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Defamation And Privacy

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5RB
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Matrix Chambers
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11KBW
Doughty Street Chambers

Leading Silks

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Gavin Millar KC –Matrix Chambers
Hugh Tomlinson KC –Matrix Chambers
Antony White KC –Matrix Chambers ‘Antony is the exceptional talent of his generation. He is always insightful.’
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William Bennett KC –5RB
Jude Bunting KC –Doughty Street Chambers ‘Jude is an exceptional talent. He is always insightful, and he is innovative and hardworking. He has great judgement.'
Catrin Evans KC –Matrix Chambers 'She has exceptional judgement. She is a very strong advocate and is tactically astute.'
Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC – Doughty Street Chambers ‘Caoilfhionn is exceptional; she is the stand-out Silk of her generation.'
William McCormick KC –Selborne Chambers
Adrienne Page KC –5RB
Anya Proops KC –11KBW ‘She is one of the best KCs currently in her field. She has a very calm demeanour with clients, she has superb intellect, and provides very clear, measured and pragmatic advice.’
Justin Rushbrooke KC –5RB
Adam Wolanski KC –5RB
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Alex Bailin KC –Matrix Chambers ‘Alex is a polymath and he is a superb advocate who you want to have on your side.'
Jonathan Barnes KC –5RB 'Jonathan is a superb barrister. He is a brilliant strategist and provides extremely wise counsel.'
Tom Blackburn SC – 5RB
Aidan Eardley KC –5RB ‘Aidan is technically excellent. He is very measured and composed in his advice and advocacy.'
Lord Garnier KC –4 Pump Court
Anthony Hudson KC –Matrix Chambers
Sara Mansoori KC – Matrix Chambers ‘She is one of the top media KCs. She is an excellent advocate.'
Lorna Skinner KC – Matrix Chambers
Guy Vassall-Adams KC –Matrix Chambers
Liam Walker KC – Doughty Street Chambers

2025 Silks

Edward Craven KC – Matrix Chambers ‘He has a galactic size knowledge base in technology law, which is combined with a strategic approach. With Edward on your side, you know you are in the best hands for any novel or complex case.’
Jacob Dean KC  –5RB
Jonathan Price KC –Doughty Street Chambers ‘He is excellent all-round. He is collaborative and has deep legal knowledge.’

Leading Juniors

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David Glen –11KBW ‘David is an outstanding barrister. His command of the law is exceptional. He delivers strategic and commercial advice in a clear, accessible way. His advocacy is strong.'
Clara Hamer –5RB 'Clare provides very thorough and considered written advice.'
Ian Helme –Matrix Chambers ‘He has incredible intellect, deep knowledge and lovely written and oral advocacy skills. He is the best value junior in the market.'
Mark Henderson –Doughty Street Chambers
Jane Phillips –5RB
David Sherborne –5RB
Kate Wilson –5RB
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Timothy Atkinson –Hatton Chambers
Ben Gallop –5RB ‘He is a phenomenal junior with a very bright future. He is had working and very smart. He has very good judgement and gives practical and sensible advice.'
Richard Munden –5RB 'Richard is an excellent advocate. He is focused and robust, and he is good with clients.'
Claire Overman –Doughty Street Chambers ‘Claire is one of the leading juniors in her field. She is one of the stars of the future who has an excellent grasp of all areas of media and privacy law. She is a fearless advocate who is always capable of rising to the challenge.'
Sarah Palin –Doughty Street Chambers ‘Sarah is an extremely diligent, sensible and thoughtful barrister.'
Hannah Ready –11KBW
Jonathan Scherbel-Ball –5RB ‘Jonathan is, without question, the pre-eminent practitioner in this field. He is a skilled litigator, top-flight advocate and a trusted advisor.'
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Caroline Addy –Doughty Street Chambers
Greg Callus – 5RB
Romana Canneti – 4 King’s Bench Walk 'Romana is very committed to her clients and has very good knowledge of media law.'
Ben Hamer – 5RB ‘Ben is very bright and hard working. His ability to navigate complex issues with speed and ease is consistently impressive. He is a pleasure to work with and a rising star.'
Zac Sammour – 11KBW ‘Zac is an exceptional barrister. He is smart, insightful, thoughtful and tactically brilliant.'
Julian Santos –5RB
Ben Silverstone –Matrix Chambers
Kirsten Sjøvoll – Matrix Chambers ‘Kirsten is extremely hard working and committed to her clients.'
Chloe Strong –5RB
Gervase de Wilde –5RB
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Godwin Busuttil – 5RB
Anton van Dellen – Fraser Chambers ‘Anton is an excellent advocate. He is versatile lawyer with tactical acumen and good knowledge of this area of the law.’  
Beth Grossman –Doughty Street Chambers ‘Beth has impressive abilities. She is extremely user-friendly and accessible.’
Victoria Jolliffe –5RB
David Lemer – Doughty Street Chambers ‘David is an impressive barrister with a wide-ranging practice and often dealing with complex issues.’
Zoe McCallum – Matrix Chambers ‘Zoe is extremely intelligent. Her written advocacy is excellent. She is careful and meticulous in her work.’
Felicity McMahon –5RB
David Mitchell –39 Essex Chambers
Jennifer Robinson – Doughty Street Chambers ‘She is an impressive and exceptional talent.’
Jake Rudman – Hatton Chambers ‘Jake is an excellent barrister. He is fiercely intelligent and thinks outside the box.’
John Stables –5RB
Aidan Wills –Matrix Chambers
Clare Wisson – Doughty Street Chambers ‘Clare is a superb defamation barrister. She is an impressive advocate.’

Rising Stars

Luke Browne – 5RB ‘Luke’s attention to detail is outstanding and he is very user-friendly.’
Hope Williams – 5RB ‘Hope is exceptionally talented, polished and hardworking. She is unquestionably a future star of the Bar.’  

Defamation and privacy in London Bar

5RB


Considered by clients as the ‘undisputed leader in media and communications law’, 5RB is predominantly engaged in high-profile libel amd media cases. Adrienne Page KC, leading Godwin Busutill, successfully represented the claimants in Harcombe & Kendrick v Associated Newspapers Ltd, in a libel claim against the publishers of The Mail on Sunday for defamation after the publication referred to the claimants as "statin deniers". Led by Gervase de Wilde , Justin Rushbrooke KC  represented Jusan Technologies Ltd in multiple libel claims made against three different publishers in Jusan Technologies Ltd v TBIJ, Telegraph Media Group & openDemocracy, concerning articles alleging the claimant facilitated corruption by former Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev. Aidan Eardley KC is representing the former Secretary of State for Health in Bridgen v Hancock, a libel case between two former Conservative MPs, while Adam Wolanski KC and Sam Rowe successfully represented multiple media groups in the Court of Appeal concerning the reporting restrictions on the family litigation surrounding Sara Sharif, allowing the release of the names of the judges in earlier family litigation involving the murdered child.

Les références

‘The clerks are extremely personable, efficient and hardworking.’

‘5RB remains the undisputed leader in media and communications law, with unrivalled strength in depth across all levels of seniority.’

‘5RB have very impressive juniors.’

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Matrix Chambers


Praised by clients as ‘exceptional in media law,’ Matrix Chambers primarily acts for high-profile individuals, media organisations and technology companies on complex defamation and privacy cases.  Antony White KC successfully defended Google on a misuse of private information claim in Prismall v Google UK and Deep Mind Technologies. Edward Craven KC successfully represented the defendant in the Trump v Orbis Business Intelligence Limited case, concerning the "Trump Russia dossier" which made lurid sexual allegations involving the US President. Gavin Millar KC defended the Guardian against a claim brought by actor and producer Noel Clarke after it published allegations he sexually abused and harassed a number of women over a fifteen-year period.

Les références

‘Matrix has a strong team of privacy and defamation practitioners at all levels of call and with experience ranging across many different subject and legal areas.’

‘Excellent strength in depth with many very talented barristers at all levels.’

‘Matrix are exceptional in media law, particularly with the quality of their silks.’

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11KBW


11KBW is ‘the go-to chambers for defamation and data privacy work,’ with the set’s offering covering defamation, privacy, data protection and related European law matters. Zac Sammour is acting for the defendants in a claim brought by Dillan Whyte against CBS Interactive after it published articles confirming that the former WBC interim heavyweight champion tested positive for a banned substance. David Glen represented the claimant in Bennett v Yakoob, in which a PE teacher alleged that a solicitor with a high profile on social media, who was running for the Mayor of the West Midlands as an independent, released a deepfake video doorbell clip manipulated to make it appear she used a racial slur while campaigning for the Labour Party in the May 2023 local elections - the matter settled.

Les références

‘The clerks work seamlessly as partners in developing our business and moving our cases through the system. Mark Dann always has time for every member of our team.’

‘The clerks are excellent.’

‘A well-run set, particularly strong on information law.’

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Doughty Street Chambers


Regarded as a ‘leading set in defamation,’ Doughty Street Chambers has expertise in media and information law. Its practice includes defamation and malicious falsehood, privacy, data protection and harassment, with a focus on international media and human rights law. Jude Bunting KC represented media in applications to discharge reporting restrictions which prevented the criminal career of Chris Kaba from being disclosed during the trial of a police officer for his murder; Kaba, who was named as the gunman in a nightclub shooting, was fatally shot by a firearms officer after trying to ram his way through police vehicles.  Jonathan Price KC represented two Manchester Arena bombing survivors in successful High Court harassment claims against a conspiracy theorist, securing injunctive relief following trial.  Acting for Associated Newspapers, Sarah Palin and Claire Overman are engaged in long-running and high-profile claims brought by Prince Harry, Sir Elton John and Baroness Lawrence concerning the phone hacking scandal. Beth Grossman and Clare Wisson have been instructed in high-profile proceedings brought by Amy Winehouse’s father against her former friend and stylist concerning the sale of personal items.

Les références

‘Melvin Warner is the best media clerk in the business hands-down. He has built up an impressive media practice at Doughty.’

‘Outstanding. Melvin Warner is a star.’

‘Doughty Street is one of the leading sets for media and communications cases. They have strength in depth. Importantly, their clerks are knowledgeable, helpful, and proactive.’

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