Gordon Clough
Legal Director
Dispute Resolution
+44 20 3206 2812
Email Gordon
gordon.clough@smb.london
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Gordon is a Legal Director in the Media & Communications Disputes team. He is a civil litigation lawyer with a broad commercial practice with specialist expertise in media and press law and substantial in-house experience.
He advises clients on a wide range of legal issues, including contractual disputes, defamation, breach of privacy, breach of contract, intellectual property disputes and regulatory issues. His clients have included Premiership footballers, freelance journalists, national and regional newspaper and book publishers, financial recruitment firms and international charities.
Gordon is a former journalist and has previously worked in-house advising on pre-publication and post-publication issues.
Practice areas
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‘Gordon Clough has been a rock-solid source of advice and guidance for our editorial team. He is responsive and stands out from the crowd in providing advice that is laser-focused on helping us to publish stories while minimising risk.’
Legal 500, 2024
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Legal 500, 2022“Gordon Clough [offers] exceptionally clear, constructive and timely advice.”
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Legal 500, 2022“[He seems] to genuinely enjoy finding a way through challenging media law issues and share journalists’ passion for a good story.”
News featuring Gordon
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2nd April 2026 Corporate, Commercial & Finance
SMB Success in Landmark Discrimination Claim For Mohammed Arif
The Birmingham County Court has today handed down judgment in favour of long standing SMB client, Mohammed Arif, a veteran Cabinet Member and former Conservative Councillor for St Matthew’s, concluding proceedings relating to his discrimination claim against officers of the former Walsall Conservative Federation (now the Walsall and Bloxwich Association).
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17th March 2026 Dispute Resolution
SMB in Landmark Ruling for Government of Bahamas
We’ve secured a landmark ruling for the Government of the Bahamas concerning its power to regulate the country’s second city, Freeport. In an unusual step, the Tribunal’s private Partial Award has been made public given its national and international significance.
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30th August 2024 Media & Communications Disputes
SMB acts for Channel 4 and ITN in their successful defence of libel claim by Dyson
Our Media & Communications Disputes team were pleased to act for Channel 4 and ITN in their successful defence of a hard-fought libel claim by Dyson. The win is a victory for investigative journalism and freedom of expression.
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