5RB success at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022
5RB is pleased to announce that it was named Media, Privacy and Information Law ‘Set of the Year’ at the Chambers UK Bar Awards last night (17 November 2022). David Sherborne was also named Media,… Read More »
Rachel Riley awarded £50,000 libel damages
This morning Mrs Justice Steyn handed down judgment in a libel action brought by Rachel Riley against a blogger, Michael Sivier. Judgment was given for Ms Riley. Ms Riley sued on an online article published… Read More »
Substantial damages for reality show victim
Channel 5 has made a statement in open court apologising to Ms Amel Fridhi for featuring her in an edition of the reality show Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! Ms Fridhi and her family were… Read More »
Court of Appeal hands down judgment on open justice in the Court of Protection
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Hinduja v Hinduja [2022] EWCA Civ 1492 on the issue of open justice in the Court of Protection. The proceedings concerned the health and welfare and… Read More »
5RB tops 2023 Chambers UK Guide
5RB has been recognised as the leading set in the 2023 Chambers UK Bar directory for the set’s expertise in defamation and privacy and related data protection matters. “There is no better set for libel… Read More »
Statement in open court in international online harassment claim
A statement in open court was made today before Mr Justice Nicklin in Dr Erica Smith v Dr Christopher Backhouse, following the acceptance of a Part 36 offer of nearly £50,000. The statement in open… Read More »
Article on reporting of financial remedies cases in family courts
5RB‘s Godwin Busuttil has written a new article entitled “The law governing the reporting of financial remedy proceedings in the family courts: where are we?”. It is based on a talk he gave to Harbottle… Read More »
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 »
Rebekah Vardy ordered to pay indemnity costs
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 »
Apology to John Ware
A statement in open court has been made as part of the settlement of the libel claim brought by John Ware, the journalist responsible for the edition of Panorama entitled ‘Is Labour Anti-Semitic?’, against Jewish… Read More »
Jane Phillips succeeds Justin Rushbrooke KC as Joint Head of Chambers
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 »
8th Biennial Conference5RB at the IET Savoy Place
Thank you to all who joined us yesterday at Conference5RB at the IET Savoy Place and to our sponsor, Hiscox, who has supported the conference since our first event in 2006. Opening the Conference, 5RB’s joint… Read More »
Second Hearing of Gibraltar public inquiry
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 »
The passing of Queen Elizabeth II
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.
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 »
The Bill of Rights Bill & freedom of speech
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 »
Conference5RB 2022 sold out
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 »
Rachel Riley decision upheld
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 »
Coleen Rooney succeeds in truth defence in Vardy v Rooney
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 »
Court of Appeal upholds decision to strike out libel claim as an abuse
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 »