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Luke Browne - 5RB Barristers Call 5RB+44 (0)20 7242 2902 Menu About us Our work People Barristers Support team Recruitment Resources Cases News Publications Articles 5RB Talks Links Contact Contact us Enquiry Visit us Urgent injunctions Complaints procedure Register for 5RB updates Barristers Cases Luke Browne Luke joined 5RB in 2020. He accepts instructions across all areas of Chambers’ work. His recent work includes:

Appearing for the BBC (interested party) in the Court of Appeal in PMC v A Local Health Board. Acting for Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon OBE; Elizabeth Hurley; Sir Elton John CH CBE; David Furnish; Sir Simon Hughes; Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex; and Sadie Frost Law in their claims for misuse of private information against Associated Newspapers Ltd (led by David Sherborne). Acting for the BBC in Amersi v BBC (with Jonathan Scherbel-Ball, led by Catrin Evans KC). Acting for the claimants in Travelers Insurance Co. Ltd & Ors v Baldwin (led by Adam Speker KC). Acting for the claimant in Aluko v Barton (led by Gervase de Wilde). Acting for the BBC on its application in the Supreme Court of the British Indian Ocean Territory to attend the proceedings on Diego Garcia in VT & Ors v Commissioner of the BIOT (media reporting here). Acting for Channel Four and ITN in Dyson Technology Ltd v Channel Four Television Corp. (with Gervase de Wilde, led by Adam Wolanski KC). Acting for the claimant in Vine v Barton (led by Gervase de Wilde). Acting for the claimant in Aaronson v Stones (led by Gervase de Wilde). Acting for the publisher of La Repubblica and L’Espresso in Mincione v Gedi Gruppo Editoriale SPA (led by Aidan Eardley KC). Acting for four media organisations on an application to lift reporting restrictions in the Central Criminal Court in R v Mark Gordon & Constance Marten. Acting for six media organisations on an application to lift reporting restrictions in the Crown Court (media reporting here). Acting for Channel Four in two freedom of information appeals in the First-Tier Tribunal (decisions here and here) (led in the latter appeal by Aidan Eardley KC). Acting for Times Media Ltd on an application to lift reporting restrictions in the Crown Court (media report here). Acting for the claimants in Wan-Bissaka & Anor v Bentley (led by Adam Speker KC). Acting for the BBC in R. (on the application of Yar) v Secretary of State for Defence. Luke is listed as a rising star in defamation and privacy in the Legal 500 and as Up and Coming in Chambers and Partners (defamation/privacy).

In 2021 Luke spent eight months on secondment with the BBC Litigation Department. He has provided pre-publication advice to various publications such as The Times, The Sunday Times and The Telegraph. He is the current statutes, rules and damages awards author for Gatley on Libel and Slander (13th ed., 2022), the leading practitioners’ text on defamation law and practice. He is also a contributor to The Law of Privacy and the Media (4th ed., 2024), co-authoring the chapter on harassment by publication. He has provided training on media law issues to lawyers and journalists in the UK and abroad.

During pupillage, Luke’s supervisors were Adam Speker KC, Aidan Eardley KC, Kate Wilson and Jonathan Scherbel-Ball. Cases with which Luke assisted during pupillage include: Serafin v Malkiewicz & Ors (first Supreme Court case on the public interest defence in s.4 Defamation Act 2013); Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor (three-week libel trial in the High Court); ZXC v Bloomberg LP (Court of Appeal decision on the privacy rights of suspects in criminal investigations); Turley v Unite the Union & Anor (week-long libel trial in the High Court); and DSM SFG Group Holdings Limited v Kelly (Court of Appeal decision on the use of covertly obtained confidential information in litigation)

Luke was called to the Bar of England and Wales by Middle Temple, where he was a Queen Mother Scholar. In 2020, he was called to the Bar of Ireland by the Chief Justice. In 2025, he was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland by the Lady Chief Justice. He previously worked at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN in New York, the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade of Ireland, and the International Rescue Committee, advising on human rights, conflict, humanitarian and UN issues.

Scholarships and Awards

Queen Mother Scholarship (Middle Temple) Blackstone Entrance Exhibition (Middle Temple) Robert Gardiner Memorial Scholarship (University of Cambridge) Julian Prize (Trinity College Dublin) Entrance Exhibition Prize (Trinity College Dublin) Called 2017 Called to the Bar of England and Wales
2020 Called to the Bar of Ireland
2025 Called to the Bar of Northern Ireland

Education BPP University of Law, London: BPTC
University of Cambridge: MPhil. Politics
Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po): International Diploma
Trinity College Dublin: LLB. Law

Areas of work Privacy and Confidence
Defamation and Malicious Falsehood
Human Rights
Data Protection and Information Law
Injunctive Relief
Pre-publication Advice
Harassment
Reporting the Courts and Contempt

Testimonials “Luke’s attention to detail is outstanding and he is very user-friendly.” Legal 500 2026 (Defamation/Privacy)

“He embodies confidence to me and the clients and conveys exceptional advice.” Chambers and Partners 2025 (Defamation/Privacy)

“He appears experienced beyond his year of call. He is technically excellent and when working with him he is proactive and goes above and beyond.” Legal 500 2024 (Defamation/Privacy)

“He is a great communicator and his attention to detail is impressive.” Chambers and Partners 2024 (Defamation/Privacy)

“Luke has an encyclopedic knowledge of case law and is very commercial, being able to foresee where a case is going to go.” Chambers and Partners 2024 (Defamation/Privacy)

“Luke is down to earth and has a good focus on the outcome of a case.” Chambers and Partners 2024 (Defamation/Privacy)

Languages French (reasonable)

Memberships Middle Temple

Featured cases Wan-Bissaka & Anor v Bentley [2020] EWHC 3640 (QB) 22/01/2021

Baroness Lawrence & Ors v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2023] EWHC 2789 (KB) 10/11/2023

Sir James Dyson & Ors v Channel Four Television Corporation & Anor [2022] EWHC 2718 (KB) 01/11/2022

Raffaele Mincione v Gedi Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A [2022] EWCA Civ 557 29/04/2022

All cases Privacy and Confidence Baroness Lawrence & Ors v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2023] EWHC 2789 (KB) 10/11/2023

Wan-Bissaka & Anor v Bentley [2020] EWHC 3640 (QB) 22/01/2021

Harassment Wan-Bissaka & Anor v Bentley [2020] EWHC 3640 (QB) 22/01/2021

Injunctive Relief Wan-Bissaka & Anor v Bentley [2020] EWHC 3640 (QB) 22/01/2021

5RB Talks 5RB Back to Basics talk - Misuse of Private Information 1 Sep 2021
With Luke Browne & Julian Santos KC (Gib.)

Articles High Court refuses application for strike out and summary judgment in libel and malicious falsehood claim (Ward v Associated Newspapers Ltd) By Luke Browne. 28 Oct 2020

Publications Gatley on Libel and Slander 13th edition Thomson Reuters (Sweet & Maxwell)
By Luke Browne. 20 Jul 2022

In 5RB News

20 Jan 2026

High-profile trial begins in claims against Associated Newspapers

26 Nov 2025

Claimant refused permission to appeal in Amersi v BBC

24 Nov 2025

Summary judgment and permanent injunction granted in corporate harassment claim

1 Sep 2025

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

10 Apr 2025

Preliminary issue judgment in Aluko v Barton

17 Oct 2024

5RB in Chambers & Partners 2025

3 Sep 2024

Dyson discontinues libel claim against Channel 4 News

24 May 2024

Preliminary issue judgment in Vine v Barton

9 May 2024

Vine v Barton: trial of preliminary issues

20 Feb 2024

5RB hosts BVL student internship

11 Dec 2023

5RB hosts Media Law Insight Evening for BVL students 5RB is a proud sponsor of BVL, a charity offering free legal educational and work experience opportunities to students aged between 16-18 who attend non-fee paying schools.

30 Nov 2023

Mincione v Gedi – strike-out application dismissed

21 Nov 2023

Consequentials hearing in Lawrence & Ors v Associated

10 Nov 2023

Lawrence & Ors v Associated privacy claims can go to trial

20 Oct 2023

5RB tops rankings in Chambers & Partners

13 Oct 2023

Claimant awarded significant damages in Aaronson v Stones libel action

5 Oct 2023

5RB named Tier 1 set in Defamation and privacy by The Legal 500

14 Jun 2023

5RB supporting London Legal Walk 2023

27 Mar 2023

Lawrence & Ors v Associated: four-day hearing begins

12 Dec 2022

Aaronson v Stones libel trial begins

29 May 2022

New Gatley published Gatley 13th edition now available

28 Sep 2020

5RB announces new tenant Luke Browne joins 5RB from October 1, 2020

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View news archive Latest cases Bradley v CM & others [2026] EWHC 125 (Fam)

Optosafe Limited & Anr v Robertson [2026] EWHC 12 (KB) [2026] EWHC 12 (KB)

Blake v Fox [2025] EWCA Civ 1321

Solicitor General v Yaxley-Lennon [2024] EWHC 2732 (KB), [2025] EWCA Civ 476 [2025] EWCA Civ 476

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