Chambers UK Bar Awards 2015
5RB has been shortlisted for Defamation Set of the Year for the 2015 Chambers UK Bar Awards. In addition, Matthew Nicklin QC and Adrienne Page QC are nominated for Silk of the Year and Alexandra Marzec… Read More »
New decision on serious harm
Warby J has handed down a decision on s. 1(2) of the Defamation Act 2013 in Brett Wilson LLP v Persons Unknown [2015] EWHC 2628 (QB). This is the first time a court has considered… Read More »
5RB tops Legal 500
5RB is once again ranked in Band 1 for Defamation and Privacy by the Legal 500. Leading silks include Desmond Browne QC (“one of the best in the area”) (Band 1), Adrienne Page QC (“an… 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 »
Parliamentary Election Petition dismissed
A Divisional Court (Popplewell and Jeremy Baker JJ) has dismissed a Parliamentary Election Petition brought against Nadine Dorries, the Conservative MP for Mid Bedfordshire, by Tim Ireland, an unsuccessful independent candidate in the General Election… Read More »
Lachaux: Judgment on serious harm
On 30 July 2015 Warby J handed down judgment on preliminary issues in Lachaux v AOL (UK), Independent Print Ltd & Evening Standard Ltd. The judgment dealt with whether the articles complained of caused or… Read More »
IPSO requires front page references to corrections
Press regulator IPSO has required newspapers to publish front page references to corrections in two separate recent rulings. In both cases IPSO upheld complaints in relation to clause 1 of the Editor’s Code of Practice –… 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 »
B&B Owner refused injunction
The High Court has refused to grant an interim injunction against Airbnb to stop the company from discussing complaints received against a B&B owner with third parties as there was no risk of it doing… Read More »
Permission granted to add data protection claim
On 16 July 2015 Mr Justice Dingemans handed down his judgment on an application in the case of His Highness Prince Moulay Hicham Ben Abdullah Al Alaoui of Morocco v Elaph Publishing Limited. The Claimant… Read More »
MPs may no longer waive parliamentary privilege
MPs and Peers are no longer able to waive parliamentary privilege for the purposes of defamation proceedings since the coming into force of Schedule 23 paragraph 44 of the Deregulation Act 2015 on 26 May… Read More »
Judgment handed down in Coventry v Lawrence
The Supreme Court this morning handed down its much anticipated judgment in Coventry v Lawrence [2015] UKSC 50. In addition to an appeal on the substantive merits of the case, the Supreme Court was asked to determine… Read More »
NFU succeed in Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by an animal rights protester found to be in contempt of court for breach of an anti-harassment injunction designed to protect farmers and others who were participating in the… Read More »
Max Clifford privacy strike out application refused
The application by the publicist Max Clifford to strike out the claim for misuse of private information brought against him by Paul Burrell, Princess Diana’s butler, has failed. The claim came to light as a… Read More »
Picardo awarded £30,000 in damages
The Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Fabian Picardo QC, has been awarded £30,000 by the Supreme Court of Gibraltar in his libel claim against Spanish Trade Union Manos Limpias and its Secretary General, Miguel Bernad Remon…. Read More »
Service of injunction via Instagram
In DDF v YYZ, an injunction was obtained against an unknown defendant both to prevent harassment via the photo-sharing service Instagram, and to restrain the threatened disclosure of private information. The Claimant also obtained an order… Read More »
IPSO consults on arbitration scheme
Press regulator IPSO has issued a consultation paper investigating the potential for the use of an arbitration scheme for civil legal claims against the newspaper and magazine industry. The proposed scheme would deal with complaints… Read More »
Judgment in MGN phone-hacking case
Mr Justice Mann handed down his judgment in the case of Gulati v MGN Ltd this morning, following a 4-week trial to assess damages in March 2015. The claims in misuse of private information related to… Read More »
5RB at the London Legal Walk
The 5RB team of Adam Speker, Victoria Jolliffe, Felicity McMahon, Chloe Strong, Julian Santos, Greg Callus and Bella (our four-legged team member) took part in the London Legal Walk on Monday 21 May 2015 to raise money for… Read More »