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 »
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 »
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 »
UPDATED – Conference5RB 2016 Programme
Conference5RB 2016 will take place on Thursday, 29 September 2016 at IET Savoy Place, Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL. Conference5RB will be accredited with 6.5 hours CPD, and will provide an update on a wide variety… Read More »
Supreme Court upholds PJS injunction
The Supreme Court today, by a majority of 4-1, allowed the appeal of PJS and continued the injunction to prevent reporting until trial or further order. PJS is a married celebrity who sought an injunction… Read More »
Privacy: Statements in open court
In Webb v Lewis Silkin LLP the court was asked to consider the principles which applied where a claimant who had settled a claim for misuse of private information and breach of confidence wished to make… Read More »
Sun phone-hacking claims to proceed
Claimants will be allowed to bring claims for alleged phone-hacking by the Sun newspaper, following a decision by Mann J on Thursday 28 April 2016. The Judge’s ruling permits claims to be brought against News Group… Read More »
Supreme Court refuses permission in two media cases
Last week the Supreme Court refused permission to appeal in two media law cases: In Gulati & Ors v Mirror Group Newspapers, the Mirror phone hacking damages case, the Supreme Court refused permission to appeal,… Read More »
The Law of Privacy & the Media Launch
On 25 February 5RB and OUP welcomed colleagues, clients and guests to the Royal Courts of Justice to celebrate the launch of the 3rd edition of Tugendhat & Christie, The Law of Privacy… Read More »
Paul Burrell wins privacy claim
Paul Burrell, the former butler to Princess Diana, has won his privacy claim against Max Clifford, the former publicist. Mr Burrell met with Mr Clifford in 2002 in order to see if Mr Clifford could assist… Read More »
Intrusion into Physical Privacy
To celebrate the publication of the 3rd Edition of The Law of Privacy and the Media, edited by Sir Mark Warby and Dr Nicole Moreham we will be publishing a series of abridged extracts from… Read More »
Harassment by Publication
To celebrate the publication of the 3rd Edition of The Law of Privacy and the Media, edited by Sir Mark Warby and Dr Nicole Moreham we will be publishing a series of abridged extracts from… Read More »
New edition of The Law of Privacy and the Media published
To celebrate the publication of the 3rd Edition of The Law of Privacy and the Media, edited by Sir Mark Warby and Dr Nicole Moreham we will be publishing a series of abridged extracts from… Read More »
New Supplement to Gatley published
A new Supplement to the 12th edition of the leading defamation textbook Gatley on Libel and Slander has been published. It is edited by HHJ Richard Parkes QC (a former member of 5RB) and Professor Alastair Mullis,… Read More »
Mirror phone-hacking damages appeal dismissed
The Court of Appeal today dismissed Mirror Group Newspapers’ appeal in relation to the sums in damages awarded by Mr Justice Mann to eight representative claimants who had been the victims of phone-hacking. Lady Justice… Read More »
Wellers win MailOnline photos appeal
On 20 November 2015 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Weller & Ors v Associated Newspapers Limited. The publishers of the MailOnline website had appealed against the judgment of Dingemans J dated 16 April 2014 awarding… Read More »
Court of Appeal hearing in ANL v Weller
On 27 and 28 October 2015 the Court of Appeal heard an appeal by Associated Newspapers Limited, the publisher of the MailOnline website, against the judgment of Mr Justice Dingemans dated 16 April 2014, in… Read More »
Permission to appeal in MGN phone hacking case
On 7 August 2015 Kitchin LJ granted MGN permission to appeal the judgment of Mann J in Gulati v MGN, on four grounds relating to the assessment of damages. The hearing of the appeal has… Read More »
Sportsman granted interim injunction
A “prominent and successful sportsman” has been granted an interim privacy injunction against the Sun on Sunday. Mrs Justice Elisabeth Laing DBE granted the injunction at a telephone hearing on Saturday 1 August. The Sun… Read More »
Supreme Court to hear Vidal-Hall
The Supreme Court has granted Google permission to appeal in part in Vidal-Hall v Google. Permission to appeal was given in relation to the issue of whether compensation under section 13(2) Data Protection Act 1998 can be… Read More »