Richard Rampton

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Richard Rampton QC (born 12 April 1936) is a leading British libel lawyer. He has been involved in several high profile cases, with his defence of Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Books against David Irving among the most famous. In this case, he represented them against accusations of libel after Lipstadt accused Irving of being a Holocaust-denier. He also represented McDonald's in the McLibel case, where the company sued two determined but impecunious protesters.

Rampton's earlier cases include Andrew Neil (editor of the Sunday Times) vs Peregrine Worsthorne, Lord Aldington vs Count Nikolai Tolstoy and Gillian Taylforth vs News of the World. He also successfully represented George Galloway MP against the Daily Telegraph over claims he took £375,000 from Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime.

Educated at Bryanston School and Queen's College, Oxford University, Richard Rampton was called to the Bar in November 1965 (Inner Temple) and was appointed a QC (Queen's Counsel) in 1987.