United Kingdom serious harmsocial media

Tattersall v Tattersall

Tattersall v Tattersall [2025] EWHC 2558 (KB)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice (King's Bench Division)

Year2025

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A defamation claim arising from a limited social-media publication will be struck out where the claimant pleads only personal distress and a small audience rather than facts capable of showing serious harm to reputation under s.1(1) Defamation Act 2013.

Area of Law

General

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