Defamation
A false statement that damages your reputation — in print, on a review site or across social media — can be stopped, corrected and compensated. We act fast, because in defamation the clock runs from publication.
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Libel & slander
Written and spoken defamation, including social media, reviews and press.
Online takedowns
Removal from Google, review platforms and social networks — with or without a claim.
Letters of claim
Demanding removal, retraction, apology and undertakings — the Pre-Action Protocol for Media and Communications Claims.
Malicious falsehood & harassment
Where the words are false and calculated to cause loss, or form part of a campaign.
Defending publishers
Truth, honest opinion, public interest, and pre-publication advice.
Privacy & data
Misuse of private information and UK GDPR erasure requests.
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Frequently asked questions
One year from the date of publication (Limitation Act 1980, s.4A). For online material, the single-publication rule means time generally runs from the first publication, not each time it is viewed. Act immediately.
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