Timeshare Company wins Libel Damages
A company which specialises in assisting people to exit timeshare contracts was awarded damages and an injunction for libel at the Liverpool Civil Justice Centre on Monday. TESS (Timeshare Exit and Support Services) Limited (‘TESS’)… Read More »
Media and Communications List Consultation
Having taken charge of the new “Media and Communications List” within the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court on 1 March 2017, Mr Justice Warby is now seeking the views of its users on… Read More »
5RB Quiz 2017
5RB hosted its 11th annual charity pub quiz last night, to raise funds for the Bar Pro Bono Unit and the Free Representation Unit (FRU). Teams from many leading solicitors firms and media organisations competed over seven rounds of… Read More »
Founder of the Islam Channel awarded £140,000 in libel damages
In a judgment handed down on 30 March 2017 Sir David Eady, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, awarded Mohamed Ali Harrath, the founder and CEO of the Islam Channel, £140,000 in libel… Read More »
Supreme Court unanimously dismisses appeals by media defendants
The Supreme Court has given judgment in the joined appeals brought by the defendants in Gary Flood v Times Newspapers , Frost & others v MGN and Miller v Associated Newspapers. Each appeal challenged the… Read More »
Jack Monroe wins libel claim against Katie Hopkins
In a judgment handed down by Mr Justice Warby on 10 March 2017, Jack Monroe has won £24,000 in damages at the trial of her libel claim against Katie Hopkins. Writer and journalist Monroe brought… Read More »
Mr Justice Warby to head new list for media-related cases
It has been announced that as of 1 March 2017 there will be a new list within the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court – the Media and Communications List. Mr Justice Warby is… Read More »
Council apologises for false abuse letter
Northamptonshire County Council has today apologised in court to Theo Taylor for the publication of a letter from a social worker in its social services department which led to Mr Taylor’s child being removed. In… Read More »
Truth defence ruled out in charity case
The High Court has refused to grant three defendants permission to plead a defence of truth, but has allowed the third defendant a further opportunity to formulate a public interest defence, in the case of Suresh… Read More »
Prince wins libel and DPA appeals
The Court of Appeal has rejected a news website publisher’s contention that bringing a claim for unfair and inaccurate processing under the Data Protection Act 1998 alongside a claim for libel was an abuse of process, and… Read More »
FlyMeNow awarded ‘minimal’ damages
Despite succeeding on liability at a trial in its claim for libel, FlyMeNow Limited has been awarded a ‘minimal’ amount of £10 by Mr Justice Warby against Quick Air Jet Charter GmbH. The claim was… Read More »
First order made under s.12 of the Defamation Act 2013
In the first use of the new power available under section 12 Defamation Act 2013, the High Court has ordered the UK broadcaster of ARY News and its Chief Operating Officer to broadcast a summary of the… Read More »
Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman awarded £185k libel damages
Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, the Chief Executive of Pakistan’s largest media group, has been awarded £185,000 in libel damages by the High Court following the trial of his claim against the UK broadcaster of ARY News, ARY Network Ltd,… Read More »
29 phone hacking claims settle
EastEnders actor Steve McFadden, TV presenter Natasha Kaplinsky and entertainer Les Dennis are among twenty-nine claimants who had statements in open court read today before Mr Justice Mann, following settlement of their claims for voicemail interception against Mirror Group… Read More »
High Court grants interim injunction
Mr Justice Nicol has today handed down judgment in the case of ERY v Associated Newspapers Limited, granting an interim injunction to the Claimant preventing the publication of information regarding a police investigation into the… Read More »
Rahman libel trial commences
The trial of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s libel and harassment claim against ARY Network Ltd, the UK broadcaster of Urdu news channel ARY News, and its Chief Operating Officer, Fayaz Ghafoor, begins today in the High Court…. Read More »
Libel success for President of Sikh Gurdwara
Gurmail Singh Malhi, the President of London’s largest Sikh Gurdwara, (Sri Guru Singh Sabha) has succeeded in his libel complaint against Des Pardes Weekly (which describes itself as the UK and Europe’s first and most… Read More »
Conference 5RB 2016
Conference5RB was held on 29 September 2016 at IET Savoy Place. Chambers has been holding a media law conference every two years since our first conference in 2006. This year we were delighted to welcome over… Read More »
Judge grants Middleton injunction
Pippa Middleton was today granted an injunction to prevent information hacked from her iCloud account from being published. Ms Middleton was told of the hack by journalists from The Sun last Friday, and immediately obtained… Read More »
5RB Welcomes Tom Blackburn SC (Australia)
5RB is pleased to announce that Tom Blackburn SC (Australia) is joining Chambers as a tenant from 5 September 2016. Tom is one of the leading media law and defamation silks in Australia. He has… Read More »