Anna Glypta Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Hi I need some advice on how to name and shame a company legally and publicly in the Uk. I cannot go to the press as it is regarding a major newspaper and i cannot afford the massive fee's which go with taking them to court. I have all the evidence needed against them and it should be an open and shut case in my favour but they are playing the David and Goliath card knowing i cannot afford to sue them. This backs me into a corner and the only way of getting the message out there as to what is going off right under our noses is to name them in the hope that other people will not suffer the same fate i have. Has anyone got any idea's on where to start with this? Max Clifford. Ian Hyslop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfoot Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 Max Clifford. Ian Hyslop Good idea...But who the hell are they Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Good idea...But who the hell are they You've really never heard of Max Clifford? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Clifford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannyGranny Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 http://www.pcc.org.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygardener Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I'd run what you've got past private eye, if it's if interest they will likely run with it. Editorial emails strobes@private-eye.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfoot Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 I'd run what you've got past private eye, if it's if interest they will likely run with it. Editorial emails strobes@private-eye.co.uk Thanks for the replies.. i have sent an email off to Max Clifford and intend to send one to Private eye too:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_boy Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 What price are they offering you to 'keep your mouth shut?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfoot Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 What price are they offering you to 'keep your mouth shut?' £1,000....then i would have to sign a document saying the matter was resolved and i was not permitted to speak to anyone about it again.. I turned it down flat and they have now retracted the offer saying i should have took them up on it.. The gits know i do not have the financial backing to sue them and they also know that no other newspaper will touch the story because it involves them too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Hi I need some advice on how to name and shame a company legally and publicly in the Uk. I cannot go to the press as it is regarding a major newspaper and i cannot afford the massive fee's which go with taking them to court. I have all the evidence needed against them and it should be an open and shut case in my favour but they are playing the David and Goliath card knowing i cannot afford to sue them. This backs me into a corner and the only way of getting the message out there as to what is going off right under our noses is to name them in the hope that other people will not suffer the same fate i have. Has anyone got any idea's on where to start with this? start by registering [companyname]sucks.com if you can, plonk a blog on there, and start writing. The pen is mightier than the sword, but those that live by the pen die by the pen. So yeah, be warned - you won't get legal aid to defend yourself in a libel or defamation case against you.... If it's a local company, get some nice stickers printed up, and start sticking them around the place. It may not make any difference, but speaking from personal experience, it's immensely satisfying. Alternatively, picket their premises with nice blowups of your evidence on placards and make your grievances known, as politely and pleasantly as possible to anyone visiting them. Avoid causing an obstruction, or harassing people, and it might be worth notifying the local constabulary to emphasise that you're not interested in law breaking, but exercising your right to peacefully protest and demonstrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 My answer to the original question would be - extremely carefully! Bear in mind that defamation is very easy to fall foul of, and late developments have taken away the defence of true statement to some extent. Basically, even if what you say is entirely true, there can arguably still be a defamation case. That's not my field of law, but I know that you need to be very, very careful with this sort of thing. We had a client sue a paper once - the Daily Mail in fact - for defamation. The costs in the case were scary, as when you're talking suing national papers, you're looking at involving QC's and so on, and they don't half know how to charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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