* Merry Christmas from Himsworth Scott This year, instead of sending out Christmas cards, we have made a donation to a wonderful charity that is dear to our hearts: Claire House Hospice. We are proud to have had an association with Claire House for a number of years now and have offered pro bono help … Continued
Lorna Caddy and Steven Hudson take on new roles with reputation management specialists Himsworth Scott, a leading reputation management law firm announces that it has promoted Lorna Caddy to Director and hired Steven Hudson – both experienced and respected specialists in their fields. Lorna is an experienced intellectual property and media lawyer. Her appointment brings … Continued
Himsworth Scott has been named one of the best newcomers by Citywealth magazine. The firm has been shortlisted for an award only three months after its launch. “It’s a genuinely amazing feeling to be recognised for what we’ve set out to achieve at the new firm,” says co-founder Matt Himsworth. “This is going to be … Continued
What is a deepfake? This piece looks at machine learning methods being used to create a deepfake (a portmanteau of ‘deep learning’ and ‘fake’). While the advances in the technology are exciting news for the film industry, the potential for misuse is significant. Within a very short time frame, the technology allows a film to be … Continued
Himsworth Scott advised Scamp & Dude on its recent copying claims Fashion brand Scamp & Dude and high street retailer Next have reached a settlement over claims Next copied the smaller firm’s designs. Next said it had reached an agreement with the label and would “pay the profits from sales of the design in issue to … Continued
The Sunday Mirror, Mirror online and Wales Online have issued an apology to our client James Haskell following a misreporting of comments he made on the comedy podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno. James had told a tongue-in-cheek anecdote about the wedding of his friends Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips in which he had got … Continued
Thirty-five minutes in the spotlight I was lucky enough to be interviewed by David Burgess, the founder of Reviewed and Cleared, a couple of weeks ago for Legal Cheek’s Legal Entrepreneurs podcast, just after the launch of Himsworth Scott. Legal Cheek is one of the best-read law business outlets in the UK and often takes … Continued
The key measure of reputation risk is the gap between stakeholders’ expectations and reality Sorry? For a skill we are taught from pretty much the moment we can talk, the ability to apologise continues to trouble companies as much as a four-year-old who doesn’t really regret pulling their sibling’s hair. Business leaders have at least … Continued
Have we come full Circle online? We live in an age where the human compulsion to lie, cheat and fantasise is indulged to the extent that online hoaxers are a common part of daily life. Channel 4’s latest reality show, The Circle exploits this by asking contestants to compete for a cash prize using social … Continued