Sweet Bobby documentary launches on Netflix
Netflix has launched a feature documentary film “Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare”. The film depicts the events underlying a ground-breaking 2020 privacy claim, brought over a nine year cat-fishing campaign. The film follows a hit… Read More »
Ghenavat and others v Simon Lyons: Defendant ordered to pay £191,000 on account of costs
On 19 October 2023 His Honour Judge Lewis, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, made an Order for costs and other consequential matters in the case of Ghenavat and others v Simon Lyons. … Read More »
Former King of Spain wins claim
The former King of Spain, Juan Carlos de Borbon y Borbon, today succeeded in his application for a ruling that the English Court had no jurisdiction to hear the claim brought against him for harassment… Read More »
Ghenavat and others v Simon Lyons: Defendant found liable in harassment
The director and shareholder of a property company has been held to have harassed his fellow director-shareholders after the breakdown of their company. His Honour Judge Lewis, sitting as a judge of the High Court,… Read More »
5RB talks – Manchester
Our upcoming 5RB talks Manchester 2023 will be held Thursday 14th September at the Hilton Deansgate, Iris Lounge Cloud 23 from 12 noon. There is still time to book; however, limited spaces remain. Speakers We… Read More »
Duncan & Neill on Defamation and other media and communications claims
The new (5th) edition of Duncan & Neill on Defamation and other media and communications claims – written by Richard Rampton QC, Heather Rogers QC, Timothy Atkinson and Aidan Eardley, and published by LexisNexis… Read More »
Apology given by blogger to local councillor in privacy claim
A councillor has received a public apology from a local politics blogger in settlement of her claim against him over disclosures of her medical information on his website. Maxine Fothergill, who is currently a councillor… Read More »
Major new decision dismissing claim of media harassment
The High Court has held that it is necessary for claimants to show a conscious or negligent abuse by the media of their rights to freedom of expression in order to succeed in a claim… Read More »
Consultant wins Dental CPD dispute
Business consultant Dr Andrew Guise has won his claims for libel, harassment and breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 over a website created about him by entrepreneur Rajeev Shah. Dr Guise had provided services… Read More »
Media and Communications List Consultation
Having taken charge of the new “Media and Communications List” within the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court on 1 March 2017, Mr Justice Warby is now seeking the views of its users on… Read More »
Mr Justice Warby to head new list for media-related cases
It has been announced that as of 1 March 2017 there will be a new list within the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court – the Media and Communications List. Mr Justice Warby is… Read More »
Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman awarded £185k libel damages
Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, the Chief Executive of Pakistan’s largest media group, has been awarded £185,000 in libel damages by the High Court following the trial of his claim against the UK broadcaster of ARY News, ARY Network Ltd,… Read More »
Neighbours’ dispute leads to £32,080 award of damages
The High Court has awarded £32,080 to a man who had been subjected to a campaign of harassment by his neighbour, which included the making of slanderous comments and a false report of a sex… Read More »
Rahman libel trial commences
The trial of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s libel and harassment claim against ARY Network Ltd, the UK broadcaster of Urdu news channel ARY News, and its Chief Operating Officer, Fayaz Ghafoor, begins today in the High Court…. Read More »
Cheshire West Contemnor Jailed
On Wednesday 20 July 2016, sitting at the Manchester Civil Justice Centre, Mr Justice Soole found Robert Pickthall to be in flagrant contempt of an order imposed by Mr Justice Holroyde in November 2015 on… Read More »
UPDATED – Conference5RB 2016 Programme
Conference5RB 2016 will take place on Thursday, 29 September 2016 at IET Savoy Place, Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL. Conference5RB will be accredited with 6.5 hours CPD, and will provide an update on a wide variety… Read More »
Pre-action disclosure in Heir Hunters dispute
Anglia Research Services, a leading genealogical research company has obtained an order for pre-action disclosure against competitor Finders International in respect of an alleged online ‘dirty tricks’ campaign. Anglia and one of its directors Philip… Read More »
Harassment Warning Challenge to Proceed
A journalist and a newspaper publisher have been granted permission to bring a judicial review claim in respect of a Prevention from Harassment Warning. Gareth Davies, a journalist at the Croydon Advertiser, and Local World… Read More »
Harassment by Publication
To celebrate the publication of the 3rd Edition of The Law of Privacy and the Media, edited by Sir Mark Warby and Dr Nicole Moreham we will be publishing a series of abridged extracts from… Read More »
Cheshire West defendant guilty of contempt
At a hearing in Liverpool on Thursday, Mr Justice Holroyde found that Robert Pickthall was guilty of having deliberately breached an anti-harassment injunction on eight occasions. He was sentenced to three months imprisonment for each… Read More »