United Kingdom libelharassmentdamages

Suttle v Walker

[2019] EWHC 396 (QB)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division (Media and Communications List)

Year2019

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A sustained, anonymous social-media campaign of false allegations is actionable in both libel and harassment, and the court will award substantial general damages, special damages for the cost of identifying and unmasking the wrongdoer and removing the material, and may enhance damages under Part 36.

Area of Law

General

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