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Our job is primarily to defend our clients, but sometimes the work we do has a more significant impact,’ says Mark Thomson, who has represented film stars, supermodels and politicians in a glittering career. Atkins Thomson has acted for many victims of phone hacking, securing a number of victories. In July Thomson represented Heather Mills against News Group Newspapers, which settled for a ‘substantial’ sum. Other victories include payouts from the MirrorGroup for victims including Sadie Frost, who was awarded the highest privacy damages on record. ‘It was a huge setback for the media, which has been lobbying to water down press laws for years,’ he has said.