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21 Jan 2019 10:02
Round Up: Heated politics, immigration matters, and a win for The Mail OnlineIn his 1748 text ‘The Spirit of the Laws’, Montesquieu proposed his initial concept of what would ultimately become known amongst political scientists as the separation of powers. Mercifully, for both the writer of this blog and the time poor reader, this weekly round-up of events need only concern more...
23 Nov 2018 09:15
Alexander Economou v David De Freitas [2018] EWCA Civ 2591The Court of Appeal dismissed the Claimant’s appeal and upheld Warby J’s finding that the public interest defence under s.4 of the Defamation Act 2013 was made out. Manuel Barca QC acted for the successful Defendant on appeal and at trial. A case note will follow shortly. The judgment is available more...
2 Nov 2018 09:30
One Brick Court recognised as a leading media, communications and information law set by Chambers and Partners 2019Chambers and Partners has once again recognised One Brick Court as one of the top media, communications and information law sets with rankings in Defamation and Privacy and Data Protection categories in the 2019 guide. Our 20 members have 24 rankings between them. The latest publication recognises more...
30 Oct 2018 15:13
Chambers ranked by Legal 500 for data protection and defamation and privacyThe Legal 500 has recognised One Brick Court as a tier 1 set for defamation and privacy and tier 2 set for data protection, with individual members ranked highly in data protection, privacy, defamation and media and entertainment. One Brick Court boasts ‘a host of highly expert and excellent counsel more...
26 Oct 2018 11:27
David Glen awarded Junior of the Year in Defamation & PrivacyOne Brick Court are delighted to announce that David Glen was awarded Defamation Junior of the Year at last night’s Chambers and Partners Bar Awards, held at The London Hilton, Park Lane. Chambers and Partners Bar Awards, are the leading awards recognising outstanding barristers and sets in the UK more...
18 Oct 2018 12:55
Irina Bokova v Associated Newspapers LimitedLord Garnier QC and Timothy Atkinson acted for former Director-General of UNESCO and a former candidate for the role of UN Secretary-General, Irina Bokova, in a libel action against Associated Newspapers over the publication of an article in the Daily Mail and on Mail Online in 2016. The Mail has more...
15 Oct 2018 10:43
Joint Press Statement in Nick Brown MP v Tom Bower and Faber & FaberA joint press statement has been issued by the parties in the libel case of Nick Brown MP v Tom Bower and Faber & Faber. The Right Honourable Nicholas Brown MP v Tom Bower and Faber and Faber Joint Press Statement Mr Brown brought libel proceedings against Mr Bower and Faber and Faber concerning a more...
9 Oct 2018 08:19
SRA and BSB warning on NDAsThe Times has revealed that eight law firms are being investigated over the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) (or so-called “gagging orders”) to silence alleged victims of sexual abuse, more than doubling the number of claims under investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) more...
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