Ex-police commander wins apology and compensation
The publisher of the Mirror group of newspapers has apologised and paid compensation to former police commander Roy Ramm over false allegations published about him on its website. On 8 March 2018 the Mirror website… Read More »
Martin Lewis v Facebook libel claim concludes
Martin Lewis, the Money Saving Expert, has settled the libel claim he brought against Facebook regarding a series of adverts placed on the social media platform by third parties, usually for purported bitcoin investments, which… Read More »
Zahir Monir wins libel trial over UKIP Bristol Tweet
Mr Justice Nicklin handed down judgment on Wednesday in the case of Zahir Monir v Steve Wood, awarding Mr Monir £40,000 in damages. Zahir Monir brought a libel claim against former Bristol UKIP branch Chairman… Read More »
Privy Council hears appeal in Nugent v Willers
The Privy Council hearing in Nugent and another v Willers takes place today. The appeal is being heard by Lady Hale, Lord Kerr, Lady Black, Lord Briggs and Lord Kitchin. The case concerns the proper interpretation… Read More »
Prince Moulay Hicham receives apology and substantial damages
His Highness Prince Moulay Ben Abdallah Al Alaoui of Morocco has secured an apology together with payment of substantial damages and his legal costs from Elaph Publishing Limited, a London based Arabic news website. The Prince had… Read More »
5RB the ‘pre-eminent media set’ in Legal 500
Legal directory The Legal 500’s edition for 2018 has the following praise for Chambers: 5RB is a ‘go-to’ media law set ‘with great depth’ and is ‘unsurpassable’. 5RB’s members are ‘superb’, ‘switched on’ and ‘first-class’ barristers… Read More »
Joint statement in Brown v Bower
A joint press statement has been issued by the parties in Nick Brown MP v Tom Bower and Faber & Faber, set out below. The case has been the subject of two previous decisions by Media… Read More »
Record libel award in Australia
Prominent Australian radio host Alan Jones and two radio stations that carry his broadcasts have been ordered to pay general damages of A$938,746 (£514,000) to each of Denis, John, Neill and Joe Wagner by the… Read More »
Serious harm test not met by aggregation
The High Court has held that the statutory requirement for a defamatory statement to cause serious harm to reputation cannot be met by aggregating injury to reputation caused by two or more less harmful imputations… Read More »
Roberto Carlos settles “banned performance enhancing drugs” libel case
Roberto Carlos, the internationally renowned retired Brazilian footballer has settled his libel action against Associated Newspapers Ltd, publisher of the Mail of Sunday and Mail Online. A statement in open court was read this morning… Read More »
Mian Mansha settles ARY libel claim
Prominent Pakistani businessman and chairman of the Nishat Group Mian Mohammad Mansha has settled his libel claim against ARY Network Limited. In November 2015, on the ‘Kab Tak’ programme, ARY broadcast various allegations against Mr… Read More »
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 »
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 »
Lachaux settles HuffPost claim
Today the parties in Lachaux v AOL (UK) Ltd made a joint Statement in Open Court, bringing to an end Mr Lachaux’s long-running libel dispute with online news provider, the Huffington Post UK. The claim,… Read More »
5RB acts in “unparalleled” Australian libel case
Two of 5RB’s members, Tom Blackburn SC and Patrick McCafferty, are appearing for the claimant Wagner family in what Tom Blackburn SC has described to the court as “a defamation that is unparalleled as far… Read More »
5RB Podcasts on Interim Injunctions
5RB Podcasts – Privacy Interim Injunctions. Desmond Browne QC moderates a discussion with Alex Marzec and Adam Speker on Interim Injunctions. In Part One they explore how to seek and defend an interim injunction application up… 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 »
Supreme Court grants PTA in Lachaux
On 21 March 2018, the UK Supreme Court (Lord Kerr, Lord Reed and Lady Black) granted permission to appeal to Independent Print Limited (‘IPL’) in the leading case on the interpretation of section 1(1) of… Read More »
5RB ‘stands above the competition’
5RB and a number of its members have been praised in the latest edition of international legal directory Who’s Who Legal. All four silks, and nine juniors, were identified as “top-tier barristers… the leading individuals… Read More »