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 »
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 »
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 »
Harassment victim wins libel damages
A Chartered Surveyor who was the victim of a series of defamatory and harassing websites has settled his libel claim against their authors. Ian Phipps has won an apology and substantial damages from Paul Britton… Read More »
Supreme Court lifts OPO injunction
The Supreme Court this morning handed down judgment in OPO v MLA, finding unanimously that the Claimant had no cause of action under the Wilkinson v Downton tort. The anonymity restrictions on the author and… Read More »
Mail loses JK Rowling appeal
Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail Online, has failed to overturn the judgment of Tugendhat J that JK Rowling could read a proposed statement in open court. Joanne Murray, better known under her JK… Read More »
5RB arrival: Greg Callus
5RB are pleased to announce that Greg Callus has accepted an offer to join Chambers, having completed a third six pupillage. Greg was educated at Corpus Christi RCHS in Cardiff, the United World College of… Read More »
Mosque dispute claimants awarded £45,000 each
Judgment has been given by Mr Justice Jeremy Baker in Asghar & Mujahid v Ahmad, Ali, Bhutt and Hayat. The Claimants succeeded in proving that they had been defamed by the Fourth Defendant, Mr Hayat,… Read More »
5RB Quiz 2015
5RB hosted its 9th annual charity pub quiz last night, to raise funds for the Bar Pro Bono Unit and the Free Representation Unit (FRU). Teams from many leading solicitors firms and media organisations competed over seven rounds of… Read More »
Privy Council hears libel appeal
On Wednesday 22 April 2015, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Lords Clarke, Wilson, Sumption, Carnwath and Toulson) heard what is expected to be its last appeal from the Commonwealth of Dominica, which concerned… Read More »
Prince Charles letters to be released
The Supreme Court today handed down judgment in R (Evans) v HM Attorney General, deciding that 27 of Prince Charles’ letters to Government departments (the so-called “black spider letters”) should be released. The initial request… Read More »
Footballer refused privacy injunction
The Claimant (YXB) was a Premiership footballer. He had a sexual encounter with the Defendant (TNO), and they then exchanged sexually charged messages. He sent her sexually explicit photographs and video clips of his body…. Read More »