United Kingdom libelonline reviewssocial media

G ooderson v Qureshi

[2022] EWHC 2977 (KB)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice (King's Bench Division)

Year2022

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A person who anonymously publishes multiple false and defamatory online 'reviews' of a business is liable in libel where authorship can be established by inference and the publications cause serious reputational harm.

Area of Law

General

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