𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗣𝗣𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗥𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has granted an application for summary dismissal brought by Claire

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗣𝗥 𝟯.𝟭(𝟳) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 On 5 December 2025, Guy Vassall-Adams KC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) dismissed a defendant’s application to set

Meaning ruling in Andy Ngo v Guardian News & Media Ltd The High Court (DHCJ Guy Vassall-Adams KC) has determined meaning following a preliminary issue trial in a libel claim brought by Andy Ngo, a journalist and the author of the book Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to

𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻-𝗨𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻 Today, in the High Court in London before Mrs Justice Hill, the Home Secretary and the Home Office have apologised unreservedly to Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a

Summary judgment and permanent injunction granted in Travelers Insurance Co. Ltd & Ors v Baldwin corporate harassment claim. @5RB’s Adam Speker KC and Luke Browne acted for the Claimants.

Tech websites ordered to pay £70,000 for libel in Garrett v Schestowitz [2025] EWHC 3052 (KB). @5RB’s @benfhamer instructed by @brettwilsonllp for the successful claimant https://t.co/alMc80IooA

🏆5RB has won the Media, Privacy, Information Law Set of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2025. Members of chambers were also shortlisted in the following categories. @ChambersGuides 🎙️Media, Privacy, Information Law – Adrienne Page KC – Silk of the Year 🎙️Media,

Settlement in Taylor v (1) Pathe Productions (2) Baby Cow Productions and (3) Steve Coogan. @5RB’s William Bennett KC and Victoria Jolliffe acted for the Claimant and @5RB’s Andrew Caldecott KC, Gervase de Wilde and Hope Williams acted for the Defendants.

MI5 admit unlawfully accessing former BBC journalist’s communications data In proceedings before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal on 15 September 2025, it was confirmed that MI5 has admitted twice unlawfully accessing the communications data of former senior BBC Northern

✍ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗿 In a newly co-authored article, Julian Santos of 𝟱𝗥𝗕 and Nicholas Borge, Director of Ramparts, take a closer look at Gibraltar's unique defamation regime. The piece is an introduction to

🏆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 🏆 We are pleased to announce that 𝟱𝗥𝗕 has been shortlisted in the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2025 @ChambersGuides in the following categories. ◾ Media, Privacy, Information Law – Set ◾ Media, Privacy, Information Law – Adrienne Page – Silk ◾

Court of Appeal hands down judgment on open justice in 𝑷𝑴𝑪 𝒗 𝑪𝒘𝒎 𝑻𝒂𝒇 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒘𝒈 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅 The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in 𝑷𝑴𝑪 𝒗 𝑪𝒘𝒎 𝑻𝒂𝒇 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒘𝒈 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅,

Judgment handed down in Noel Clarke v Guardian libel case. @5RB's Alex Marzec and Ben Gallop, led by Gavin Miller KC and instructed by Wiggin LLP, acted for the Guardian.

Judgment has been handed down by Mr Justice Johnson in favour of the Defendants in 𝑀𝑜ℎ𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝐻𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑏 𝑣 (1) 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 (2) 𝐷𝑜𝑢𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑠 𝑀𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑦. The Claimant complained in libel and data protection of an article published in The Spectator in

𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙫 𝙁𝙤𝙭 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 The Court of Appeal heard Laurence Fox’s appeal from Collins Rice J’s decisions at trial on Monday, 28 July. At trial, the judge upheld the libel claims of Simon Blake and Colin Seymour against Mr Fox, finding for them on

🎊𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!🎊 𝟱𝗥𝗕 is delighted to announce that our current pupil, Chris Zabilowicz, will commence practice as a full tenant at the beginning of October 2025, at the conclusion of his pupillage. We all at 𝟱𝗥𝗕 would like to send our congratulations

Congratulations to our six newest Benchers - Called last night. They  are: President of the International Criminal Court Judge Tomoko Akane, The Lord Mayor of London The Rt Hon Alastair King, The Hon Mr Justice Garrido, Claire Davies KC, Brian Kennelly KC, Felicity McMahon.