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 »
Chambers Bar Awards 2018
5RB is pleased to announce that we have once again been shortlisted for Defamation Set of the Year based on research conducted for the next edition of Chambers UK. In addition, Adrienne Page QC and Justin Rushbrooke QC have been… Read More »
Serious harm test not met by aggregation
The High Court has held that the statutory requirement for a defamatory statement to cause serious harm to reputation cannot be met by aggregating injury to reputation caused by two or more less harmful imputations… Read More »
Economist’s privacy claim struck out
Harlow Higinbotham, a wealthy US economist, was today revealed as the businessman who has failed in his attempt to bring a claim in the UK for breach of privacy, confidence and the Data Protection Act… Read More »
Roberto Carlos settles “banned performance enhancing drugs” libel case
Roberto Carlos, the internationally renowned retired Brazilian footballer has settled his libel action against Associated Newspapers Ltd, publisher of the Mail of Sunday and Mail Online. A statement in open court was read this morning… Read More »
Sir Cliff Richard wins privacy claim against BBC
Today Mr Justice Mann handed down his eagerly anticipated judgment following the trial in April and May this year of Sir Cliff Richard’s claim against the BBC for breach of privacy. The claim relates to… Read More »
Mian Mansha settles ARY libel claim
Prominent Pakistani businessman and chairman of the Nishat Group Mian Mohammad Mansha has settled his libel claim against ARY Network Limited. In November 2015, on the ‘Kab Tak’ programme, ARY broadcast various allegations against Mr… Read More »
Mail apologises to Earl Spencer
Associated Newspapers Ltd, publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail Online, today offered its unreserved apologies in court to Earl Spencer, brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, for having published a false allegation… Read More »
5RB invites applications to join Chambers
Due to an ever-increasing caseload, we are currently inviting applications to join 5RB from both established practitioners and prospective third six pupils. Established practitioners We welcome applications from established practitioners who are interested in becoming a member… Read More »
Foster carer settles anonymous letter claim
On 21 June 2018 a statement in open court was read on behalf of foster carer, Francine West, known as Paris, to settle a libel and malicious falsehood claim brought by her against 24Seven Fostering… Read More »
Statement in Open Court in Sasha Wass QC libel claim
On 12 June 2018 an agreed Statement in Open Court was read before Mr Justice Nicklin in which Associated Newspapers Ltd apologised for an article it published in October 2016 in the Mail on Sunday… Read More »
Supreme Court win for ISPs in web-blocking costs case
On Wednesday, 13 June 2018, the UK Supreme Court handed down its decision in Cartier International AG & ors v British Telecommunications plc & anor [2018] UKSC 28. In late 2014, several companies who own… Read More »