N-word text appeal dismissed
The bid by former professional footballer and Kick It Out ambassador Paul Elliott to have the libel claim against him by fellow former professional Richard Rufus struck out by the Court of Appeal has failed…. Read More »
‘Revenge Porn’ becomes a specific criminal offence
On 12 February 2015 the Criminal Justice and Courts Act received Royal Assent. The new Act makes covers a number of areas of the law, but of particular interest to media lawyers will be the… Read More »
5RB Talks 2015: Bristol
5RB‘s series of 2015 talks kicked off on 12 February in Bristol. 5RB‘s Jacob Dean, Felicity McMahon and Julian Santos spoke about the Defamation Act 2013 and developments since it came into force, how to… Read More »
Supreme Court hears costs appeal
The Supreme Court will hear the residual part of the appeal in Coventry v Lawrence this coming Monday (the 9th February). Although the underlying appeal concerns a nuisance case (Lawrence v Fen Tigers and ors… Read More »
ICO requires changes to Google privacy policy
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has required Google to sign a formal undertaking to improve its privacy policy and provide users with more and clearer information about how it uses personal data gathered from its… Read More »
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 »