5RB at the London Legal Walk 2019
On Monday 17 June 2019, the 5RB team of Alexandra Marzec, Adam Speker, Aidan Eardley, Felicity McMahon, Clara Hamer, Ben Gallop and Ben Hamer took part in the London Legal Walk 2019. The London Legal… Read More »
JCPC to hear libel reference appeal
On Tuesday 17 June 2019 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Lord Wilson, Lord Carnwath, Lady Black, Lord Briggs, Lady Arden) will hear an appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeal of… Read More »
Supreme Court hands down judgment in Lachaux
The Supreme Court today handed down its much-anticipated judgment in Lachaux v Independent Print Limited & Evening Standard Limited, dismissing the newspapers’ appeals. The Court affirmed the decisions of the Court of Appeal and Warby… Read More »
ASA granted urgent injunction
Mr Justice Warby has handed down a judgment ([2019] EWHC 1469) giving his reasons for his grant of an urgent interim injunction on Friday 7 June 2019. The case concerns a misdirected email containing material… Read More »
Department for Education defeat defamation claim
The Secretary of State for Education was successful in defending a defamation claim brought in respect of republication of a quote from a spokesperson from the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) by the… Read More »
Meaning decision in claim over Police news article
Mr Justice Warby has handed down judgment on meaning as a preliminary issue in a claim brought against the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. The Commissioner was sued by the Claimant, William Spicer, over… Read More »
Government press release was a statement of opinion
Underhill LJ, Sharp LJ and Sir Rupert Jackson have upheld the decision of Nicol J, on a trial of preliminary issues, that a government press release that conveyed the meaning that the Claimant was an… Read More »
Seven new members join 5RB
“It’s official, today, 3 June, 2019, Andrew, Jane, Aidan, Kate, Jonathan, Clara and Ben join 5RB .” Desmond Browne QC, joint Head of 5RB, welcomes our seven new members of Chambers: “Together with everyone at… Read More »
Serafin wins libel appeal
Lewison, McCombe and Haddon-Cave LJJ overturned the judgment of Jay J in Serafin v Malkiewicz and found the trial had been rendered unfair by the conduct of the Judge. Jan Serafin had complained in libel… Read More »
Meaning ruling in Grenfell libel claim
Mr Justice Warby has handed down judgment on meaning in a libel claim brought by Mark Allen against the publishers of The Times. The claim arises from an article published in the aftermath of the… Read More »
Apple ordered to provide access to family photos
Apple has been ordered to provide a widow with access to the family photographs and videos in her late husband’s Apple account. Rachel Thompson’s husband Matthew died in 2015 without leaving a will. Their daughter… Read More »
Ex-police commander wins apology and compensation
The publisher of the Mirror group of newspapers has apologised and paid compensation to former police commander Roy Ramm over false allegations published about him on its website. On 8 March 2018 the Mirror website… Read More »
Parties named in abduction ruling
The Mother and Maternal Grandfather of two girls who have been unlawfully retained in the Ukraine in breach of Court orders have been identified with the permission of a decision of Mr Justice Mostyn. Orders… Read More »
5RB Annual Quiz 2019
5RB hosted its 12th annual charity pub quiz last night, to raise funds for Advocate and the Free Representation Unit (FRU). Teams from many leading solicitors firms and media organisations competed over seven rounds of questions, with the quiz compered… Read More »
Petro Poroshenko receives apology and damages from BBC
President Poroshenko of the Ukraine has settled his claim for libel against the BBC over a report that it broadcast on the News at Ten and published on its website on 23 May 2018. The… Read More »
5RB welcomes new members
Desmond Browne QC, joint Head of 5RB, has welcomed our seven new members of Chambers: “The news that One Brick Court will be dissolving has saddened everyone at 5RB. Their members have been our much respected… Read More »
Three 5RB members formally take silk
5RB is delighted to announce that Adam Wolanski QC, William Bennett QC and Christina Michalos QC have today formally taken silk. Chambers’ three new Queen’s Counsel received their letters patent from the Lord Chancellor today… Read More »
Court of Appeal win for hacking claimants
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by MGN Limited (the publisher of the Mirror and People newspaper titles), seeking to reverse a decision by Mann J in the phone hacking claims brought against… Read More »
Dan Poulter MP receives apology and damages
Dr Daniel Poulter, Conservative Member of Parliament for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, hospital doctor and former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health has settled his claims for libel, misuse of private… Read More »
Martin Lewis v Facebook libel claim concludes
Martin Lewis, the Money Saving Expert, has settled the libel claim he brought against Facebook regarding a series of adverts placed on the social media platform by third parties, usually for purported bitcoin investments, which… Read More »