Court of Appeal upholds Rihanna passing off claim
The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court decision in a claim for passing off brought by the singer Rihanna against Topshop. The dispute centered around a t-shirt which featured a photograph of the… Read More »
ICO finds in favour of campaigning charity
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has decided that the work of the charity Global Witness can come within the scope of the “journalistic exemption” in the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). Global Witness, which investigates… Read More »
OPO v MLA to begin in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear the appeal in OPO v MLA on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th January 2015. The panel consists of Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale, Lord Clarke, Lord Wilson and Lord Toulson. In its… Read More »
Christina Michalos appointed to Gray’s Inn Bench
5RB is pleased to announce that Christina Michalos has been elected a Bencher of Gray’s Inn. The highest level of Inn membership is that of Master of the Bench and the Benchers form the governing body of… Read More »