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Victoria Jolliffe

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Victoria acts for both claimants and defendants in defamation, malicious falsehood, harassment, privacy and other media related actions as well as general common law matters. She is recommended as a defamation junior in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. Victoria is public access accredited and can be instructed directly by members of the public and companies in suitable cases.

Victoria was instructed as junior counsel for the claimant in his successful appeal in Mardas v International Herald Tribune; Mardas v New York Times. She acted 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 . In 2010 she successfully obtained compensation and an apology for a claimant in respect of a publication in a professional journal. 

Current cases of interest include:

• Acting as junior counsel for the defendant in Lait v Evening Standard Ltd, a libel claim brought by a former Conservative MP;
• Acting for a local authority in respect of libel proceedings arising from an employment issue;
• Acting for the claimant in an online publication libel claim.

Victoria regularly provides pre-publication advice to newspapers, publishers, magazines and television companies and has recently 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 can also advise on related issues under the Data Protection Act 1998.

In addition to media law, Victoria advises and acts for the British Horseracing Authority in disciplinary matters. She also has experience of advising on FOIA requests and appeals to the Information Tribunal.  

Prior to coming to the Bar, Victoria worked in the television industry and as a freelance journalist. She completed pupillage at 5RB where her pupil supervisors were Jonathan Barnes, William Bennett, David Sherborne and Stephen Bate. In 2007 she spent 6 months on secondment to Channel 4 where she gained extensive experience in providing compliance advice and in 2008 she spent 3 months at OFCOM assisting in its premium rate phonelines investigation.

 

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Ranked in Chambers & Partners (Defamation and Privacy) as "up and coming" in 2009 and as a leading junior (Band 4) in 2010.

Leading junior - Defamation and privacy - Legal 500 (2009)

Sir Thomas More Bursary - Lincoln's Inn

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