News: Inforrm congratulates contributors Eloise le Santo and Gervase de Wilde

Inforrm would like to congratulate two of its regular contributors, Eloise le Santo and Gervase de Wilde on being taken on as “tenants” after completing their training as barristers.  Eloise has joined Matrix and Gervase has joined 5RB.

Eloise joined Matrix in October 2013 after completing her traineeship. Before training at Matrix she worked as a research assistant at the Law Commission and was involved in reform of the law of contempt of court.  She previously worked as a television present on a news programme aimed a younger viewers.

She tweets @LeSaintEloise. Her Inforrm posts have included:

• Case Comment: Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers, an extension of “Norwich Pharmacal”
• Hugh Grant, Hypocrisy and Press Misinformation (again)
• Case Law: Attorney General v Associated Newspapers: Newspaper articles on Levi Bellfield were in contempt of court
• Beyond a joke? Social Media, free speech and “grossly offensive” communications

Gervase  joined 5RB in October 2013 following the completion of his pupillage. Before retraining as a barrister, Gervase worked as a journalist. His experience during this time included just under four years as a staff journalist on the Arts Desk at The Daily Telegraph.

He tweets @gervasedewilde.  His Inforrm posts have included:

• Case Law: Thompson v James – blogger loses libel claim against Council
• Case Law: Tamiz v Google Inc, Google may be a common law publisher
• Defamation claims and Google’s autocomplete
• Case Law: El Naschie v Macmillan – claim against scientific publisher dismissed