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Victoria's defendant practice includes: acting as junior Counsel for the Evening Standard in a libel action brought by a former Conservative MP: Lait v Evening Standard Ltd at first instance and in the Court of Appeal; acting as sole counsel for the defendant in Buckley v Dalziel, the first case to establish that absolute privilege applies to police witness statements; and as sole counsel for the successful defendant in the abuse of process case: Williams v MGN Ltd . She has successfully struck out numerous libel claims on behalf of her clients and also regularly advises on practical steps online publishers can take to minimise their potential liability.
Acting for claimants she successfully obtained compensation and an apology for a claimant in respect of a publication in a professional journal, and has advised on numerous Offer of Amends cases resulting in substantial damages being obtained by her clients. She obtained judgment for a firm of solicitors who brought a libel action in respect of a posting on the website 'Solicitors From Hell': Awdry Bailey Douglas & Anr v Kordowski, and has substantial experience in obtaining disclosure under the Norwich Pharmacal jurisdiction.
Current and recent cases of interest include:
- Junior counsel for the Claimant in a successful "blackmail" privacy injunction application AMM v HXM
- Successfully striking out a libel action brought by a former employee of a local authority in Henderson v Hackney Borough Council .
- Advising and obtaining compensation and an apology for a claimant in relation to an online publication; Ahmed v Fatah & Ors.
- Junior counsel for the Claimant in Mardas v International Herald Tribune; Mardas v New York Times.
- Striking out a claim for an injunction against a local newspaper: Allen v The Grimsby Telegraph
- Reporting restrictions: representing various media groups in a S4(2) Contempt of Court Act 1981 application.
- Advising and making pre-action and third party dislosure applications in respect of online publications.
Victoria regularly provides pre-publication advice to newspapers, publishers, magazines and television companies and has advised media clients on election law issues. She has advised on and obtained injunctions in privacy actions and under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, and also advises on related issues under the Data Protection Act 1998.
Career
Called
2005 Called to the Bar
Education
University of Leeds, Bachelor of Broadcasting (First Class)
Nottingham Law School, GDL (Distinction)
BBP Law School BVC (Very Competent)
Areas of work
- Defamation
- Privacy and Confidence
- Sports Law
- Intellectual Property
- Reporting the Courts
- Pre-publication Advice
- Public Access
- Contempt
- Entertainment Law
- General Common Law
- Human Rights
- Malicious Falsehood
- Media Law
- Publishing
Verbatim
"...praised for her prompt and thorough advice. Sources view her as "very much a junior to watch"" Chambers & Partners 2012
"tipped for great things" "a briskly efficient performer" - Chambers & Partners 2011
Testimonials
Ranked in Chambers & Partners (Defamation and Privacy) as "up and coming" in 2009 and as a leading junior (Band 4) in 2010 and 2011, and (Band 3) in 2012
Ranked as a leading junior - Defamation and privacy - Legal 500 2009 - 2011
Sir Thomas More Bursary - Lincoln's Inn
Memberships
British Association for Sport and the Law
Cases
Defamation
Lait v Evening Standard Ltd (CA)
[2011] EWCA Civ 859; [2011] 1 WLR 2973; [2012] EMLR 4 28/07/2011
Awdry Bailey Douglas & Anr v Kordowski
[2011] EWHC 785 (QB) 01/04/2011
Lait v Evening Standard Ltd (No 2)
[2010] EWHC 3239 (QB) 09/12/2010
Henderson v The London Borough of Hackney & The Learning Trust
[2010] EWHC 1651 (QB) 08/07/2010
Lait v Evening Standard Ltd
[2010] EWHC 642 (QB) 25/03/2010
Williams v MGN Ltd
[2009] EWHC 3150 (QB) 02/12/2009
Kahangi & Ors v Nourizadeh
[2009] EWHC 2451 (QB) 09/10/2009
Mardas v New York Times; Mardas v International Herald Tribune
[2008] EWHC 3135 (QB); [2009] EMLR 8 17/12/2008
Malik v Newspost Ltd & Ors
[2007] EWHC 3063 (QB) 19/12/2007
Buckley v Dalziel
[2007] EWHC 1025 (QB); [2007] 1 WLR 2933; [2007] EMLR 624; The Times, 7 June 2007 03/05/2007
Privacy and Confidence
KGM v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Ors
[2010] EWHC 3145 (QB) 01/12/2010
AMM v HXW
[2010] EWHC 2457 (QB) 07/10/2010
Reporting the Courts
Allen v The Grimsby Telegraph
[2011] EWHC 406 (QB) 02/03/2011
Foreign Jurisdictions
Mardas v New York Times; Mardas v International Herald Tribune
[2008] EWHC 3135 (QB); [2009] EMLR 8 17/12/2008
General Common Law
Qema v News Group Newspapers Ltd
[2012] EWHC 1146 (QB) 02/05/2012
Injunctive Relief
KGM v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Ors
[2010] EWHC 3145 (QB) 01/12/2010
AMM v HXW
[2010] EWHC 2457 (QB) 07/10/2010
Media Law
Qema v News Group Newspapers Ltd
[2012] EWHC 1146 (QB) 02/05/2012
Lait v Evening Standard Ltd (CA)
[2011] EWCA Civ 859; [2011] 1 WLR 2973; [2012] EMLR 4 28/07/2011
Lait v Evening Standard Ltd (No 2)
[2010] EWHC 3239 (QB) 09/12/2010
AMM v HXW
[2010] EWHC 2457 (QB) 07/10/2010
Lait v Evening Standard Ltd
[2010] EWHC 642 (QB) 25/03/2010
Williams v MGN Ltd
[2009] EWHC 3150 (QB) 02/12/2009
Mardas v New York Times; Mardas v International Herald Tribune
[2008] EWHC 3135 (QB); [2009] EMLR 8 17/12/2008
Malik v Newspost Ltd & Ors
[2007] EWHC 3063 (QB) 19/12/2007
Buckley v Dalziel
[2007] EWHC 1025 (QB); [2007] 1 WLR 2933; [2007] EMLR 624; The Times, 7 June 2007 03/05/2007
Publishing
Mardas v New York Times; Mardas v International Herald Tribune
[2008] EWHC 3135 (QB); [2009] EMLR 8 17/12/2008
News
28 Jan 2013
5RB Barrister in The Lawyer's Hot 100
Victoria Jolliffe named in 2013 list as 'go-to counsel'
28 Oct 2011
5RB tops Chambers and Partners 2012
Adam Wolanski wins Defamation and Privacy Junior Barrister of the Year
24 May 2011
Ramsay father-in-law fails in Court of Appeal
Eady J decison to refuse privacy injunction in relation to secret second family upheld
9 Dec 2010
Former MP loses 'expenses' libel claim
Evening Standard Ltd succeeds on summary judgment application
25 Mar 2010
Expenses MP in libel setback
Aggravated damages principles clarified as Eady J strikes out meanings
24 Sep 2009
5RB's juniors: the Legal 500 verdict
What the legal directory had to say about 5RB's junior barristers
21 Jul 2009
Horseracing inquiry ends with admissions
“Krypton Four” penalised for inside information breaches
1 Dec 2008
Fallon and BHA settle their differences
“Frank admissions” and assurances leave Jockey clear to ride next September
4 May 2007
Hedge dispute clarifies privilege
Complainants' police witness statements are protected by absolute privilege