Source: https://www.5rb.com/member/desmond-browne-qc/
Timestamp: 2019-04-22 18:32:15+00:00

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Desmond is a former Chairman of the Bar and Joint Head of Chambers (with Justin Rushbrooke QC).
Mr Browne has been involved in a huge number of the most important cases affecting the media over the past three decades. He appeared in the Supreme Court for PJS; in the House of Lords for Times Newspapers, Neil Hamilton, the late Boris Berezovsky and Mirror Newspapers in the Naomi Campbell case. Clients for whom he has acted in the Court of Appeal include Elton John, Michael Douglas, Don King, Victoria Beckham, the Tchenguiz brothers and Associated Newspapers. He acted as counsel for Trinity Mirror at the Leveson Inquiry.
Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP v. Reuters Ltd, Maiya Keidan & Persons Unknown  EWHC 644 (QB) – The case is a useful illustration of the way a public interest justification applies in breach of confidence cases.
PJS v. News Group (SC)  UKSC 26 – argued for claimant – value of anonymisation when identity published abroad and online.
AAA v. Associated Newspapers  EMLR 2 (CA) identifying child’s father, respect for privacy of family life.
KC v. MGN  EMLR 8 (CA) measure of damages for libel in cases of offers of amends.
Ambrosiadou v. Coward  Fam Law 690 (CA) privacy of court documents in family case.
Warren v. Random House  QB 600 (CA) whether permission to amend can be given after an offer of amends is accepted.
Boehringer Ingelheim v. Vetplus  FSR 29 (CA) grant of injunction in comparative advertising case raising malicious falsehood and trade mark infringement.
McKennitt v. Ash  QB 73 (CA) Confidentiality of information derived from a personal relationship.
Douglas v. Hello (No.3)  QB 125 (CA) Privacy in relation to photographs covertly taken at wedding reception; conspiracy to injure.
Don King v. Lewis  EMLR 45 (CA) Service out of jurisdiction in relation to Internet publication accessible within jurisdiction.
Campbell v. MGN  2 AC 457 (HL) Privacy of Naomi Campbell in relation to her therapy for drug abuse.
Ashworth Hospital v. MGN  1 WLR 2033 (HL) Journalistic privilege in relation to obtaining of confidential medical records.
Loutchansky v. Times Newspapers  QB 321, 783 (CA) Requirements for qualified privilege for story published in public interest.
Thomas v. NGN Ltd.  EMLR 4 (CA) statutory harassment proceedings following publications with allegedly racist slant.
Berezovsky v. Forbes Inc.  1 WLR 1004 (HL) England as choice of forum in case of libel in American magazine.
Hamilton v Al Fayed  1 AC 395 (HL) waiver of Parliamentary privilege by a member to bring libel proceedings.
He served as a member of Lord Neuberger’s Committee on Super-Injunctions, and on the Civil Justice Council working group on costs protection in media-law cases in the aftermath of the abolition of CFAs.
Libel Reform - Common law development or statutory codification?
Report makes recommendations for costs protection in future defamation and privacy proceedings following changes to the CFA regime. Desmond Browne QC and Chloe Strong form part of the Working Group.
Former Tory treasurer vindicated after Tweets dared him to sue.

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