Mail apologises to Earl Spencer
Associated Newspapers Ltd, publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail Online, today offered its unreserved apologies in court to Earl Spencer, brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, for having published a false allegation… Read More »
5RB invites applications to join Chambers
Due to an ever-increasing caseload, we are currently inviting applications to join 5RB from both established practitioners and prospective third six pupils. Established practitioners We welcome applications from established practitioners who are interested in becoming a member… Read More »
Foster carer settles anonymous letter claim
On 21 June 2018 a statement in open court was read on behalf of foster carer, Francine West, known as Paris, to settle a libel and malicious falsehood claim brought by her against 24Seven Fostering… Read More »
Statement in Open Court in Sasha Wass QC libel claim
On 12 June 2018 an agreed Statement in Open Court was read before Mr Justice Nicklin in which Associated Newspapers Ltd apologised for an article it published in October 2016 in the Mail on Sunday… Read More »
Supreme Court win for ISPs in web-blocking costs case
On Wednesday, 13 June 2018, the UK Supreme Court handed down its decision in Cartier International AG & ors v British Telecommunications plc & anor [2018] UKSC 28. In late 2014, several companies who own… Read More »
Person Unknown cases
Person or Persons Unknown has become increasingly common in media and communications litigation. In Adam Speker’s article “Recent Issues in Person Unknown”, Adam discusses avenues to explore. Adam acted for the applicants in recent cases involving… Read More »