Protecting the reputation of Coventry City Football Club
Originality
6
Rationale
6
Impact
5
Total
17
Description
Used the little-known tort of lawful means conspiracy to avoid costly defamation proceedings and protect the reputation of the English football club against a newspaper.
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With a unique blend of law and communications, the firm devised a proactive and open strategy to prevent bad publicity for a high-profile client where traditional public relations strategies had failed.