Defamation Services
Twelve doorways into one discipline: the words, the evidence of publication, the defences and the clock. Whether you are the person defamed or the person accused, the first questions are the same — and honest answers at the start save fortunes at the end.
Defamation of Character
Suing for defamation: the elements, the defences, Circuit Court versus High Court, the ADR step and the one-year limit.
Online & Social Media Defamation
Evidence preservation, platform notice, the solicitor’s letter, identification orders and court.
Fake & Defamatory Online Reviews
Honest opinion versus false fact, platform removal, the letter, and unmasking the anonymous reviewer.
Defamation of a Business or Company
The section 12 serious harm test, sole traders, evidence of financial loss and injurious falsehood.
Falsely Accused of Shoplifting
The section 18(1A) retail privilege, what still succeeds, and the CCTV and witness evidence.
Defamation at Work & in References
Qualified privilege and malice, defamatory references, and allegations repeated outside the process.
Identifying Anonymous Posters
Section 45 identification orders in the Circuit Court, the evidence needed and the costs.
Getting Defamatory Content Removed
Platform report, DSA notice, Coimisiún na Meán, the solicitor’s letter and section 28 and 33 orders.
Accused of Defamation: Defending a Claim
The first reply, offer of amends and apology, truth and honest opinion, and when to settle.
Online Harassment, Coco’s Law & Privacy
The Garda route alongside the civil claim, data protection, and the overlap with defamation.
Defamed by a Newspaper or Broadcaster
The Press Council and right of reply step, fair and reasonable publication, and pre-publication responses.
Urgent Relief: Prohibition Orders & Injunctions
Section 33 orders, the high bar for restraining publication, and relief against repetition after judgment.
Free Tools
Not sure where to start? The Defamation Claim Checker walks through the elements of a claim and flags the serious harm test, the retail privilege, the ADR step and the limitation period as they apply to you, and the Time Limit Calculator works out your one-year deadline and the two-year outer limit. Our consultation fee and how work after it is quoted are on the fees page.
Which Service Fits Your Situation?
Describe what was said, where and when, in one call - we will map the evidence, the routes and the deadlines.
Call 01 5827148