The legal position
A single post, edited video or message in a local or professional group can reach a wide audience within hours. The impact may be both personal and commercial.
Defensive comments and unsupported threats may prolong the discussion and amplify the harm. Preserve the original publication, distribution and reactions before deletion or editing removes useful evidence.
Our legal approach
Immediate evidence preservation
Capture complete screenshots, source information, timestamps and available distribution data before they change.
Removal and urgent relief
Approach the publisher or platform and assess whether interim court relief is justified.
Anonymous publications
Examine legally available identification procedures and their limitations in the particular case.
Compensation assessment
Consider statutory relief under section 7A of the Defamation Law, the applicable indexed limits and the evidence of intent, without assuming an automatic award for every publication.
Publications we address
Personal or community shaming on Facebook and WhatsApp.
Defamatory or privacy-infringing TikTok videos and reels.
Publications by anonymous or fictitious accounts.
Sharing or recirculating harmful content originally published by another person.
The stages of representation
Assess the cause of action
Examine the reasonable reader’s understanding, context and potential truth or good-faith defences.
Preserve digital evidence
Maintain reliable records before content disappears.
Prepare a targeted demand
Consider removal, an agreed correction or apology and compensation before proceedings.
Conduct the claim
Present the case through judgment or a binding settlement.
The route forward
Initial assessment
Review the publication, its audience and the harm to reputation or privacy.
Strategy development
Choose the appropriate combination of evidence preservation, removal requests, negotiations and proceedings.
Representation & action
Act promptly and discreetly before the publisher, platform or court.
Internet & Social Media Defamation
Articles & Insights
Practical questions, considerations and a wider perspective
Facebook Shares & Likes: The Shaul Ruling
Frequently asked questions
Preserve the publication, address, time, reactions and available audience information. Reliable documentation allows urgent steps to be assessed without unnecessarily amplifying the content.