United Kingdom serious harmmeaningsocial media

Sivananthan v Vasikaran

Sivananthan v Vasikaran [2022] EWHC 2938 (KB); [2023] E.M.L.R. 7

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice, King's Bench Division

Year2023

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

In a defamation claim arising from publication to a small, closed WhatsApp group, serious harm to reputation cannot be presumed and a purely inferential case, though available in principle, is no substitute for an evidential demonstration of actual impact on the minds of recipients.

Area of Law

General

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