Past events
OFF THE RECORD
POLITICIANS & THE PRESS
HOLD THE BACKPAGE
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REPUTATION
The Press Justice Project: Off the record!
The Press Justice Project invites you to our spring conference, to discuss the latest developments in media law.
On this occasion, we will be exploring the relationship between the police and the media.
Bringing together legal experts and police officers, we will examine accountability, transparency, and the realities of policing, alongside the scrutiny and challenges that come from media coverage. Through frontline stories and an in-depth conversation on corruption and reform, we aim to shine a light on the complex dynamics between law enforcement and the media and what it takes to build trust, ensure justice, and hold power to account.
13:00 - 14:00 - Doors open - networking
14:00 - 18:00 - Panels & talks
18:00 - 20:00 - Networking drinks
Speakers to be confirmed.
Politicians and the Press
A half-day conference bringing together senior politicians from across the political spectrum, for an afternoon of engaging discussion panels on the complex relationship between politicians and the press.
Also with panels featuring senior media lawyers presenting on recent and high profile cases involving politicians and publishers.
Generously hosted by Lewis Silkin LLP
3.30PM - 7pm, Followed by networking drinks, 12th November 2025
We will have 4 panels on the day:
Panel 1 - Politicians and the Public Interest: Legal Update, with Lord Gerald Shamash, Godwin Busuttil and Ian Helme
Panel 2 - A Dysfunctional Relationship - With Nathan Sparkes, Baroness Natalie Bennett and Sir Vince Cable
Panel 3 Stories from the frontline - With Emma Jones, Mark Borkowski, Donnachadh McCarthy and Lord Tom McNally
Panel 4 - The Hack, TV Show what the drama gets right, and what it gets wrong - with Dr Evan Harris, Ellen Gallagher, Charlotte Harris and Paul Farrelly
This innovative event is organised by the charity The Press Justice Project, and follows three sold-out legal conferences in the last 12 months.
The Project advises people affected by unethical press conduct and helps educate the public on media standards.
All ticket sales go directly towards supporting the Charity and our work helping people affected by press wrongdoing.
Early bird tickets are £175. Secure your tickets here
Source: https://donorbox.org/events/802952/steps/choose_tickets
Hold the backpage
Introducing:
Hold the Backpage
A PJP conference event exploring reputation, regulation, and media accountability in sport.
Join us on 1st July 2025, from 14:00 to 18:00 (with drinks from 18:00 to 20:00), at Saffery Accountants, London.
Across three dynamic panels, Hold the Backpage brings together leading media lawyers, regulators, agents, and sportspeople with first-hand experience of the press spotlight.
Together, they will explore how reputations are shaped and damaged in sport, and how sportspeople and their representatives can protect themselves and their clients from press abuse.
Panel topics:
Media lawyers in sport
Regulators, agents and advocacy groups
Athletes and public figures on media exposure
Speakers including:
Leading media lawyers William Bennett KC (5RB), Rachael Somerset (Level), Felicity McMahon (5RB), Mohit Pasricha (Lawrence Stephens);
Experts Roisin Wood (Non-Exec Director, Irish Football Association), Troy Townsend (broadcaster, ex-pro footballer), Clive Colman and Gary Newbon;
Sky Sports presenter Claire Tomlinson, ex-England international Tony Woodcock, Spurs legend Paul Miller and former Premier League manager John Gregory.
Reputation
REPUTATION 2025
A conference event bringing together the leading regulators and legal practitioners in the field of reputation & media accountability.
NEW:
now featuring “The Sun Settles”: a panel discussion on the settlement of Prince Harry & Lord Watson’s claims with NGN
Tickets are available for £175
and can be purchased here.
FEATURING
Hugh Tomlinson KC / Lorna Skinner KC / Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana, Impress / Chris Elliott, former Guardian Readers’ Editor / Chris Blackhurst, former editor of The Independent / Charlotte Dewar, IPSO / Christopher Jefferies, PJP Trustee / Jason Watkins, BAFTA-winning actor
The Press Justice Project october summit - hosted by brown rudnick
The Press Justice Project hosted a pivotal legal conference, hosted by Brown Rudnick, that addressed some of the most pressing issues in reputation, privacy and media law today.