United Kingdom harassmentcourse of conduct

Potter v Price

[2004] EWHC 781 (QB)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division

Year2004

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Emails sent in the context of a business or commercial dispute, including debt-related communications, can in principle constitute a 'course of conduct' amounting to harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 where the communications are oppressive and unacceptable.

Area of Law

General

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