Greg Callus joined 5RB in April 2015. He specialises in data protection/privacy and defamation, acting for both claimants and defendants.. He frequently appears at hearings concerning reporting restrictions & the open justice principle, both for the media but also for parties.

Before being called to the Bar, Greg was a Fulbright Scholar at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Following the closure of the Press Complaints Commission in September 2014, he was appointed the inaugural Editorial Complaints Commissioner at the Financial Times.

Greg is listed as a Leading Junior in the Legal 500 for Defamation & Privacy (“A very impressive junior, who is ferociously bright and carries gravitas in court way beyond his call”), and as a Ranked Junior in Chambers & Partnersin both Defamation/Privacy (“His advocacy was excellent”) and also in Data Protection  (“He’s a knowledgeable data protection counsel who takes no prisoners”; “Wise beyond his years, he’s got good judgement.”).

Greg is an Editor of the White Book (Contempt of Court) and writes a media law column for Press Gazette. He is particularly interested in conflicts of law and jurisdiction in relation to digital technology.