The Divisional Court (Sir Mark Warby, President of the King’s Bench Division and Nicklin J) will today hear argument in a judicial review of Ofcom’s approach to fees and penalties under the Online Safety Act 2023.
Ruth Kennedy acts for Meta (led by Monica Carss-Frisk KC of Blackstone Chambers) and is instructed by Alex Fawke and Ben Packer of Linklaters.
Rupert Paines acts for the Computer and Communications Industry Association and Epic Games, two of the interveners, instructed by Craig McCarthy of Osborne Clarke LLP.
11KBW has unique expertise in this area. This is the third judicial review under the Online Safety Act to come before the Court. With other members of Chambers, Rupert and Ruth acted in the first judicial review under the Online Safety Act (R (Wikimedia) v Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology [2026] 1 WLR 96), and Rupert acted in the second (R (X & ors) v Ofcom, judgment awaited).
