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About Kim Hardman

Kim Hardman is an associate in RPC’s commercial disputes team specialising in media litigation. Kim studied law at Oxford University and has worked at RPC for over three years having trained and qualified as a solicitor with the firm.

Kim handles a wide variety of cases, predominantly relating to privacy and defamation, for a range of media clients, including national and regional newspapers, news agencies, national and international publishers, and broadcasters. Kim also regularly advises media insurers and their insured clients in media litigation.

7/7 footage withheld from public to protect privacy of victims and their families

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Kim Hardman

The Coroner conducting the inquest into the terror attacks in London on 7 July 2005 has ordered that certain footage shown in court of the aftermath of the 7/7 attacks should not be released to the media. Lady Justice Hallet reached this … read more

No exclusion of bereaved families from 7/7 inquest

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Kim Hardman

The Divisional Court has refused the Government’s application for judicial review of the 7/7 Coroner’s decision not to exclude victims’ families from the court during its private sessions.  Coroners’ courts normally sit in public.  However, Rule 17 of the Coroners Rules 1984 … read more