5RB End of Trinity Term 2021 talk
5RB‘s Adam Speker QC, Kate Wilson and Julian Santos discuss some of the important decisions handed down in the Trinity Term 2021 including, Hijazi v Yaxley-Lennon Lachaux v Independent Print Limited & Evening Standard Limited Abbasi & another v Newcastle… Read More »
Contacting 5RB during the Covid-19 lockdown
Although 5RB‘s premises are closed during the lockdown, chambers continues in full operation remotely. Please assist us by sending documents and instructions electronically. If hard copies are required, please liaise with the clerking team to… 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.
Footballer secures removal of 10-year-old Tweet from FA Disciplinary Decision
In September 2021, Middlesbrough football player Marc Bola was charged with misconduct by the Football Association (FA) for an Aggravated Breach of FA Rule E3(1). The charge related to Tweet that he had posted on… Read More »
5RB congratulates Aidan Eardley on his appointment as Queen’s Counsel
Aidan joined 5RB from 1 Brick Court in 2019 and has a broad practice encompassing all aspects of media and information law. Aidan recently acted for the Attorney General in committal proceedings before the Supreme… Read More »
Landmark GDPR appeal allowed in Soriano v Forensic News LLC & ors
In the first appellate decision on the territorial reach of the GDPR, the Court of Appeal has unanimously allowed the Claimant’s cross-appeal to serve out his data protection claim against the defendant news organisation and… Read More »
Rachel Riley wins libel action against Laura Murray
On Monday 20 December 2020 Nicklin J handed down judgment in the libel action brought by TV presenter Rachel Riley against Laura Murray. Ms Riley received judgment in her favour and damages of £10,000. The… Read More »
Christmas opening hours
Over the holiday period Chambers will close on Friday 24th December 2021 and will re-open on Tuesday 4th January 2022. We will monitor our email clerks@5RB.com throughout the holiday period; however, for any urgent matters, please contact either Andrew… Read More »
Joint Head of Chambers Justin Rushbrooke QC named The Times Lawyer of the Week
Justin Rushbrooke QC has been named “Lawyer of the Week” by The Times, following the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the summary judgment in favour of the Duchess of Sussex in her claim for… Read More »
Supreme Court to hear appeal in Fearn v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery
A two-day appeal began today in the Supreme Court in Fearn v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery. The Appellants own flats which neighbour the Tate Modern Gallery on the South Bank of the… Read More »
Associated Newspapers’ appeal in claim by the Duchess of Sussex dismissed
The appeal by Associated Newspapers Ltd against the decision by Warby LJ to grant summary judgment in favour of the Duchess of Sussex on her claim for breach of privacy and breach of copyright has… Read More »
Supreme Court to hear ZXC v Bloomberg LP privacy appeal
The two-day appeal in ZXC v Bloomberg LP began today in the Supreme Court. The appeal will consider whether, and to what extent, a person who has not been charged with an offence can have… Read More »
Chambers Bar Awards 2021
5RB is pleased to announce that Jane Phillips has been named Media, Defamation, Privacy and Data Protection Junior of the Year at the annual Chambers & Partners Bar awards held on 18 November 2021. Jane… Read More »
Lloyd v Google Supreme Court decision
5RB‘s Jonathan Barnes QC moderates Felicity McMahon and Jonathan Scherbel-Ball as they review the key points arising from the 10 November 2021 Supreme Court judgment in the much anticipated Lloyd v Google case. 5RB talks – Lloyd v Google SC… Read More »
Hearing over Mountbatten papers
A five-day hearing began today in the First-tier Tribunal over the papers of Lord and Lady Mountbatten. The historian Andrew Lownie is seeking the release of the Mountbattens’ diaries and correspondence archived at Southampton University…. Read More »
Permission to appeal granted in George v Cannell & Anor
Earlier this week, Saini J handed down his judgment in George v Cannell (see 5RB news item here). Saini J has now granted Ms George permission to appeal in respect of a point of law relating… Read More »
Google wins in Supreme Court
Google has succeeded in its much-awaited appeal resisting a representative data protection action brought against it on behalf of some four million iPhone users in England and Wales. The claim was based on Google’s tracking… Read More »
Judgment handed down in George v Cannell & Anor
The claim was brought by Ms George against her former employer, Ms Lynn Cannell of Lynn Cannell Associates, a recruitment agency in Essex specialising in recruitment for estate agents and property companies. Ms George sued… Read More »
Court of Appeal to consider the Defendant’s appeal in Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers
The Duchess of Sussex brought an action in misuse of private information, infringement of copyright and breach of data protection rights in respect of the publication in the MailOnline and Mail on Sunday of parts… Read More »
Summary judgment for solicitors in minimal data breach claim
Master McCloud granted summary judgment in a data breach claim over an email which was sent to one incorrect recipient, who deleted it. Solicitors Veale Wasbrough Vizards (“VWV”) sent a letter via email in relation… Read More »
Tortoise launches podcast based on cat-fishing case
Website Tortoise media has launched a podcast investigation into the events underlying a ground-breaking privacy claim, which was brought over a nine year “cat-fishing” campaign. The first two episodes of the podcast series, produced by… Read More »
Julie Bindel settles libel claim with PinkNews
Ms Bindel brought proceedings over an article published in May 2020 on the PinkNews website entitled “The ‘gender critical’ feminist movement is a cult that grooms, controls and abuses, according to a lesbian who managed… Read More »