Read key cases by UK lawyer Yair Cohen.
The lawyer behind Sweet Bobby documentary explains how it was possible to drive the victim into 10 years of believing she was having relationship with a real person.
Victim of catfishing was “driven crazy” by catfish Read More »
This legal battle is ongoing, as we seek justice for the significant damage caused to Bbobby and his family by Sweet Bobby’s catfishing scandal.
Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare – The Lawyer’s Perspective on a Decade of Deception Read More »
I recently represented Stephen Belafonte, who has earlier filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, Melanie Brown (Mel B) of the Spice Girls
Mel B and Stephen Belafonte Court Case Read More »
Yair Cohen and Filiz Kiani, lawyers behind the Sweet Bobby documentary speak about the catfishing case from the legal prespective
Behind the scenes of the Sweet Bobby legal case Read More »
Yair Cohen, represents David Paisley, a former actor and prominent LGBT rights activist, who brought a defamation claim against Graham Linehan, a well-known television writer, in the English High Court.
The Case of David Paisley vs. Graham Linehan Read More »
In the so called Hampstead Paedophile Hoax case. solicitor Yair Cohen represented a mother whose life was devastated by an online harassment campaign led by Sabine McNeill, a 75-year-old pensioner.
The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax case Read More »
Yair Cohen is the solicitor who represented TJM, a Royal Marine Officer, who faced defamatory allegations from West Yorkshire Police. His former partner accused him of controlling and coercive behaviour.
The case of TJM v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police Read More »
Yair Cohen acted for David Paisley in a defamation case following defamatory statements by Linehan on his Substack account, including third-party comments under his articles.
The case of David Paisley and Graham Linehan Read More »
In this libel case, Yair Cohen acted for Mr Aaronson who is known as Dominic Ford, against Marcus Stones, who is known as Mickey Taylor The case revolved around serious accusations made on Twitter. The judge highlighted the importance of responsible journalism and the verification of information before publication, noting that Stones’ belief that publishing the statements was in the public interest was not objectively reasonable.
The case of Jack Aaronson AKA Dominic Ford V Marcus Stones Aka Mickey Taylor Read More »
The case of Brian Dudley v Michael Phillips involves a financial advisor who became the victim of nearly 6 years of defamation and harassment campaign by a former colleague, Michael Phillips. He was awarded, for the first time in England, combined damages for defamation and for breach of Date Protection Act by his defamer.
The case of Brian Dudley v Michael Phillips Read More »
Following a highly strategic operation, Yair Cohen applied to the High Court for a blackmail injunction, preventing KZL from making any type of disclosure about her relationship with XLD or about XLD’s name.
The case of XLD v KZL Read More »
The case of Paul Britton was the first case in the UK, where an online troll was made to take responsibility for his harassing an defamatory activities twice. First in the criminal court and once convicted, in a separate civil case in the High Court.
The cases of R V Paul Britton and Phipps v Paul Britton and Origin Design Read More »
The case of Rada-Ortiz v Espinosa-Vadillo involved two employees of the United Nation. It was the first case in the UK where an harassment injunction was grated against a former employee who harassed his former supervisor.
The case of Rada-Ortiz v Espinosa-Vadillo Read More »
The case of Dominated Men and Mario Rogers involved a porn producer who, Yair Cohen discovered, was also working as a head teacher in a primary school. He took advantage of homeless men. Legal action by Yair Cohen forced him to shut down his sadistic website.
The case of Dominated Men and Mario Rogers Read More »
The case of DDF v YYZ, involved the first ever service of a harassment injunction through the social media platform Instagram.
The case of DDF V YYZ Read More »
The case of GYH v Persons Unknown Involved the grant of various legal rights to a transgender sex worker, including a right to keep her transition private on escort review websites.
The Case of GYH V Persons Unknown Read More »
The case of one brave woman, Nicola Brookes, was the first ever application for a disclosure order against Facebook, to compel the social media platform to hand over information about an internet troll.
The case of Nicola Brookes V Persons Unknown Read More »
The case of Lindsey Goldrick Dean V Paul Curran was the longest known harassment case in the UK. Yair Cohen traced the harasser and finally brought him to justice.
The case of Lindsey Goldrick Dean V Paul Curran Read More »
The case of The Case of Kirat Assi v Simran Kaur Bhogal was a complex case of catfishing that lasted for a decade. Yair Cohen finally brought Simran Kaur Bhogal to justice in a well publicised High Court case
The Case of Kirat Assi v Simran Kaur Bhogal – Sweet Bobby Read More »
Victim of online harassment speaks out about her expeirence with the police. Can online harassment victims trust the police to help them? Interview by harassment solicitor Yair Cohen
