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 »
Alex Reid wins privacy injunction
On Friday 18 May 2018 Mr Reid, represented by 5RB’s Chloe Strong, was granted an interim injunction at the High Court by Mr Justice Jay. Mr Reid is suing Ms Price for misuse of private information, breach… 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 »
Evidence concludes in Cliff Richard trial
The Court has finished hearing evidence in the trial of Sir Cliff Richard’s claim against the BBC and South Yorkshire Police for misuse of private information/breach of Article 8 ECHR, and breach of the Data… 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 »
New ICO speaker at Conference5RB
Due to work commitments that require her to travel abroad, the Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham will no longer be able to attend this year’s Conference5RB, to be held on Wednesday 26th September 2018. We can… Read More »
Sir Cliff Richard v BBC trial to begin
The trial in the case of Sir Cliff Richard v BBC & South Yorkshire Police begins tomorrow, Thursday 12 April 2018, before Mr Justice Mann. It is expected to last for two weeks. The claim is brought… 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 »
Chrissy Chambers wins ‘revenge porn’ settlement
Chrissy Chambers has settled an action in breach of confidence and misuse of private information for ‘substantial damages’ arising out of the non-consensual uploading of sexual videos without her consent to the website Redtube.com. The… Read More »
Katie Hopkins refused permission to appeal
The Court of Appeal has refused permission to appeal to Katie Hopkins, who had sought to challenge the decision at trial of Warby J in the ‘Twitter Libel Trial’: Jack Monroe v Katie Hopkins [2017] EWHC… Read More »
Scottish Law Commission proposes defamation reforms
On 14 December 2017 the Scottish Law Commission published its report recommending reform of defamation law in Scotland. The report proposes changes including the introduction of a serious harm requirement, a reduction in the limitation period… Read More »
Statement in Open Court in Suresh v Samad and others
On 1 December 2017 Mr Selvaratnam Suresh a registered charity, made a Statement in Open Court, marking the end of his libel claim against Abdul Samad, Amirthalingam Nagaraja and Kajananan Sathananthan. The Claimant is the… Read More »
Singer loses interim injunction application against The Sun on Sunday
A singer who appeared on the BBC’s reality talent show, Let it Shine, has lost his application for an interim injunction against the publisher of The Sun on Sunday. Declan Arthurs brought claims for misuse… Read More »