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Anna Coppola

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Anna’s practice encompasses a broad range of media litigation including defamation and privacy work for both Claimants and Defendants. She regularly provides pre-publication advice to many large publishing companies including Harper Collins and Penguin as well as to broadcasters such as ITV and Channel 4 News.
 

Anna’s recent libel work includes acting for Elena Baturina (the wife of the Mayor of Moscow and wealthiest woman in Russia) in her claim against TNL, and appearing as Junior Counsel for the publishers of L’Espresso magazine (she is a fluent Italian speaker) in their successful defence at trial of a libel claim brought against them in this jurisdiction by Atlantis World. Privacy work includes appearing in the House of Lords as junior counsel for MGN in Ashworth v. MGN Ltd and acting for MGN at the trial of the privacy claim brought by Naomi Campbell. More recently, she has acted for Elizabeth Hurley and Hugh Grant in their privacy action against Big Pictures.
 

Anna also has experience in disciplinary and regulatory work, having advised and appeared in numerous hearings for both the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) and Kennel Club.
 

Anna is able to undertake work under the Direct Access scheme.
 

Career

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Anna pays a forensic attention to detail, both in preparation and presentation. She is prompt and to the point. This swift accuracy of approach is balanced by a commercial awareness and astute understanding of the media which enables her to anticipate her opponent, offer shrewd and pragmatic advice, and persuade others in argument. As such, she is a pleasure to work with.

Simon Smith

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Testimonials

Recommended in Chambers and Partners as an "up and coming" junior in 2008 and as a leading junior in 2009 and 2010:

'Anna Coppola impresses rivals and peers immensely on issues surrounding libel and privacy. This detailed junior “presents arguments perfectly, and is excellent on pleadings.”' [Chambers 2009]

“Anna Coppola “has a very realistic approach to claims and can read a case and predict the opponent's strategy very accurately”. [Chambers 2010]

Inns of Court Pegasus Scholar (placement at Media Firm, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York office, June-September 2000).
 

Languages

Fluent Italian. Conversational French and Portuguese

Memberships

BASL (British Association for Sport and Law)

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Publications

(26 Jan 2006)

Cases

Defamation

Privacy and Confidence

Sports Law

Data Protection

Contempt

General Common Law

Human Rights

Media Law

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