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The Politician
Have you been the victim of hurtful and untrue comments online? We are here to help.
1. DEFAMATION BY A WEBSITE BEING SET UP ABOUT CLIENT
The Politician
We represented the claimant who was a politician running for election as the new MP in his community. A website was developed using Wordpress, accusing the claimant of rape, abuse, being associated with a paedophile, being a fraudster, being racist, and of extortion. A Twitter account was also set up with the purpose of spreading false information about the claimant and destroying his character and reputation in his community. The purpose of this was to ruin his name as he was a strong candidate to become the next MP for his community.
The claimant suspected he knew who was behind the website although he had no firm evidence. After assessing the evidence, we wrote detailed letters before claim to two defendants, both of whom denied the allegations.
We also looked behind the Wordpress Website to ascertain further evidence and managed to obtain very useful information based upon which we took immediate steps to have the Website taken down. This was a hugely successful result for the client because the offending website was removed without the client having to issue legal proceedings. This was a very successful and cost-effective outcome for the client.
Politician Case
We were approached by a politician who had been sued for a debt. As she was a politician, the Claimant in the case had filed court papers choosing to portray her in a poor light. This had been deliberately with a view to sale of his story to the press at a later date.
We helped our client to file a robust defence such that the true position was reflected on the court record and to ensure her reputation was intact. The defence helped the client because it showed the allegations were baseless and contrived.
In this way, we helped our client to manage her reputation. We also wrote to a body representing the claimant in respect of a potentially false and defamatory statement about our client; we managed to prevented publication by them of our clients name.
Who Do I Sue for Internet Defamation?
The law is complex. Our focus in every case is to get the offending material taken down as quickly as we can. This includes seeking urgent removal from search engine results.
Our first step is to approach the person who posted the material (if known). We will also approach the publisher – the website operator or host – who may have an interest in removing material because of their potential liability under UK defamation law.
Our initial letter will:
State the precise nature of the defamation
Request the immediate removal of the material from all internet locations in which it appears
Indicate our intention to instigate legal proceedings if our requests are not met
Online Defamation Frequently Asked Questions
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