Rupert Cowper-Coles

Partner at RPC

Speaker

Rupert Cowper-Coles is an experienced litigator specialising in media and data disputes and head of RPC's Media Team. Rupert defends a wide range of publishers and data controllers, including media organisations, online platforms, broadcasters, NGOs, book publishers, freelance journalists and charities. He is an expert in defamation, data protection and privacy law as well as other media and information rights, including malicious falsehood, harassment and freedom of information. Rupert has experience in litigating complex and developing areas of law, including interim non-disclosure injunctions, foreign jurisdiction issues, intermediary and website host liability, and the exercise of GDPR data rights. Rupert was also the only private practice solicitor invited by the House of Commons Justice Committee to give evidence on the issue of 'SLAPPs' and speaks regularly on the issue.