Martin Soames and Erica Henshilwood achieve successful result for The Random House Group
Martin Soames and Erica Henshilwood, in SMB’s Media: Content and Disputes team, have represented The Random House Group Limited in successfully defending the meaning of its book, The Spider Network.
The book is an account of the global Libor scandal. Nicklin J agreed that The Random House Group’s case on meaning largely captured the sting of what readers would understand the book to be saying about the Claimant, and rejected the Claimant’s pleaded meaning.
This is an important victory for the publisher. Nicklin J’s judgement can be read here.
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29th September 2026 Family
SMB involved in first judgment given in the Court of Appeal concerning the Child Focused Courts/ Pathfinder Scheme
SMB's Sarah Harding and Charlie Geyton have represented the mother in the first case dealt with by the Court of Appeal involving the Child Focused Courts (previously known as the Pathfinder Scheme).
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8th September 2026 Dispute Resolution
Rob Coleridge has been Recommended in the Spear’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Index 2026.
The Spear's indices are widely regarded as trusted guides to the leading advisers serving high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families.
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26th August 2026 Corporate, Commercial & Finance, Media
Simon comments on Associated Newspapers judgment for ITV News
Simon Goldberg, appeared on ITV News discussing the judgment in the Associated Newspapers litigation brought by Prince Harry et al.
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