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Media Law

Members of 5RB have appeared on behalf of both newspapers and celebrities in almost every high profile media law case, including Naomi Campbell v MGN Ltd, Douglas and Zeta-Jones v Hello!, Hamilton v Al Fayed, Venables & Thompson v News Group Newspapers Ltd and Ludlow Music Ltd v Robbie Williams & Ors. Our expertise spans all areas of media law, including defamation, copyright, privacy and confidence, reporting restrictions and pre-publication advice.  

Members of 5RB have written a number of the core texts on Media Law including Gatley on Libel and Slander, Arlidge, Eady and Smith on Contempt, The Law of Privacy and the Media and The Law of Photography and Digital Images.

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