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What To Do About Slander

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For the terms slander to be completely understood it is necessary to look at the dictionary definition – slander is a malicious, false and defamatory statement or report. Taking this concise description of the term then it can be ascertained that when a person says untrue things in relation to another then this is to be deemed as an act of slander. But what about when such things go into print or a slanderous image of a person is produced? This is what is referred to as libellous and is basically a facet of slander.

If you paid any attention to the dictionary definition of slander then you would have noticed that it says nothing specifically about libel or slander being something that only affects celebrities. This is part of the problem with slander, because people that think about slander only ever have the high profile celebrity cases as a point of reference. It is understandable therefore that people have incidences of slander carried out against them but often do not realise that this has been the case. They do not realise that they need to give the slanderer no longer than twenty days within which to retract their statement, and that then they can set about making a personal injury claim against the slanderer. For slander/libel is relative to personal injury as it is relative to a person suffering injury to their reputation.

People need to realise that when a colleague says something that has no truth within it that they have had slander committed against them. All too often in society and more specifically within institutions, things like this get brushed aside as if there is no harm: such happenings are nothing more than banter. This most certainly is not the case if the comments of another person have upset an individual. Any comment that causes upset to another is unjustifiable, and therefore charges should be made.

The inauguration of the InterNet has also meant that cases of libel have occurred with greater levels of frequency within the workplace. People get unsightly images and Photoshop colleagues’ heads onto them. As benign such a juvenile act may appear it can be extremely upsetting for the member of staff in the image and it can also be a façade for serious malice. Little do office pranksters know that such actions could lead to a rather serious libellous case being files against them. If you have been the victim of something like this happening and it has caused you genuine upset then you would be wrong to brush it aside. What you would be right to do is take legal action.

Seeking legal representation is the only way that justice can be done for a person that has been the victim of slander. In getting legally represented a person can be sure to get the compensation that they deserve. It is hard to win compensation for slander as it needs to be disproved that there is any truth in what has been stated about the victim. For this reason it is important to find a solicitor that has plenty of experience within the personal injury field, and specifically slander/libel.
Rudi ONeil

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Be sure to make a personal injury claim if you have been the victim of slander or libel.

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Article Submitted: 2009-03-23 | This Article has been viewed 668 times.

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