Defamation, Privacy, Media & Reputation Management
Your reputation is one of your most valuable assets. Whether you're dealing with false allegations, damaging online content, or unwanted media attention, taking swift action can be crucial. We will work with you to take action to protect your reputation and prevent the publication of false statements. Our team can work alongside your public relations and crisis management teams to support you, when you need it most.
What is defamation?
Defamation is the publication of a statement which has caused, or is likely to cause, serious harm to the reputation of the person the subject of it. There are two forms of defamation, slander and libel.
Slander
The publication of a defamatory statement in a non-permanent form (such as spoken works).
Libel
The publication of a defamatory statement in a permanent form (such as written words). Publications can include newspapers, social media and books.
Serious financial loss
To bring a defamation claim, a business must show that the alleged defamatory statement has caused, or is likely to cause, serious financial loss. Whether serious financial loss can be established will depend on the specific circumstances of your case, including the nature of your business and the impact the statement has had on your commercial interests. We'll assess the effect the publication has had on your reputation and advise you.
Remedies
If it is proven that a statement has caused, or was likely to cause, serious harm to your reputation and has resulted, or is likely to result, in serious financial loss, remedies range from damages, injunctions, retractions, apologies, corrections and undertakings not to repeat the statement.
Questions we’re often asked
Yes. There is a strict one year time limit from the date of publication to bring a claim.
This will differ in the circumstances of each case. The court will consider a number of factors including the severity of the statement and evidence of the “real world” effect of the statement.
Yes. A Defendant has a range of defences, including that the statement complained of was true, that it was an honest opinion, that it was a statement on a matter of public interest.
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