the 1000 most influential people in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
." - Simon Smith, former Schillings managing partner, who has Hollywood actress Keira KnightleyKeira KnightleyKeira Christina Knightley born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and model. She began acting as a child and came to international notice in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham...
and footballer Cristiano RonaldoCristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, , commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portuguese national team...
among his clients. - Gideon Benaim was awarded "Partner of the Year" at the Lawyer Awards 2008.
External links
- The Schillings website
- Legal 500: Schillings
- Chambers And Partners: Keith Schilling
- Commentator Michael Savage about Keith Schilling
- Stephen Robinson, The Sunday TimesThe Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
, 22 March 2009, Publish and be slammed - The Injunction King, a cabal of grasping lawyers and a £2,000 an hour assault on free speech Richard Pendlebury, Daily MailDaily MailThe Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
. 25 May 2011.