Published November 2025
Hardback, £25

​ISBN 978-1-9174473-5-5
​eBook available via Kindle, Kobo and other eBook retailers
"I loved this. The writing is deliciously understated, slightly self deprecating, and thoroughly engaging. The cases are a whistle stop tour of newspaper headlines of the last 30 odd years and it was fascinating to have some back story and additional context." Amazon reviewer

Adventures in the media jungle

Better Call Louis is a no holds barred look behind the scenes of over thirty years of media scandals seen through the eyes of one of the UK’s leading media lawyers.

From the infamous Bashir / Diana interview, getting Amber Heard to be a witness against Johnny Depp, advising Robert Murat when falsely named as a suspect in the disappearance of Maddie McCann, right up to the downfall of Huw Edwards, Louis Charalambous has been in the thick of it.
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Whether trying to protect his clients from a baying media pack, or helping a newspaper break a story about the rich and powerful, Louis has been there and has the story to tell. He takes you behind the headlines into the murky world of injunctions, defamation and celebrity ego, all from the vantage point of his front row seat.

What readers say

"An engrossing and revealing insider’s Cooks tour of a range of infamous media cases over the last thirty years – in all of which one of the two sides did ‘call Louis’. After this you would too!"
Will Hutton, former editor of The Observer

"Better Call Louis is incisive, startling and a lot of fun. Charalambous has seen Britain’s most sensational, sordid and consequential libel cases from the inside, and it’s finally his turn to tell all."
Oliver Bullough, Author Of Moneyland and Butler To The World

"A gripping read and lucidly written. Louis takes us into the heart of his extraordinary cases."
Vera Baird DBE KC, Chair Of The Criminal Cases Review Commission and Former Solicitor General

"Entertaining, timely and vital, Louis Charalambous’ book reminds us why evidence and truth still matter in a world addicted to drama and sensationalism."
Dominic Cooke, Film Director And Artistic Director Of The Almeida Theatre

"Charalambous is as good a writer as advocate, offering unique behind-the-scenes perspectives with real verve. A natural storyteller."
Peter Morgan, Playwright And Screenwriter

"His book is a riotous romp through his fascinating career of legal street fights, packed with juicy anecdotes of celebrity skulduggery."
Chris Atkins, Filmmaker

"A riveting account of why the rule of law matters and why no one, however powerful or famous, should be above it."
Baroness Deborah Mattinson, Communications Expert And Former Director Of Labour Strategy

"Louis has been at the heart of some of the most significant, newsworthy and jaw-dropping libel and privacy cases of recent decades. There is no one better qualified to take us into the courtroom and behind the curtain of those gripping battles. Louis is that rarest of beasts; a lawyer who can write crisply, insightfully and entertainingly of these clashes between the media and an array of politicians, Hollywood stars and ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events."
Clive Coleman, Former BBC News Legal Correspondent, Playwright And PR Expert
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About the Author
Louis Charalambous has been working with newspapers, journalists and in the libel courts for years both as an external adviser for a string of newspapers and TV channels and acting privately. 

His background, working his way up from the foothills of the profession, fires his sense of justice and desire to protect the innocent.