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NTLVictim · 23-05-2008, 16:40

While we are waiting for news, a thought occurs to me...if some worm from an ISP says to you "what have you got to hide?" (as some VM **** said to a poster on here the other week), I believe you can sue them for slander.

When an individual or company brings a libel or slander action, they must show:

that the words are defamatory of them;
that the words would be understood to refer to them by even one other person; and
that the words have been published to a third party.

A libel claimant does not have to prove that the words are false or to prove that he has in fact suffered any loss. Damage is presumed. A slander claimant will need to prove that the defamatory allegations caused actual damage, unless the slander is within certain categories.

Any lawyers reading this fancy helping us out for a percentage?

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NTLVictim Inactive Join Date: Feb 2004 Services: Finding people (retired) Posts: 1,065	Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797] While we are waiting for news, a thought occurs to me...if some worm from an ISP says to you "what have you got to hide?" (as some VM **** said to a poster on here the other week), I believe you can sue them for slander. When an individual or company brings a libel or slander action, they must show: that the words are defamatory of them; that the words would be understood to refer to them by even one other person; and that the words have been published to a third party. A libel claimant does not have to prove that the words are false or to prove that he has in fact suffered any loss. Damage is presumed. A slander claimant will need to prove that the defamatory allegations caused actual damage, unless the slander is within certain categories. Any lawyers reading this fancy helping us out for a percentage?