A Norwich Pharmacal order is a court order requiring a third party, such as a social media company, a search engine or a host, to disclose what it knows about an anonymous account holder. Most of the major platforms will comply with one, but the application is made in the High Court in London, the company is usually outside the UK, and you normally pay that company's costs as well as your own. This article covers what each of the main platforms is like to deal with, when the order is worth

A harassment injunction is not a fixed-price product, but the figures are knowable and the case can be taken in stages, so you decide at each one. A disclosure order to identify an anonymous harasser starts at £5,000 plus VAT. Injunction proceedings cost from the low tens of thousands of pounds to considerably more, depending on the circumstances of each case. A good number of cases never reach either, because the person is identified and written to first, and that ends

An emergency harassment injunction is a court order obtained at speed, to stop something happening that you cannot undo afterwards. It is made in a civil claim under section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. Where there is good reason, a judge can make it without telling the other side first, and out of hours if it will not keep until the morning. Where the papers are ready, that

If someone will not leave you alone, a harassment injunction is the order that makes them stop. It is a civil order, made by the High Court or the county court under section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. It can tell the person not to contact you, require them to delete what they have posted, and keep your name out of the court record while it does so. Breaking it is a criminal

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Compensation After Being Catfished by a Colleague on Snapchat

How one woman fought back after discovering a trusted colleague created fake profiles to manipulate her into sharing private images

Imagine building trust with a colleague, only to discover that they’ve created entire fake personas to deceive you emotionally and intimately. This was the painful experience of Ravina (name changed), a Senior HR Advisor, who reached out to us after uncovering a year-long

Is it best to take civil or criminal action for cyberbullying

Cyberbullying victims often find themselves at a crucial juncture: choosing between civil and criminal action. We dive into this predicament through the lens of a specific case study. We explore the story of Peter, a victim of persistent online harassment, to illustrate the complexities and potential outcomes of each legal

Harassment could occur by posting online and by sending a text or an email

Harassment by email or texts happens when sending threatening, sexually explicit, indecent or grossly offensive messages. The sending of the email or text does not need to be directed at the intended victim. Sending harassing emails or texts to a third party could constitute the criminal offence and civil wrongdoings of harassment.

When you report harassment to the police in the UK, the police should record it as a crime, give you a crime reference number, assess the risk to you and decide whether to investigate. If they investigate, they usually speak to or arrest the person responsible, and then decide whether to take no further action, give a caution or charge them. In our experience, many reports of online harassment stop at the first or second step, and victims are told it is a civil matter. It is not only a

Leading UK Online Harassment Solicitors with a Proven Record

We are harassment solicitors with more than twenty years' experience of stopping harassment, and a record of cases that have made national headlines. Almost every harassment case we see now has an online element, whether it is messages, fake profiles, posts or the publication of private information, and it often moves offline too: someone turning up at a home or a workplace, contacting family, or following the victim.

A solicitor's letter is usually the quickest and least expensive way to stop harassment. We write to the person responsible, set out what they have done, explain why it is harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, and tell them what they need to do and by when: stop all contact, delete the posts, and sign an undertaking not to do it again. In many of our cases the harassment stops at this point, within days, without anyone going to court. Where it does not, the letter

Doxing is not a named criminal offence in England and Wales, but it is illegal in almost every real situation we see. Someone who posts your home address, phone number, workplace or private photographs online to expose you, frighten you or set other people on you is likely to be committing harassment, and sometimes two or three other offences at the same time. You can also sue them, get the material taken down, obtain an injunction, and claim compensation.

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Why cyber trolls and bullying activities are thriving in England

Obtaining a blackmail injunction following an ex-marital affair

A professional woman was blackmailed after a past affair. Here’s how we protected her identity, her family, and her career.

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Legal Advice for Parents Facing School Harassment

Can I remove my child from school due to bullying

Bullying at school can leave parents feeling helpless and deeply worried when their child comes home distressed or withdrawn. It is crucial to know what your legal rights are if the school is not keeping them safe.

Catfished and Stalked Online by Someone in America

What can you do if someone is stalking you online from another country

This case study focuses on a common yet terrifying scenario: being catfished and then stalked by someone you’ve never actually met. For our client, a UK-based brand consultant, what began as an online connection turned into a prolonged campaign of digital harassment from a man living on another continent.

Legal Help With Online Hate Speech

If you are accused of hate speech, consider taking legal advice from an internet law solicitor

If you have been threatened and abused online and been a target of hate speech, it can make you feel violated and afraid. If it is spreading and finding different expressions across the internet, it can make you feel so out of control and desperate. If you are the one who is being accused of spreading hate speech, you might feel that your

What to do if you are being harassed on OnlyFans

If you're using OnlyFans to make some extra money, or as a content creator career, the last thing you want is to be harassed by other users. Unfortunately, harassment is a common problem on the platform. In this blog post, we'll discuss some of the ways you can tell if you're being harassed on OnlyFans and what you can do about it.

Why sex workers are the most harassed group of people in the world

Does the threat of breach of privacy constitute harassment?

Breach of privacy and even the threat of breach of privacy could constitute harassment even though a claim for breach of privacy is often brought in addition to a claim for harassment

4 important steps you must take before engaging with your online harasser

Generally speaking, pleading with your online harassers is a bad idea. When faced with online harassment, most victims of harassment try what appears at first the most sensible option, which is to plead with your internet troll or harasser to leave you alone.

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Taking out an urgent injunction to stop online harassment

What to do if someone creates a harassing website about you

If you're experiencing the pain and distress of harassment through a hate website, you might be wondering what legal options are available to you to put an end to it. First and foremost, please know that your feelings are valid, and you don't have to face this challenge alone. The internet can sometimes seem like a lawless frontier, but there are legal provisions designed to protect individuals like you. This case study

Family harassment on social media

Case study on pile-on and doxing

This particular case study on pile-on and doxing exemplifies the exceptional legal expertise of our team and their unwavering commitment to advocating for the rights and well-being of vulnerable individuals. Through exhaustive efforts, they were able to effectuate a significant and meaningful transformation in the life of a young girl who had been subjected to a relentless pile-on of online harassment.

How do you get an ex to stop harassing you

An essential guide to social media online harassment

If you are are a victim of social media harassment and are considering filing a claim against someone who you feel is harassing you online, you must act now or as fast as possible. There are two particular paths to consider upon making a claim for online harassment, via the courts or through complaints to the police.

No one is asked to be harassed on the internet

No one is asked to be harassed on the internet. You could, however, have influence the way your online harassment case is being resolved. 

Experience tells us that internet trolls come from all walks of life

How online harassment offenders react when they have been tracked down, depends on their characteristics and psychological makeup. Internet trolling, in all its variations, is one of the most pervasive forms of online harassment and many of our clients in the public eye and/or use social media accounts for their career have been the targets of these widespread inflammatory, hate-filled

Is sending a private message without consent a crime

Sending a private message without consent could be a crime in the UK. Being harassed by texts is considered as harassment and as such is illegal.  The article below provides information about the law relating to sending private messages without the consent of the recipient.

How to bring private prosecution against online harassers

Anyone or any company that is a victim of online harassment can bring their own private prosecution to the criminal courts and be protected from harassment immediately.  If you have an online harassment case and want to bring it to the criminal courts you should report the harassment to

How to choose the right harassment lawyer

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Typical victims response to online harassment