How to Deal With a Crisis: a Legal View

In the age of social media, the ability to control the narrative of public messaging, the time to react and indeed if/how to respond are all extremely difficult decisions. They need to be made quickly and calmly. Expectations and reactions are very different from the old days when the media was centralised and much slower paced. There are advantages and disadvantages to social media. The law plays a central role in relation to reputation management, protecting privacy rights and ensuring that our clients achieve a fair trial. This talk is designed to help lawyers navigate these choppy waters.

As senior partner of leading media firm, Levy & McRae, and as a former Head of Media Law at the University of Glasgow, David McKie has nearly 30 years of experience advising media outlets and private individuals and businesses on these issues. His talk will cover the key areas of law and…