Magnus Boyd

Magnus qualified in 2001 with Schillings and joined Carter-Ruck in 2004.

Magnus advises a wide variety of potential Claimants from celebrities to their managers, agents, public relations advisors and in-house communication directors on all aspects of defamation and privacy.

He has successfully obtained numerous apologies from newspapers for high-profile individuals and Companies and had PCC complaints upheld for clients including a controversial adjudication on the protection of a client's privacy.

Magnus has also injuncted individuals, national newspapers, magazines, broadcasters and ISP's from publication of confidential data including photographs and personal details on behalf of a variety of clients from individuals to large-scale institutions. He helped obtain the first "John Doe" injunction in this country against an unknown party for breaches of confidence and copyright and has acted for and against media institutions in large-scale defamation claims and has particular experience in the Offer of Amends process in libel litigation.

Magnus provides pre-publication and pre-broadcast advice to publishers and producers as well as acting for the subjects of unauthorised biographies in negotiations with authors and publishers.