News & views
Filter results
25 Jun 2026
DRD Partnership enters Chambers’ global rankings for crisis communications and retains UK Band 1 status for litigation communications and crisis PR
London-based strategic communications firm DRD Partnership has been ranked in Chambers and Partners’ global ranking for crisis PR for the first time. The accolade comes alongside the agency retaining its Band 1 standing for UK litigation communications and crisis PR and tier 3 ranking for global litigation communications.
24 Jun 2026
Why the time is right to fast-track the UK’s re-admission to the EU
Originally published by Encompass, this article explores why the EU should seize the moment to put UK re-admission firmly back on the political agenda.
24 Jun 2026
Good faith, on the record: communications risk in the UAE’s new negotiation duty
The UAE's new Civil Code reform has sparked considerable discussion among firms doing business in the country, much of it focused on legal mechanics. Lana Madkour explores a less examined consequence: what the new good-faith obligation means for how firms communicate during negotiations.
22 Jun 2026
The Room Outside the Room: Arbitration and the Audiences Beyond the Tribunal
This article first appeared in ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes Magazine Issue 21
19 Jun 2026
DRD Partnership bags Portland’s litigation comms chief, Simon Pugh
Strategic communications consultancy, DRD Partnership, is pleased to announce that Simon Pugh has joined the firm as a Partner. Simon joins from Omnicom-owned Portland, where he was also a Partner and ran the litigation communications and disputes practice.
14 May 2026
Social media bans for under-16s: protection or a blunt instrument?
Will restricting children’s access to social media have the positive impact on their wellbeing that proponents suggest it will, asks Tom Fisher
8 Apr 2026
Grand Coalition, Real Risk? Labour, the Conservatives and the Politics of 2029
Jon McLeod and Aryan Gazeri explore how fragmentation on both the left and right, together with a more volatile international environment, could make a Labour–Tory grand coalition in 2029 a once unthinkable but increasingly conceivable outcome.
1 Apr 2026
Deepfake it ’til you make it
Freddie Eltringham and Oliver Simpson consider whether crisis communications teams need a new playbook to combat the complex threats of synthetic AI and deepfakes?
16 Mar 2026
How to win in the reputation wars
The erosion of the rule of law and a rise of AI-driven tech mean that corporates are reaching for new tools in the war to defend corporate reputations. Lawrence Dore and Jon McLeod report.
3 Mar 2026
Making assets move: strategic communications in asset recovery
DRD’s Viktor Koleda joined Abigail Rushton (Charles Russell Speechlys), Maximilian Reichl (Oppenhoff) and Natalie Tenorio-Bernal (Edmonds Marshall McMahon) in Dublin for a panel on The Commercial Aspects of Asset Recovery - From Strategy to Enforcement, as part of the FIRE Starters Global Summit.
27 Feb 2026
Treating narrative infections: what to do when AI attacks your reputation
DRD Partnership teamed up with Matrix Chambers and Digitalis to share insights on how clients can deal with this fast-evolving area. Lou Isenegger reports.
24 Feb 2026
“And the award goes to…”: lessons in accountability and inclusivity from the Bafta fallout
Sofiat Kolawole reports on the challenges posed by the impossibility of reconciling the interests of people affected by events at the recent film awards.
Sign up
Join our mailing list for timely commentary and news from the team at DRD Partnership.
"*" indicates required fields