Paul Tweed was born on 1955 and born in Northern Ireland, is an international lawyer with offices in Belfast, Dublin and London.
18 Facts About Paul Tweed
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Paul Tweed is listed in Chambers Legal Guide as a leading lawyer in the field of Defamation and Reputation Management.
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Paul Tweed has been described as one of the most feared defamation lawyers in the world, having represented the likes of Harrison Ford, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Liam Neeson, Britney Spears, Ashton Kutcher, and Uri Geller as well as many others from the worlds of politics, music, film, entertainment and sport.
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Paul Tweed joined the Belfast firm Johnsons the same year he qualified and was made partner in 1983.
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In 2017, Paul Tweed set up TWEED, an international boutique law firm with offices in Belfast, Dublin and London.
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Paul Tweed has represented Liam Neeson, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, Kelsey Grammer, Nicolas Cage, Harrison Ford, Chris de Burgh, Neil Jordan, Uri Geller, Patrick Kielty, Colin Farrell, Keith Duffy, The Corrs, Ashton Kutcher, Johnny Depp and Sylvester Stallone.
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Paul Tweed has represented newspapers including The Sunday Times, The Irish News and Penguin.
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Paul Tweed has acted for journalists including litigation for Irish Independent reporter Gemma O'Doherty with other reported cases including Liam Clarke and Susanne Breen.
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Paul Tweed has been involved in multiple defamation actions against UK and US-based internet book distributors, requiring the issue of the largest number of Writs in respect of the publication of one book.
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Paul Tweed is a regular contributor on media law issues in both printed, online and television journalism.
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Paul Tweed has made many appearances on UK and International news services such as the BBC, UTV, Ireland AM, Al Jazeera, and Bloomberg News.
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Paul Tweed's acting for magician Uri Gellar against CNN and The Sun and Richard O'Donovan and Forbes was the subject of the BBC documentary See You in Court which was broadcast in 2011.
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Paul Tweed has addressed the Oxford Union and Feile an Phobail in Belfast, as well as various International Bar Associations and business groups.
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Paul Tweed has addressed the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the draft Defamation Bill and the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on the Defamation Act 2013.
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Paul Tweed is listed in Chambers Directory as a media and professional indemnity lawyer, a member of the Ministry of Justice Defamation and other Judicial Committees, Member of the Law Society of England and Wales, 1993, Member the Law Society of Ireland, 1999, Member of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, 1978, is registered as a Foreign Legal Consultant, California State Bar and JAMS.
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In late 2024, Paul Tweed published his memoir 'From Holywood to Hollywood: My Life as an International Libel Lawyer to the Rich and Famous'.
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Paul Tweed published Privacy and Libel Law; The Clash With Press Freedom in 2012.
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Paul Tweed is a regular contributor to publications such as Huffington Post, The Guardian and The Global Legal Post.