Amazon knocks out boxing film libel and privacy claims
Claims in libel and privacy brought by a mother over a documentary film about her daughter, double Olympic gold boxing champion Nicola Adams OBE, have today been dismissed. Ms Adams’ mother claimed that aspects of… Read More »
Significant judgment on reporting privilege
The Court of Appeal has delivered an important judgment on the qualified privilege that applies to various forms of reporting under s.15 of the Defamation Act 1996, which clarifies the approach to the section and… Read More »
Anonymity Order lifted in H6 v Secretary of State for the Home Department
On 16 December 2024, Chamberlain J heard an application brought by Yang Tengbo (formerly referred to as “H6”) to discharge an Order that had directed the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to maintain his anonymity. The… Read More »
Permission Granted to Publish Historic Materials Relating to Sara Sharif
On Monday, 9 December, Mr Justice Williams, sitting in the High Court (Family Division), granted several media organisations permission to publish information from historic family justice proceedings concerning Sara Sharif and her family, as well… Read More »
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 »
Holiday opening hours
Over the holiday period, Chambers will close on Tuesday, 24th December 2024 and will re-open on Thursday, 2nd January 2025. We will monitor our email, clerks@5RB.com, throughout the holiday period; however, for any urgent matters, please… Read More »
Statins statement in open court
A statement was read in open court before Nicklin J on 5 December 2024 on behalf of the claimants, Zoë Harcombe PhD and Dr Malcolm Kendrick, in their long-running libel claim against Associated Newspapers. This recorded… Read More »
The Law of Privacy and The Media (4th edition)
The Law of Privacy and The Media (4th edition) Publisher: OUP Date of Publication: 19 November 2024 ISBN: 9780192871107 Written by a distinguished team of barristers and academics specialising in privacy and media law, the 4th… Read More »
The University of Law Pupillage Virtual Fair
5RB barristers Lily Walker-Parr, Hope Williams and Katya Pereira will be taking part in the University of Law Pupillage Fair, which will be held online on Wednesday, 20 November 2024. Our barristers will be speaking… Read More »
TPI on meaning in a data protection claim
On 29 October 2024, judgement was handed down in (1) Joseph Pacini, (2) Carsten Geyer v Dow Jones & Company Inc [2024] EWHC 2714 (KB) in respect of a TPI that was held to determine… Read More »
Online Safety Panel at QMUL
On 6 November, 5RB’s Samuel Rowe joined Payne Hicks Beach’s Hanna Basha and Mark Jones as part of The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Institute’s Online Safety Act course, convened by Julia Hörnle. Hosted at Queen Mary, University of London, the… Read More »
Middle Temple Scholars Exhibition Launches
On 4 November, Middle Temple launched an exhibition in recognition of its many years of giving generous financial support to budding barristers. Samuel Rowe was amongst those featured, having been awarded the Queen Mother Scholarship for… Read More »
Reporting privilege in the Court of Appeal
The appeal in Salman Iqbal v Geo TV Limited, in which the Court of Appeal will consider the important defence of qualified privilege under s.15 of the Defamation Act 1996, is to be heard on… Read More »
5RB announces partnership with Bringing (Dis)Ability to the Bar (BDABar)
5RB is excited to announce the partnership with Bringing (Dis)Ability to the Bar (BDABar), a group run by and for disabled aspiring barristers. They are working to dismantle barriers affecting disabled aspiring barristers and improve… Read More »
High Court strikes out privacy and data protection claim
The High Court struck out a claim brought by Dr Gary Duke, a teacher by profession, against Tameside College, a further education college in Manchester, and three of its members of staff. The claim was… Read More »
Tommy Robinson jailed for contempt
The High Court sitting at Woolwich has sentenced Stephen Yaxley-Lennon to 18 months imprisonment (less 3 days) for contempt of court. On the first day of a 2-day hearing, Mr Yaxley-Lennon admitted 10 breaches of… Read More »
Northcott v Hundeyin
Documentary maker Charlie Northcott has been awarded damages of £95,000 for libel in his claim against David Hundeyin, a journalist. David Hundeyin published the libel via Substack and Twitter (now X) in 2022, accusing Mr… Read More »
Laurence Fox granted Permission to Appeal
The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Warby has granted Laurence Fox permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal on 5 of the 7 grounds of appeal advanced. This litigation stretches back to events in October… Read More »
5RB in Chambers & Partners 2025
5RB is pleased to announce that 32 members of Chambers have been ranked in the Chambers and Partners 2025. Chambers is also ranked in Defamation & Privacy and Data Protection. You can find more about 5RB areas here,… Read More »
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 »