5RB Defamation Set of the Year
5RB and Adam Wolanski won awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards last night. 5RB was named Defamation Set of the Year, while Adam Wolanski was named Junior of the Year for his notable work over the… Read More »
5RB Podcast on the Lachaux decision
On Tuesday 10th October, 5RB held a panel discussion to review the recent Court of Appeal decision in Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd, Evening Standard Ltd, AOL (UK) Ltd. and its ramifications for the serious harm threshold. On the night, Desmond… Read More »
5RB ‘dominates the field’ in Legal 500
Legal directory The Legal 500’s edition for 2017 has the following praise for Chambers: 5RB is ‘a forward-thinking set’ that ‘solicitors would go to first every time for media law.’ Chambers ‘just dominates the defamation and… Read More »
Irish High Court refers Standard Contractual Clauses to CJEU
On 3 October 2017 the Irish High Court handed down judgment in a case brought by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (“DPC”) relating to a complaint brought by Max Schrems about Facebook’s transfer of his… Read More »
Express Newspapers ordered to publish agreed apology
Express Newspapers has been ordered by the High Court to publish the apology that it had previously agreed to pursuant to a settlement under CPR Part 36. It was also ordered to pay the claimant’s… Read More »
High Court strikes out claim against Channel 5
The High Court has struck out the particulars of a claim brought by Mr Adam Jamal Taylor against Channel 5 and Brinkworth Films in respect of an episode the program “Can’t Pay, We’ll Take It Away”…. Read More »
Trial in Morrisons data leak case begins
The trial on liability in a claim against Morrisons supermarket over an incident in which an employee leaked staff personal data online begins today, before Mr Justice Langstaff. The claim is brought in misuse of… Read More »
5RB Arrivals and Departures
5RB are delighted to welcome Aled Jones as a tenant following the successful completion of his pupillage. During his pupillage Aled was supervised by Jacob Dean, Adam Wolanski, David Hirst and Christina Michalos. He assisted in… Read More »