Tag: 5RB

Jonathan Barnes formally appointed QC

15 March 2021 Jonathan Barnes – along with the other 2021 silks – has this morning (15 March 2021) received his letters patent by email from the Crown Office. He is now therefore officially designated… Read More »

Jonathan Barnes appointed to QC

5RB is delighted that Jonathan Barnes is included in the announcement of new QCs for 2021. Jonathan has spent his entire career at the Bar with 5RB – joining as a pupil in 1999. Before that he… Read More »

5RB Annual Quiz 2020

5RB hosted its 13th annual charity quiz last night, virtually, to raise funds for Advocate and the Free Representation Unit (FRU). Teams from many leading solicitors firms and media organisations competed over five rounds of questions, with the quiz… Read More »

Parties named in abduction ruling

The Mother and Maternal Grandfather of two girls who have been unlawfully retained in the Ukraine in breach of Court orders have been identified with the permission of a decision of Mr Justice Mostyn. Orders… Read More »

5RB Annual Quiz 2019

5RB hosted its 12th annual charity pub quiz last night, to raise funds for Advocate and the Free Representation Unit (FRU). Teams from many leading solicitors firms and media organisations competed over seven rounds of questions, with the quiz compered… Read More »

Three members of 5RB appointed as QCs

5RB is delighted that Adam Wolanski, William Bennett and Christina Michalos have been announced as new Queen’s Counsel. Adam Wolanski was the 2017-18 Chambers and Partners ‘Junior of the Year’ in the privacy and defamation category…. Read More »

Monir v Wood trial begins

The claim is against the former Chairman of the UKIP Bristol Branch for a tweet published by the Branch’s Twitter account. The account published the tweet shortly before the General Election in May 2015, when… 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 »