A pair of top North West lawyers are working with Coleen Rooney as she defends herself in the so-called Wagatha Christie libel trial being held at the High Court.
Paul Lunt and Jamie Hurworth both work for law firm Brabners and are based in the company's Liverpool office.
The firm was hired by Rooney's team in the aftermath of her social media post on October 9, 2019 in which she accused Rebekah Vardy of leaking stories about her to the press.
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Mrs Vardy, the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie, is suing Mrs Rooney, the wife of record England goal scorer Wayne, for libel.
Brabners was involved in Ben Stokes' acquittal of affray in August 2018 and his successful breach of privacy claim against The Sun.
Paul Lunt is a commercial litigation partner at Brabners having joined in September 1994.
He has acted for clients in sporting arbitrations, regulatory disciplinary proceedings and High Court civil claims.
Mr Lunt has also represented national governing bodies, prominent sports clubs, Premiership footballers, Ryder Cup golfers, England international cricketers and Olympic medallists.
His clients include The Rugby Football League, Nichols Plc (Vimto), TJ Morris (Home Bargains), Arnold Clark, Chester Racecourse and Phoenix Sports Management.
He also advises on media-related issues, including defamation/privacy, and intellectual property matters.
Mr Lunt has been head of litigation since 2010.
Jamie Hurworth first joined Brabners as a trainee solicitor in September 2015 and became an associate in May 2019.
He was then promoted to senior associate the following year.
According to Brabners' website, Mr Hurworth is a commercial litigator who handles a broad range commercial disputes such as director, shareholder and joint venture disputes, contractual claims, professional negligence actions and defamation cases.
He acts for a wide variety of organisations and individuals in the private sector.
He also deals with urgent injunctions and handles alternative forms of dispute resolution such as international arbitration.
