Category: News

Mrs Justice Steyn has ordered that Rebekah Vardy should pay Coleen Rooney up to £1.5m of costs following the libel trial. Coleen Rooney succeeded with her truth defence, in a judgment handed down in July…. Read More »

Having completed his 5-year term as Joint Head of Chambers, Justin Rushbrooke KC today steps down and Jane Phillips takes his place as Joint Head of Chambers with Adrienne Page KC. Thanking Justin and welcoming… Read More »

The Second Preliminary Hearing in the Inquiry into the Retirement of the Former Commissioner of Police will take place in Gibraltar on Tuesday 20 September 2022.  The Inquiry, chaired by former High Court judge Sir… Read More »

5RB joins with the nation in mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral on 8 September 2022 and offers sincere condolences to the Royal Family.

The Bill of Rights Bill was introduced to Parliament by the Government and received its First Reading on 22 June 2022. Its Second Reading is currently due to take place on 12 September 2022. If… Read More »

On 29th September 2022 we will gather at IET Savoy Place for our full-day event. We have opened a waitlist. If you have not already registered, we encourage you to join the waitlist which we… Read More »

Judgment was today handed down by the Court of Appeal in the libel case Rachel Riley v Laura Murray. The court upheld the trial decision of Mr Justice Nicklin that defences of truth, honest opinion… Read More »

Rebekah Vardy’s libel claim against Coleen Rooney was dismissed today by the High Court, as judgment was handed down following the high-profile trial that took place in May. Ms Vardy brought the claim over a… Read More »

The Court of Appeal yesterday handed down judgment in Mueen-Uddin v Secretary of State for the Home Department, dismissing by a majority the appeal from the decision of Sir Andrew Nicol whereby he struck out… Read More »

After a long and distinguished career as a full-time practitioner and former head of chambers at 1 Brick Court, Andrew Caldecott QC is to take up Associate Membership of Chambers with effect from 31 July… Read More »

Judgment has been handed down today by The Master of the Rolls, the President of the Queen’s Bench Division and Lady Justice King dismissing the appeal of Guardian News and Media challenging the decision to… Read More »

If you or your colleagues have not yet registered, please be prompt. Few places remain as we near the capacity of the venue. Register here for the conference To all of you who have registered,… Read More »

Judgment in George v Cannell was handed down by the Court of Appeal today. The Claimant’s appeal was allowed by Underhill, Warby and Snowden LLJ. The decision provides certainty as to the construction of s.3… Read More »

In a hearing in the High Court this week, Oliver Mills-Nanyn was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, suspended for a period of two years for breaches of undertakings to the court. Mr Mills-Nanyn had previously… Read More »

The appeal in the libel case of Riley v Murray begins tomorrow. In a judgment in December 2021 Rachel Riley won damages of £10,000 for libel against Laura Murray. The claim concerned a tweet posted… Read More »

The Master of the Rolls, the President of the Queen’s Bench Division and Lady Justice King are hearing the Guardian’s appeal challenging the decision to exclude press from the hearing in September 2021 that the… Read More »

Conference5RB will be held on 29 September 2022. Over the coming weeks we will feature snippets of the workshop sessions offered at this year’s conference. Presenters Adam Wolanski QC, Gervase de Wilde and Gemma McNeil-Walsh… Read More »