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Turning a Legal Win into a PR Win

Naumaan FarooqNaumaan Farooq is the Co-Founder and Head of PR at Inked PR, a Manchester-based legal public relations agency located in MediaCity UK. With nearly 20 years of experience working in national newsrooms and advising major organisations, he specialises in reputation management, media strategy, and public messaging for law firms. Naumaan works with a range […]

Turning Crisis into Credibility.

Naumaan FarooqNaumaan Farooq is the Co-Founder and Head of PR at Inked PR, a Manchester-based legal public relations agency located in MediaCity UK. With nearly 20 years of experience working in national newsrooms and advising major organisations, he specialises in reputation management, media strategy, and public messaging for law firms. Naumaan works with a range […]

Kate Dening is a PR & Content Executive at Inked PR, having joined in September 2025.

Originally from London, Kate moved to Manchester for university and has called the city home for the past five years. She earned a Masters Degree with Distinction in Multimedia Journalism from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2025.

Kate has written for a range of local publications, covering opinion, features and lifestyle stories. Now in the world of legal PR, she combines her writing skills with a passion for law and justice.

Fun fact: Kate is training to be a yoga instructor, and is a self-styled expert at the word game Bananagrams.

Finn Toal is a PR & Content Executive at Inked PR, and joined the company in July 2025.

With a first-class Multimedia Journalism degree and a Gold Standard NCTJ qualification, Finn specialises in Digital PR, SEO, news reporting, and creating rich, content-led stories that drive audiences to engage.

A proud Mancunian, Finn’s passion for the city’s culture led him to launch Manchester music magazine 33-RPM while at university.

Fun fact: Before moving into PR, Finn trained as a professional chef, working at double AA Rosette restaurant Carrington Grill in Cheshire. He still teaches cooking classes as a side hustle.

Alex Bell is Inked PR’s PR & Content Manager, heading up the editorial team since April 2025.

With more than a decade of experience in journalism, Alex spent six years at the BBC, covering news across television, national radio and the World Service. He’s also worked on PR and communications for law firms, charities and the NHS.

As a former reporter and producer on some well-known programmes, Alex brings his pace from the newsroom floor to Inked PR, and knows the media landscape inside out.

Fun fact: Alex used to be the keyboardist for a moderately successful Blondie tribute band.

Naumaan Farooq is Inked PR’s Head of PR & Communications, and co-founded the business in 2023.

As an award-winning former national news journalist, Naumaan brings decades of frontline media experience to Inked PR. He has reported across multiple news sectors, covering major global stories and interviewing everyone from pop stars to politicians, while building an extensive network of editors and influential media figures along the way.

After leading world-class marketing and PR teams for multinational corporations, he became a trusted specialist in crisis communications and high-stakes media strategy.

He’s media-trained CEOs and politicians and now helps steer one of the country’s leading legal PR agencies to sustained success and land clients in the national press for all the right reasons.

Fun fact: Naumaan was once asked in a Krispy Kreme shop if he was famous. He said “yes”, collected his donuts and then walked out.