5RB hosts event for Big Voice London students
On 11 December, approximately 50 students participated in 5RB’s virtual Media Law Insight Evening. The session was led by Aidan Eardley KC and began with a “whistlestop tour” of the law of defamation from Joint… Read More »
Conference: Reputation, Privacy and the Future of Media Law
The Press Justice Project has organized a conference on Reputation, Privacy, and the Future of Media Law to be held from 3 to 6 pm on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at the London office of Brown Rudnick. It… Read More »
Celebrating 75 years of women silks – excellence in advocacy
Over 350 women KCs and judges, representing a diverse range of practice areas and circuits, joined in celebrations at the Royal Courts of Justice to mark 75 years since women first ‘took silk’ and became… Read More »
Double win for 5RB at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024
5RB is delighted to share that Chambers has won two awards at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024, which took place on 25 September at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge. Chambers was shortlisted in the… Read More »
Webinar for the Next Generation Media Lawyers
Gemma McNeil-Walsh will be delivering a webinar to the Next Generation Media Lawyers members on 10 October 2024 from 1pm to 2pm. Gemma will be speaking on a topic entitled ‘Reporting in the Family Courts:… Read More »
Conference5RB 2025 – Registration and Keynote Speaker announcement
We are pleased to inform you that registrations for the conference are now open. The delegate pass costs are below. Full price: £565 + VAT Group Bookings (3 or more guests from one firm): £465 +… Read More »
5RB and Hiscox panel on AI
In this joint event with Hiscox, 5RB’s Jonathan Barnes and Samuel Rowe will be speaking at the ‘Risks and Opportunities of Generative AI’ panel event on Wednesday 18 October from 18:00. As generative AI continues… Read More »
5RB and members celebrate shortlist
We are delighted to announce 5RB’s nominations in the 2023 Chambers UK Bar Awards. 5RB have been shortlisted for Media, Privacy and Information Law ‘Set of the Year’, Adam Wolanski KC shortlisted for Media, Privacy… Read More »
5RB shortlisted in Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023
5RB has received several nominations in the Legal 500’s Bar Awards 2023. 5RB is shortlisted for Media and the Arts ‘Set of the Year’ and the clerking team is up for ‘Clerking team of the Year’…. Read More »
5RB Charity Quiz Night
5RB hosted its 15th annual charity quiz last night to raise funds for Advocate and the Free Representation Unit (FRU). Teams from 25 firms and media organisations gathered to compete over six rounds of questions, with the quiz… Read More »
8th Biennial Conference5RB at the IET Savoy Place
Thank you to all who joined us yesterday at Conference5RB at the IET Savoy Place and to our sponsor, Hiscox, who has supported the conference since our first event in 2006. Opening the Conference, 5RB’s joint… Read More »
5RB and members shortlisted in Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022
5RB is strongly represented in Legal 500’s forthcoming Bar Awards 2022 in the Media and Arts and Technology and Data categories. 5RB is shortlisted for Media and the Arts set of the year and for… Read More »
Defamation, Privacy and Reputation Management
Jane Phillips is Chairing the Defamation, Privacy and Reputation Management 2020 conference on 9 September 2020. The conference examines the full range of current legal issues in media and information law. Jonathan Scherbel-Ball is hosting… Read More »
5RB Annual Quiz 2020
5RB hosted its 13th annual charity quiz last night, virtually, to raise funds for Advocate and the Free Representation Unit (FRU). Teams from many leading solicitors firms and media organisations competed over five rounds of questions, with the quiz… 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 »
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 »
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 Quiz 2017
5RB hosted its 11th annual charity pub quiz last night, to raise funds for the Bar Pro Bono Unit and the Free Representation Unit (FRU). Teams from many leading solicitors firms and media organisations competed over seven rounds of… Read More »
Conference 5RB 2016
Conference5RB was held on 29 September 2016 at IET Savoy Place. Chambers has been holding a media law conference every two years since our first conference in 2006. This year we were delighted to welcome over… Read More »