Mark specialises in litigation and dispute resolution with a strong focus on reputation management, defamation, privacy and confidentiality, harassment, data protection and brand protection/IP law matters.  He has an enviable client list of high-profile individuals and media organisations from the worlds of celebrity, film, television, sport, politics and publishing.

Mark has been involved in numerous high-profile and important cases ranging from representing Penguin Books in the notorious libel claim brought by ‘historian’ David Irving to acting for former England Manager Sam Allardyce in his defamation complaint against The Telegraph and the related IPSO complaint.

Mark Bateman has “… a good grasp of the media, sports and celebrity worlds”
Legal 500
Mark Bateman and Matthew Dowd are “a formidable pair, who have good commercial instincts and cannot be intimidated”.
Chambers & Partners
Mark Bateman is “hard-working and tenacious”.
Legal 500
Mark Bateman is “terrific”, an extremely proficient negotiator who is “very tenacious in fighting for claimants” and is “very energetic and very committed”.
Chambers & Partners