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 »
Privy Council Give Judgment in Defamation Case
On 15th January 2019, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) handed down judgment in the libel case of Nugent and another v Willers on appeal from the Isle of Man. The Board comprised Lady Hale, Lord Kerr,… Read More »
Three members of 5RB appointed as QCs
5RB is delighted that Adam Wolanski, William Bennett and Christina Michalos have been announced as new Queen’s Counsel. Adam Wolanski was the 2017-18 Chambers and Partners ‘Junior of the Year’ in the privacy and defamation category…. Read More »
Zahir Monir wins libel trial over UKIP Bristol Tweet
Mr Justice Nicklin handed down judgment on Wednesday in the case of Zahir Monir v Steve Wood, awarding Mr Monir £40,000 in damages. Zahir Monir brought a libel claim against former Bristol UKIP branch Chairman… Read More »
Patrick McCafferty given silk in Australia
5RB are pleased to announce that Associate Member Patrick McCafferty has been appointed Queen’s Counsel in Queensland. On the recommendation of the Chief Justice of Queensland, McCafferty was granted silk along with 8 other barristers…. Read More »
Lachaux Supreme Court hearing
The Supreme Court heard an appeal on 13/14 November that will determine how section 1(1) of the Defamation Act 2013 and the ‘serious harm’ requirement it describes are to be interpreted. The Defendants (Independent Print… Read More »
Privy Council hears appeal in Nugent v Willers
The Privy Council hearing in Nugent and another v Willers takes place today. The appeal is being heard by Lady Hale, Lord Kerr, Lady Black, Lord Briggs and Lord Kitchin. The case concerns the proper interpretation… Read More »
Prince Moulay Hicham receives apology and substantial damages
His Highness Prince Moulay Ben Abdallah Al Alaoui of Morocco has secured an apology together with payment of substantial damages and his legal costs from Elaph Publishing Limited, a London based Arabic news website. The Prince had… Read More »
5RB top in Chambers & Partners rankings
Legal directory Chambers and Partners newest edition has the following praise for Chambers: 5RB is seen by market sources as a “leading set with many heavyweights in the field” of defamation and privacy law and… Read More »
5RB the ‘pre-eminent media set’ in Legal 500
Legal directory The Legal 500’s edition for 2018 has the following praise for Chambers: 5RB is a ‘go-to’ media law set ‘with great depth’ and is ‘unsurpassable’. 5RB’s members are ‘superb’, ‘switched on’ and ‘first-class’ barristers… Read More »
Chambers Bar Awards 2018
5RB is pleased to announce that Adrienne Page QC has been named Defamation Silk of the Year at the annual Chambers & Partners Bar awards held on 25 October 2018. Adrienne is currently representing Bruno… Read More »
ABC v Telegraph – CA grants injunction
The Court of Appeal (Sir Terence Etherton, Master of the Rolls, Underhill V-P LJ, and Henderson LJ) handed down judgment on Tuesday 23rd October 2018 granting an interim injunction and allowing the Claimants’ appeal, overturning… Read More »
Court of Appeal Upholds Morrisons Data Breach Claim
The Court of Appeal has dismissed Morrisons’ appeal of the decision of Langstaff J that the supermarket chain was vicariously liable for the leak of data by one its employees. The claim, brought in data… Read More »
Joint statement in Brown v Bower
A joint press statement has been issued by the parties in Nick Brown MP v Tom Bower and Faber & Faber, set out below. The case has been the subject of two previous decisions by Media… Read More »
Ben Hamer joins 5RB
5RB welcomes Ben Hamer as a new member of Chambers after a successful pupillage. During his pupillage Ben was supervised by Adam Wolanski, Jonathan Barnes, Richard Munden and Adam Speker. He worked on numerous cases… Read More »
Information Commissioner apologises
An appeal against a Monetary Penalty Notice imposed on a business for an alleged breach of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) has been resolved after the Information Commissioner said she would not… Read More »
Conference5RB 2018
Conference5RB was held on 26 September 2018 at IET Savoy Place. Emma Bate, General Counsel for the ICO, delivered the keynote speech, discussing the most significant issues facing the ICO and industry. These included issues… Read More »
Record libel award in Australia
Prominent Australian radio host Alan Jones and two radio stations that carry his broadcasts have been ordered to pay general damages of A$938,746 (£514,000) to each of Denis, John, Neill and Joe Wagner by the… Read More »