Tamsin Allen
Partner
Human rights and public law
Tamsin specialises in media law, with a particular emphasis on defamation and privacy, human rights and public law. She is a member of the Civil Justice Council, and the Commonwealth Press Union Legal Support Committee.
Case history:
- Brian Paddick v Associated: a privacy case.
- David Blunkett v MGN: a defamation case.
- Mitchell and others v Al Dali and others: House of Lords – challenge to the rules on state immunity on behalf of torture victims.
- R OAO Animal Defenders International v Secretary of State for DCMS: challenge to lawfulness restrictions on ‘political’ advertising on TV and radio.
Tamsin qualified in 1999, having trained with civil liberties' firm BM Birnberg & Co. She has a BA in history from Balliol College, Oxford.
What the professional directories say
Chambers 2010
Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant (Ranked in Band 4)
Defamation/Reputation Management - Best of the UK (Ranked in Band 3)
Tamsin's full profile and ranking status on Chambers 2010
Chambers 2009
Defamation/Reputation Management - Best of the UK (Ranked in Band 4)
Legal 500 (2009)
Administrative and public law - ranked in 1st tier
Civil liberties and human rights - ranked in 1st tier
Defamation and Privacy - recommended
Media and Entertainment - recommended
Tamsin's full profile in Legal 500 (2009)
