Our expertise

Media, Reputation Management and Defamation

We are the largest and most experienced specialised media, reputation management and defamation law practice in Western Australia. When the reputations of high profile personalities, politicians, business leaders and high net worth individuals are exposed, they turn to Bennett

Bennett is a pre-eminent Perth based legal practice and market leader in the area of litigation with specialised defamation and media law expertise.

Bennett has acted for clients in some of the county’s most high profile cases including most recently Reynolds v Higgins [2025] WASC 345; Reynolds -v- Sharaz [No 2] [2025] WASC 388 and Rayney -v- The State of Western Australia [No 9] [207] WASC 367.

Our Founding Principal, Martin Bennett is one of Australia’s most formidable litigators and is the only Western Australian practitioner to be listed in the 2026 Doyles Guide as Leading Defamation & Reputation Management Lawyers – Australia, 2026.

Our team represent a variety of clients including high net-worth individuals, public officers and politicians, lawyers, sporting and other public personalities, business people and company directors and provide advice and guidance on reputation preservation and restoration when the stakes are the highest.

We understand that litigation resolves only part of the problem. Public narrative management is critical to ensuring a complete restoration of reputation and our expert team provides the support required to manage and respond promptly to media enquiries, draft press releases and statements and otherwise provide an agile restoration management strategy as matters progress.

Not only do we act for the clients in defamation and media related litigation, we also provide pre-publication advice for any type of publication including for authors and entertainers, press releases and media statements and in relation to corporate public disclosures for ASX-listed clients, directors and shareholders.

With our extensive experience, Bennett’s media, reputation management and defamation team is uniquely placed to provide the right advice at the right time.