5RB named top set by The Legal 500
The Legal 500 held their annual Bar Awards ceremony on Wednesday 5th October 2022. 5RB would like to congratulate Clara Hamer for being named ‘Junior of the Year’ in the Media and the arts category,… Read More »
Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022
Chambers UK has announced their shortlist for the 2022 Chambers UK Bar Awards. In the new category of Media, Privacy and Information Law, Justin Rushbrooke QC is nominated for Silk of the Year. David Sherborne… Read More »
5RB talks – ZXC v Bloomberg
Adam Wolanski QC, Tom Blackburn SC and Jane Phillips discuss the Supreme Court decision in ZXC v Bloomberg in this webinar presented and recorded on 6th April 2022. Run time 46 minutes. Watch the YouTube… Read More »
‘Reporting Financial Remedy Cases’: Adam Wolanski QC writes guest blog for FamilyArbitrator
FamilyArbitrator has published a guest blog by Adam Wolanski QC titled ‘Reporting Financial Remedy Cases: What Next for the Desert Island?‘ Read the blog on the FamilyArbitrator website here.
5RB top in 2022 Chambers Guide
5RB has been recognised as the “the pre-eminent set” in the 2022 Chambers UK directory in defamation and privacy. 5RB is the only first-tier chambers in this field. For data protection matters, “It is perhaps… Read More »
Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! Statement in Open Court
Channel 5 has joined in a statement in open court, apologised and agreed to pay substantial damages to a couple who were shown in the television programme Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! Keith Wain… Read More »
The Duchess of Sussex wins her privacy and copyright claim
The Duchess of Sussex has won her privacy and copyright claim against The Mail on Sunday after Lord Justice Warby gave summary judgment in her favour on liability on her claim for misuse of private… Read More »
5RB Wins Defamation, Privacy & Data Protection Awards
5RB has been named Defamation, Privacy and Data Protection Set of the year at the 2020 Chambers UK Bar Awards. Adrienne Page QC was named Silk of the Year. Other members of 5RB to be… Read More »
Duncan & Neill on Defamation and other media and communications claims
The new (5th) edition of Duncan & Neill on Defamation and other media and communications claims – written by Richard Rampton QC, Heather Rogers QC, Timothy Atkinson and Aidan Eardley, and published by LexisNexis… Read More »
5RB the ‘go-to set’ in Legal 500
Legal 500’s 2020 edition of the directory has the following praise for Chambers: Defamation and privacy – Leading sets – ranked: tier 1 “The ‘fantastic’ 5RB continues to be the ‘go-to set for media litigation’, offering ‘an extremely… Read More »
5RB stands out in 2021 Chambers UK Guide
5RB has been recognised as the “the standout set” in the 2021 Chambers UK directory for the set’s expertise in defamation and privacy. For data protection matters, “Instructing solicitors regularly turn to the set for… Read More »
How to get a libel injunction
5RB’s Adam Speker QC has posted an article which you can read here: “How to get a libel injunction“.
Defamation, Privacy and Reputation Management
Jane Phillips is Chairing the Defamation, Privacy and Reputation Management 2020 conference on 9 September 2020. The conference examines the full range of current legal issues in media and information law. Jonathan Scherbel-Ball is hosting… Read More »
Apology given by blogger to local councillor in privacy claim
A councillor has received a public apology from a local politics blogger in settlement of her claim against him over disclosures of her medical information on his website. Maxine Fothergill, who is currently a councillor… Read More »
Damages and injunction awarded in Facebook privacy claim
A privacy claim over a Facebook post disclosing information relating to the claimant’s mental health problems, published as part of an acrimonious family dispute, has seen the claimant win damages and an injunction at trial…. Read More »
Important Court of Appeal judgment on suspects’ privacy rights: ZXC v Bloomberg
In a judgment handed down on 15 May 2020, the Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of Mr Justice Nicklin that an article about a fraud, bribery and corruption investigation into the Claimant at… Read More »
Judgment handed down in Duchess of Sussex’s case against Mail on Sunday
Earlier today judgment was handed down by the High Court in a pre-trial application by Associated Newspapers Ltd, publisher of the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in an action against it brought by the Duchess… Read More »
Morrisons appeal allowed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has allowed Morrisons’ appeal against the decisions of Langstaff J and upholding him the Court of Appeal that the supermarket chain was vicariously liable to its employees over a leak of payroll data… Read More »
5RB plays major role in Al Maktoum v Al Hussein
The Court of Appeal (Underhill, Bean and King LJJ) has decided that Sir Andrew McFarlane, the President of the Family Division, overseeing continuing wardship proceedings in relation to two children of the ruler of the… Read More »
Court of Appeal to hear ZXC v Bloomberg LP privacy appeal
A two-day Court of Appeal hearing in ZXC v Bloomberg LP begins tomorrow. Bloomberg LP is appealing an April 2019 decision of Nicklin J on nine grounds, including a challenge to the judge’s finding that… Read More »