These are cases I was involved in, written up as they unfolded. Some made the news, most did not, and in many the court kept the parties anonymous. Each one shows what the law can do for a person with a real problem, which is the only reason I write them.
A libel claim against The Sun over an article about Mel B. The High Court ruled that it accused him of harassment, not merely of being under investigation.
The case of Stephen Belafonte v News Group Newspapers Read More »
A married businessman blackmailed by someone inside his own circle. A without notice High Court injunction, both parties anonymised, served two hours before her deadline.
The case of PHJ v UJV Read More »
A British businessman who paid a sextortion gang more than $100,000. The injunction was prepared in advance and granted the day the next demand came.
The case of RXE v Daniel Ryan and others Read More »
A promise made live on ITV’s This Morning to find the catfish, kept in the High Court with an apology and damages.
The Sasha Davies Catfishing Case: A Promise Made Live on ITV, Kept in the High Court Read More »
Acting for the Pimlico Plumbers founder when the Honours Forfeiture Committee moved to strip him of his OBE over social media posts, with no appeal and no reasons.
Saving your OBE award from forfeiture – the case of Charlie Mullins OBE Read More »
The first UK case in which a conspiracy theorist was made to shut down his YouTube channel for harassing a grieving family.
The case of Frankie Rzucek v Alan Vinnicombe Read More »
Video: how the Sweet Bobby catfish kept her victim believing, for nearly ten years, that she was in a relationship with a real person.
Victim of catfishing was “driven crazy” by catfish Read More »
The solicitor’s account of the Sweet Bobby case: a decade of deception by more than fifty invented characters, and the fight for justice that followed.
Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare – The Lawyer’s Perspective on a Decade of Deception Read More »
Mel B applied without notice for a restraining order against her former husband. The application was withdrawn and she was ordered to pay his costs.
Mel B and Stephen Belafonte Court Case Read More »
Video: the lawyers behind the Sweet Bobby documentary on what the catfishing case looked like from the legal side.
Behind the scenes of the Sweet Bobby legal case Read More »
A mother falsely accused online of belonging to a satanic cult. The harassment campaign was stopped and its leader prosecuted.
The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax case Read More »
A Royal Marine officer whose former partner’s unproven allegations were passed by the police to his employer. A defamation and privacy claim against the force.
The case of TJM v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police Read More »
A defamation claim over Graham Linehan’s Substack articles and the readers’ comments beneath them. The court ruled that a blogger can be liable for both.
The case of David Paisley and Graham Linehan Read More »
A libel claim over a false sexual assault accusation made on Twitter and YouTube. The judge awarded damages and rejected the public interest defence.
The case of Jack Aaronson AKA Dominic Ford V Marcus Stones Aka Mickey Taylor Read More »
A financial adviser defamed and harassed for six years by a former colleague. The first English case to award damages for defamation and data protection breach together.
The case of Brian Dudley v Michael Phillips Read More »
A US public figure blackmailed by a companion he met on Seeking Arrangement. A High Court injunction stopped her disclosing the relationship or his name.
The case of XLD v KZL Read More »
A web developer who built dozens of fake websites about a client over a £200 dispute. Convicted in the criminal court, then sued in the High Court.
The cases of R V Paul Britton and Phipps v Paul Britton and Origin Design Read More »
The first harassment injunction in England against a former employee, who had posted private images and attacks on his former boss at the United Nations.
The case of Rada-Ortiz v Espinosa-Vadillo Read More »
A porn producer, also a primary school head teacher, who exploited homeless men on film. Legal action forced the website to close.
The case of Dominated Men and Mario Rogers Read More »
A celebrity harassed by an anonymous Instagram account. The first harassment injunction in the UK served through Instagram itself.
The case of DDF V YYZ Read More »
A transgender escort defamed and outed on adult review websites. A High Court privacy injunction, GYH v Persons Unknown [2018] EWHC 212 (QB).
The Case of GYH V Persons Unknown Read More »
The first disclosure order against Facebook, compelling it to hand over the identities of the anonymous trolls who abused one woman.
The case of Nicola Brookes V Persons Unknown Read More »
The longest known harassment case in the UK: thirteen years of letters and websites, ended when the harasser was traced and taken to court.
The case of Lindsey Goldrick Dean V Paul Curran Read More »
The first successful civil claim for catfishing in the UK, after a decade of deception by a relative posing as more than fifty people.
The Case of Kirat Assi v Simran Kaur Bhogal – Sweet Bobby Read More »
After thirteen years and no help from the police, Paul Curran and his company agreed to pay damages, costs, and never to contact her again.
Lindsey Goldrick Dean Wins Freedom After 13 Years of Harassment Read More »
