Steeles Law Head of Litigation, Dominic Crossley has been credited with a much-coveted place in The Lawyer magazine’s ‘Hot 100’ lawyers of 2008.
Dominic is listed amongst twenty UK litigators, including lawyers from large international firms such as Clifford Chance and QCs - barristers at the top of their field. Dominic’s recognition in The Lawyer stems from the successful privacy case he led on behalf of Formula 1 chief Max Mosley against the News of the World. The case is widely recognised as having set the benchmark for privacy law, with damages being awarded on a previously unprecedented scale.
Dominic heads the litigation group at Norwich-based Steeles Law and has roots in Norfolk - he originates from Holt and trained with Steeles Law in Norwich before moving to the firm’s London offices. Dominic progressed quickly through the firm and became a partner in 2005.
The Lawyer’s Hot 100 attempts to reflect the trends of the previous year through the stories of individual outstanding lawyers. As well as familiar names it is also an exercise in unearthing future stars, such as Dominic.
The Lawyer stated:
"Few people had heard of London and Norfolk-based firm Steeles until 2008. Then came the News of The World report on Formula 1 chief Max Mosley. Mosley and Crossley pursued News International through the courts, securing a key privacy win at first instance. Crossley was later retained by Mosley to take the case to European Court of Human Rights. He is not, perhaps, Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre’s favourite lawyer."
The magazine refers to Mr Dacre’s Speech to the Society of Editors in which the Daily Maily editor launched an astonishing attack on the media Judge Mr Justice Eady; a speech Dominic has publically criticised.
The plaudits in The Lawyer Magazine, whilst being welcomed by Dominic, have not gone to his head: "I still have much to learn and being named amongst the likes of James Price QC is clearly crazy, but on the other hand it is nice to know that these magazines notice us at smaller, ambitious firms like Steeles. The recent privacy litigation may have thrown the spotlight on us but in fact the team - which I am very proud to be a part of - has had great success with equally demanding media cases over the last 3 years," he says.
Dominic practices in the field of commercial and media dispute resolution. He acts for a range of high profile individuals and commercial organisations, particularly in the sport and entertainment sectors. His principal areas of practice are defamation, privacy and intellectual property litigation.