At Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP, our Exeter Copyright, Media and Intellectual Property team advises individuals, businesses, and rights holders across Exeter, Devon, and the wider South West on protecting and enforcing their intellectual and reputational assets. Matters in this area often involve heightened sensitivity, urgency, and public exposure, and we place the highest importance on discretion, professionalism, and strategic control.
The modern media landscape has evolved rapidly, with news organisations and digital publishers increasingly testing the boundaries of public interest defences. In recent years, arguments traditionally associated with defamation claims have been extended into data protection, privacy, and copyright infringement disputes. Our team has significant experience navigating these developments and challenging the misuse of public interest justifications where they infringe our clients’ rights.
We are highly experienced in acting in litigation against national and regional media outlets, including proceedings involving UK newspapers, online publishers, broadcasters, and digital platforms. Our Exeter team understands both the legal frameworks governing copyright, media, and IP disputes and the practical realities of managing risk, reputation, and commercial impact alongside the legal issues.
Where speed is critical, we are able to act decisively. We provide a 24-hour service for urgent matters and, where required, can take immediate pre-emptive action to protect our clients’ interests. This includes seeking emergency injunctions to prevent publication, restrain misuse of copyrighted material, or halt ongoing infringement before irreparable harm is caused.
Our work in this area covers a broad range of disputes, including copyright infringement, misuse of confidential information, data protection breaches, reputational damage arising from media reporting, and intellectual property enforcement. We also advise on strategic responses to threatened publication, enabling clients to assess risk, preserve evidence, and take proportionate action at the earliest opportunity.
By combining technical legal expertise with a clear understanding of media dynamics and commercial pressures, our Exeter Copyright, Media and Intellectual Property team delivers focused, effective representation. Our approach is designed not only to protect legal rights, but also to safeguard reputation, commercial value, and long-term interests in an increasingly complex and fast-moving media environment.
