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Chambers & Partners lists endorsements for nearly all of our barristers. 5RB itself is ranked as a leading set in Defamation/Privacy and individual barristers are also recommended for Media & Entertainment, Intellectual Property and Sports Law.

Chambers & Partners (2009)

"5RB is a set that furnishes “disciplined professionals who give extraordinarily thorough, speedy and practical advice.” Focusing heavily but not exclusively on defamation, privacy, human rights, IP and confidence matters, the set is perceived as the “gold standard for media-related work.” It is involved is some of the most appealing and intricate cases in the field. These include Frank Warren v Random House, where it advised the publishers of Ricky Hatton’s autobiography on a string of court applications. Amongst the issues raised in this important case was the formerly undecided question of whether a defendant who has made an offer of amends can subsequently withdraw it and plead justification. It also had a hand in Boehringer Ingelheim v Vetplus Members and appeared successfully for the defendants in the Court of Appeal in this action, which combined both libel and trade mark law. " 
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Legal 500  (2006)

"Favoured not only for its 'outstanding' leaders, but also 'for the quality of junior counsel and the excellent clerking', 5RB offers a wide range of media-related disciplines, with defamation and privacy not least among them."  

Legal 500 lists 5RB as a leading set in Defamation & Privacy and Media & Entertainment law categories. Our barristers are singled out for recommendation in these areas and also in Intellectual Property and Sports Law.
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