First “right to be forgotten” case reaches trial
The first English “right to be forgotten” case against Google LLC (the US corporation), brought in relation to links maintained by the Google search engine, begins in the High Court before Mr Justice Warby on… Read More »
Supreme Court refuses permission in anonymity case
The Supreme Court has today refused Russian oligarch Arcady Rotenberg permission to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of his claim against Times Newspapers. The case, known until today as R v R, arose… Read More »
‘Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away!’ Claimants win £20,000
On 22 February 2018 Arnold J handed down judgment in a misuse of private information claim brought by Mr Ali and his wife Mr Aslam against Channel 5. The Claimants sued on the broadcast of… Read More »
5RB ‘stands above the competition’
5RB and a number of its members have been praised in the latest edition of international legal directory Who’s Who Legal. All four silks, and nine juniors, were identified as “top-tier barristers… the leading individuals… Read More »
Chrissy Chambers wins ‘revenge porn’ settlement
Chrissy Chambers has settled an action in breach of confidence and misuse of private information for ‘substantial damages’ arising out of the non-consensual uploading of sexual videos without her consent to the website Redtube.com. The… Read More »
New defamation textbook publications
December 2017 saw two new publications of textbooks for defamation practitioners: The 2nd Supplement to the 12th Edition of Gatley on Libel and Slander The Second Supplement includes full updates on all developments in defamation… Read More »
Katie Hopkins refused permission to appeal
The Court of Appeal has refused permission to appeal to Katie Hopkins, who had sought to challenge the decision at trial of Warby J in the ‘Twitter Libel Trial’: Jack Monroe v Katie Hopkins [2017] EWHC… Read More »
Scottish Law Commission proposes defamation reforms
On 14 December 2017 the Scottish Law Commission published its report recommending reform of defamation law in Scotland. The report proposes changes including the introduction of a serious harm requirement, a reduction in the limitation period… Read More »
Statement in Open Court in Suresh v Samad and others
On 1 December 2017 Mr Selvaratnam Suresh a registered charity, made a Statement in Open Court, marking the end of his libel claim against Abdul Samad, Amirthalingam Nagaraja and Kajananan Sathananthan. The Claimant is the… Read More »
Landmark judgment in group litigation data leak claim
Judgment in the trial on liability in a group litigation claim brought by 5,518 employees of the supermarket chain WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC has been handed down today. The claim, brought in data protection, misuse… Read More »
Singer loses interim injunction application against The Sun on Sunday
A singer who appeared on the BBC’s reality talent show, Let it Shine, has lost his application for an interim injunction against the publisher of The Sun on Sunday. Declan Arthurs brought claims for misuse… Read More »
Singer loses interim injunction against the NGN
A singer who appeared on the BBC’s reality talent show, Let it Shine, has lost his application for an interim injunction against the publisher of The Sun on Sunday. Declan Arthurs brought claims for misuse… Read More »
Rape arrest injunction lifted
On the evening of 10 November 2017, a court discharged an injunction against News Group Newspapers preventing The Sun from reporting the arrest of US tech investor Shervin Pishevar on suspicion of rape. In June… Read More »
“The pre-eminent set”: Chambers UK
5RB is the only set of chambers listed as ‘Band 1’ for Defamation and Privacy work in the newly published Chambers UK Bar Guide for 2018. The set and members are also recommended in the field… Read More »
5RB Defamation Set of the Year
5RB and Adam Wolanski won awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards last night. 5RB was named Defamation Set of the Year, while Adam Wolanski was named Junior of the Year for his notable work over the… Read More »
5RB Podcast on the Lachaux decision
On Tuesday 10th October, 5RB held a panel discussion to review the recent Court of Appeal decision in Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd, Evening Standard Ltd, AOL (UK) Ltd. and its ramifications for the serious harm threshold. On the night, Desmond… Read More »
5RB ‘dominates the field’ in Legal 500
Legal directory The Legal 500’s edition for 2017 has the following praise for Chambers: 5RB is ‘a forward-thinking set’ that ‘solicitors would go to first every time for media law.’ Chambers ‘just dominates the defamation and… Read More »
Irish High Court refers Standard Contractual Clauses to CJEU
On 3 October 2017 the Irish High Court handed down judgment in a case brought by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (“DPC”) relating to a complaint brought by Max Schrems about Facebook’s transfer of his… Read More »
Express Newspapers ordered to publish agreed apology
Express Newspapers has been ordered by the High Court to publish the apology that it had previously agreed to pursuant to a settlement under CPR Part 36. It was also ordered to pay the claimant’s… Read More »
High Court strikes out claim against Channel 5
The High Court has struck out the particulars of a claim brought by Mr Adam Jamal Taylor against Channel 5 and Brinkworth Films in respect of an episode the program “Can’t Pay, We’ll Take It Away”…. Read More »