Carter-Ruck is a British law firm founded by Peter Carter-Ruck. The firm specialises in libel, privacy, international law and commercial litigation.
The leading legal directories rank the firm in the top tier of defamation and media lawyers in the UK. Legal 500 describes Carter-Ruck as "pre-eminent in the field of defamation and privacy claimant work" as well as being "fair, balanced and professional" while also ranking the firm's public international law and media and entertainment work. Chambers Directory describes the firm as having "a first-class team that is incredibly well regarded for its claimant work, as well as a strong and ever-growing presence in corporate reputation management."
In December 2010 a new edition of the leading textbook "Carter-Ruck on Libel and Privacy" was published by Butterworths Lexis-Nexis.
The firm offers some of their services including libel actions and high-value commercial claims on a "no win, no fee" basis.
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