David Sherborne Defamation/Privacy Junior of the Year
David Sherborne has won the Privacy/Defamation Junior of the Year at the 2012 Chambers and Partners awards. The award, announced at the annual ceremony at the Park Lane Hilton on 25 October 2012 recognises David… Read More »
Judgment day in Joseph v Spiller
Judgment was handed down this morning by Mr Justice Tugendhat in the long-awaited libel trial of Joseph v Spiller. Craig Joseph, the front man of a Motown tribute band, The Gillettes, together with his fellow… Read More »
Jury awards libel damages to Frankie Boyle
A jury has awarded comedian Frankie Boyle damages of £54,650 against Mirror Group Newspapers after a week-long trial. Mr Boyle, represented by 5RB’s David Sherborne, was awarded £50,400, the jury having found that an article… Read More »
Defamation Bill Second Reading in the House of Lords
On 9 October the Defamation Bill had its second reading in the House of Lords, where, as noted at Report and Third Reading in the Commons, a lot of the detailed scrutiny and amendment of… Read More »
Mail on Sunday report privilege fails
Irfan Qadir, a former Bank of Scotland Director, who sued over two articles which appeared in the Mail on Sunday, has successfully seen off the newspaper’s attempts to rely on various grounds of privilege. The… Read More »
ASA reviewer to pay judicial review costs
The Administrative Court has ordered the Advertising Standards Authority’s Independent Reviewer (IR) to meet the costs of a judicial review claim. The IR’s role is to review challenges to adjudications of the ASA Council. The… Read More »
Libel dispute settled by arbitration
The Press Gazette reports on the use of binding arbitration in a recent libel matter. Richard Ward, owner of the salon where the Duchess of Cambridge had her wedding-day haired styled has settled his dispute… Read More »
Just weeks away…
Have you registered? Conference5RB is just weeks away and limited places remain for this year’s event on 27 September, 2012 at King’s Place, London. Co-chaired by our Heads of Chambers, Desmond Browne QC and Mark… Read More »
Opening Ceremony Competition
5RB is proud to announce that Jacob Dean is performing in the Opening Ceremony this evening. He is part of a group of cyclists coming on shortly after Team GB close the parade of athletes, around… Read More »
Tulisa’s ex admits uploading sex film
The former boyfriend of Tulisa Contostavlos, the X-Factor Judge formerly of N-Dbuz, has admitted responsibility for the online publication earlier this year of a film of he and Tulisa engaged in a sexual act. The… Read More »
5RB: arrivals and departure
5RB today announces that it has recruited Chloe Strong and Felicity McMahon from pupillage, the departure of Gordon Bishop after 44 years of practice and the redesignation of Patrick McCafferty and Professor Tony Smith as… Read More »
First jury libel trial for 3 years
In the first libel jury trial for nearly 3 years, graduate student and university tutor Luke Cooper won damages of £35,000 against the Evening Standard and £25,000 against the Daily Mail. The cases concerned articles… Read More »
Solicitor settles phone hacking libel claim
The claim was brought over a statement by the Metropolitan Police Service to the Press Complaints Commission that Mr Lewis wrongly quoted what had been said to him by Detective Inspector Mark Maberly when giving… Read More »
5RB practice management changes
5RB has undergone significant practice management changes in Spring 2012. After twenty-three years John Sizer left the 5RB practice management team on 30 April 2012. All members of 5RB and its clerking team would like… Read More »
Disclosure order against internet trolling
A woman from Brighton has secured a disclosure order against Facebook in relation to a persistent internet “troll” campaign against her. Nicola Brookes became inexplicably subjected to wide-ranging internet harassment after she wrote a message… Read More »
Solicitor wins poster libel case
A UK solicitor has won his libel claim against a former client with the payment of £50,000 in damages, an apology, an undertaking not to repeat and indemnity costs. Stewart Wiseman, a solicitor at Lorrells LLP… Read More »
Leveson Inquiry
In response to a number of requests about availability of counsel involved in the Leveson Inquiry, we can confirm that whilst David Sherborne remains as counsel for the Core Participant Victims, and Christina Michalos as… Read More »
Defamation Bill published
A Defamation Bill containing a comprehensive range of provisions to reform defamation law in England and Wales is published today. Following a commitment made in the Government’s Coallition Agreement in 2010, and public consultation and… Read More »
OFCOM recommends press self-regulation
OFCOM has submitted its recommendations on the future of press regulation to The Leveson Inquiry. At the end of evidence given by the Chairman and CEO of Ofcom to the Leveson Enquiry on 1 February… Read More »
Guardian overturns disclosure ruling
The Guardian today won its long running claim to obtain access to US Government documents referred to in an English extradition claim. In a judgment which has potentially wide reaching implications, the Court of Appeal… Read More »