Introduction:  Bell Yard Communications is a small, respected PR agency focusing on litigation PR and PR for businesses and individuals in the legal sector.  Founded in 2002 by Director, Melanie Riley, the agency built its name representing high-profile clients in times of civil dispute, criminal prosecution or regulatory investigation. These days, Bell Yard consultants are […]

Bell Yard Communications is once again delighted to have been recognised by Chambers and Partners in this year’s Litigation Support Guide.  Our founder and director, Mel Riley, is again listed in Band 1 of the individual rankings, as she has been every year since the guide’s inception. As Chambers records: “They are a proactive, personable, but also professional outfit […]

Declan Flahive joins the Bell Yard team in the role of Consultant. Declan’s prior positions to joining Bell Yard includes being the Communications Officer for the Restorative Justice for All (RJ4All) International Institute and the PR and social media manager for Alison Jackson Studios. “I am thrilled to be joining such a well-regarded, specialist agency and […]

Bell Yard is pleased to share news of its ranking in Chambers’ Litigation Support Guide 2021. One client is quoted as saying: “We always recommend Bell Yard because they never let us down… the level of hard work, care and speed of accurate turnaround, coupled with deep and wide capability, is what marks them out from […]

Bell Yard is delighted to share news of its ranking as a Band 1 PR & Communications firm in Chambers’ Litigation Support Guide 2020, marking its third consecutive year at the top of the rankings, upheld each year since the Guide’s inception.

Bell Yard Communications’ founder and director, Melanie Riley and senior consultant, Louise Beeson, both feature in Lawdragon’s Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting 2020 – out of only 10 UK-based consultants included in the guide.

Bell Yard Communications’ founder and director, Melanie Riley, was quoted in Financial News, alongside other PR gurus, on the importance of championing racial diversity in companies that have come out in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

Bell Yard Communications is delighted to share news of our ranking as a Band 1 PR & Communications firm in Chambers’ Litigation Support Guide 2019.

The Crisis and Litigation Communicators´ Alliance (CLCA), a global network of international Litigation PR specialists jointly founded by Bell Yard Communications, expands its success in 2019 by welcoming a new member firm to its network – the highly-respected Swiss agency Cabinet Privé de Conseils (CPC), based in Geneva and Bern.