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A women's career was ruined by a man she met online in 2004, in what is believed to be the longest running online harassment case in the UK. He continually harassed her online and offline and it was concluded at the High Court of Justice, London where she finally won an injunction and damages.
Under English law, it is possible to fairly quickly remove defamation from the internet. In most cases, the speed would depend on a number of factors, such as how long the defamatory statement had been on the internet, or in other words, when the defamation was first published.
Defamation against a company often comes with a huge price tag for the corporate body. English law differentiates between defamation against individuals and defamation against a corporate body, or a company.
How to find a defamation solicitor used to be an easy question to answer. Things, however, have rapidly changed since the internet has become so popular in recent years. Being a defamation lawyer these days is challenging. I have been solving internet defamation issues both as a defamation lawyer and as a consultant for a good few years now.
Four years ago, when I initially set up the first Internet law department in the UK in my old law firm, Bains Cohen (now called Pinder Reaux) , people thought that an internet lawyer was one who gives legal advice over the Internet.
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