14 Aug 2008
United Nations attacks UK libel law
'Libel tourism' discouraging reporting on public interest matters, claims Committee

13 Aug 2008
CONFERENCE 5RB 24 September 2008
Media and Entertainment Law Conference at BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly

8 Aug 2008
Apology for Prince Philip cancer story
Standard makes unreserved apology one day after publishing cancer claims

7 Aug 2008
Palace to make privacy complaint
Prince Philip cancer story said to be false and to breach PCC Code on privacy

31 Jul 2008
George Galloway wins libel damages
Respect Party MP awarded £15,000 for radio station's anti-Semitic slur

30 Jul 2008
£400k fine for BBC phone-in fakery
Ofcom penalises repeated breaches of viewer trust in broadcast competitions

24 Jul 2008
Max Mosley awarded £60,000
FIA President wins record privacy damages against News Group

21 Jul 2008
Irish privacy claimant wins €90k
Court awards punitive damages against Associated for unlawful phone taps

18 Jul 2008
Media gain access to care case
Latest ruling on family court privacy

16 Jul 2008
Warren wins offer of amends appeal
Court of Appeal rejects Random House’s justification bid in Ricky Hatton libel case

14 Jul 2008
Max Mosley privacy trial concludes
5RB's James Price QC and Mark Warby QC deliver closing speeches

4 Jul 2008
Scottish solicitor cleared of contempt
Comments following conviction merely 'inaccurate' and 'misleading'

3 Jul 2008
UK phone tap laws violated Article 8
ECHR rules UK law provided inadequate protection against abuse of power

1 Jul 2008
Mosley damages claim survives
Attempt to strike out claim for exemplary damages in privacy action fails

1 Jul 2008
Police raid privacy complaint upheld
PCC rules images of house interior and address private

30 Jun 2008
US court rejects 'character' privacy
'Publicity right' does not extend to characters or roles, rules New York judge

26 Jun 2008
PCC reject Rowling home address complaint
Details of Harry Potter author's house already in public domain, Commission rules

26 Jun 2008
Ofcom imposes record radio fine
Secret Sound competition costs GCAP £1.11million

25 Jun 2008
New review of CFAs announced
Government launches evidence based review of no win no fee arrangements

25 Jun 2008
Hanratty denied permission to appeal
Defendant in 'Dad's Place' web libel claim to face trial

25 Jun 2008
Ofcom dismisses binge drinking privacy complaint
No expectation of privacy in publicly shot footage

20 Jun 2008
Ronaldo wins 'text message' damages
Manchester United star accepts apology and libel damages over Sun story

19 Jun 2008
London Paper apologises to Mayor
Freesheet sorry for publishing photos of Johnson's children on holiday

19 Jun 2008
Author wins book order reprieve
Al-Qaeda book production order ruled to have endangered sources' anonymity

12 Jun 2008
ECJ: 3's use of O2 trade mark lawful
Comparative advertising acceptable as no confusion caused, Luxembourg rules

11 Jun 2008
MEP wins 'gravy train' libel damages
UKIP leader accepts payout and apology from Times Newspapers

6 Jun 2008
Job seeker wins Express apology
Mother-of-five accepts libel damages, apology over 'scrounger' slur

6 Jun 2008
Duo lose Busted royalties claim
Ex-boy band members lose claim to rights over hit singles

5 Jun 2008
Ozzy Osbourne accepts damages for Brit Awards slur
Daily Star apologises to singer

3 Jun 2008
Rooney book libel case settles
Everton manager accepts apology and damages over 'leak' allegations

2 Jun 2008
New Anti-Doping Advisor qualifies
5RB's Christina Michalos qualifies as a UK Sport accredited Anti-Doping Advisor

30 May 2008
Newspapers fined by French court
Associated and Mirror Group penalised for website breaches of privacy

29 May 2008
Boris Johnson lodges privacy complaint
PCC to investigate The London Paper's Turkish holiday photos of Mayor's children

27 May 2008
Ofcom clears C4's BB of unfairness
Big Brother contestant was not 'humiliated'

27 May 2008
Magazine in trouble over payment offer
PCC reprimands Full House for offering a fee for an interview to trial witness

22 May 2008
Online and privacy complaints to PCC on the rise
Online publications now the source of majority of complaints to watchdog

20 May 2008
Kiss 'n' tell and snatched photos
Desmond Browne QC delivers key speech at Specialist Bar Associations' seminar

16 May 2008
Italian magazine wins in High Court
Judge categorises claim as forum-shopping abuse

15 May 2008
C4 Dispatches wins 'fakery' damages
West Midlands Police and CPS apologise to programme makers

15 May 2008
Hurley and Grant win privacy claim
Photo agencies apologise and pay damages for Maldives holiday snaps

15 May 2008
Survey reveals bloggers unaware of libel risks
New research suggests the vast majority of internet posters are unclear on their legal responsibilities

8 May 2008
ITV pays £5.6 million price for phone in scandal
Ofcom announces record fine

7 May 2008
PCC rules on roadside privacy and court reporting
Adjudications on accident photographs and fact/conjecture

7 May 2008
Pushchair privacy appeal succeeds
CA reinstates photograph claim and says it must proceed to trial

6 May 2008
Conference5RB 2008 Launched
24 September 2008

30 Apr 2008
Air India chief wins libel trial
Jury award Captain Sharma £85k over Standard's sexual harassment claims

28 Apr 2008
Football manager wins libel damages
Website apologises to Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill for “tapping up” allegation

23 Apr 2008
OFT pays out over milk pricing investigation
Morrisons accepts £100,000 over defamatory press release

23 Apr 2008
Charity regulator reports privileged
Traditional common law qualified privilege extends to publication to the world at large

21 Apr 2008
Air India executive libel trial begins
Evening Standard defends sexual harassment claims

17 Apr 2008
BBC wins Doctor Who copyright case
High Court exterminates publishers' claims of infringement over Dalek book

14 Apr 2008
Website fined for linking to privacy-invading content
French court rules website owner liable for content of external site

10 Apr 2008
GMTV star wins libel damages
Mirror titles apologise to Kate Garraway for 'affair' slur

9 Apr 2008
Mosley refused 'orgy' injunction
'No point' in preventing News of the World showing video on website, rules Eady J

7 Apr 2008
Actor wins 'dog theft' libel apology
Nicholas Cage receives damages for drunk-driving and chihuahua theft slurs

7 Apr 2008
Journalist wins access to injunction application skeleton arguments
Benjamin Pell obtains copies of Equatorial Guinea injunction documents

4 Apr 2008
Singer wins 'Whiter Shade' appeal
Court of Appeal rules organist's claim defeated by laches and acquiscence

4 Apr 2008
Heinz wins 'swastika pasta' apology
Lad mag retracts 'Alphabetti Spagheti' allegation

4 Apr 2008
Largest damages yet for internet libel
Social housing firm and CEO receive total of £119,000

2 Apr 2008
Retreat on new press data law
Legislation against media use of private information stalls

1 Apr 2008
Police win access to book research
Author ordered to hand over research for book on former Al Muhajiroun member

25 Mar 2008
Matthew Nicklin on BBC Radio 4's Law in Action
Interviewed with Ian Hislop on defamation claims, privacy and CFAs

20 Mar 2008
Judge: no secrecy for royal blackmail trial
CPS application to hear evidence in secret dismissed

19 Mar 2008
McCanns win front page apologies
Express and Star apologise and pay significant damages over Maddie coverage

19 Mar 2008
Adelson accepts apology, damages
Associated Newspapers apologises to US entrepreneur and settles libel claim

12 Mar 2008
Northern Ireland newspaper wins restaurant review appeal
Critics dine out on favourable ruling

12 Mar 2008
Bid to injunct Channel 4 fails
Interview with Equatorial Guinea coup attempt 'manager' is broadcast

10 Mar 2008
PCC considers 'intrusion' of Facebook users' privacy
Commission to investigate journalistic use of information obtained from social networking sites

10 Mar 2008
Pushchair privacy case goes to appeal
J.K. Rowling's son seeks to overturn High Court judgment on photograph

5 Mar 2008
Lords refuse Springer petition
Christian group's blasphemy case dismissed

4 Mar 2008
Romanian royal faces Reynolds appeal
May LJ grants permission in 'false title' dispute

29 Feb 2008
Hung jury in abortion libel trial
Cardinal's spokesman suing over hypocrisy allegations faces a retrial

20 Feb 2008
Internet archives ‘create contempt risk’
Former Lord Chancellor calls for removal of archived internet news articles relating to high-profile criminal cases

19 Feb 2008
Sheridan witnesses charged with perjury
Five key witnesses including wife charged

19 Feb 2008
Computer printers may breach privacy laws
European Commissioner questions lawfulness of watermarking techniques

14 Feb 2008
Pharmacist loses slander action
Jury find against Claimant as dispute at Sikh Temple reaches conclusion

13 Feb 2008
Danish newspaper apologises to bank
Anglo-Icelandic bank accepts libel damages for internet publications

13 Feb 2008
Witness granted anonymity in libel trial
Divorcee and children protected from sensationalist reporting

1 Feb 2008
Big Brother's Lisa loses libel appeal
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal on 'transsexual' meaning

1 Feb 2008
BNP members refused permission to appeal in reportage case
House of Lords will not review reportage defence

1 Feb 2008
5RB Charity Quiz 2008
Taylor Wessing and Associated Newspapers victorious