The case of PHJ v UJV
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.
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Online harassment
Most of my working life has been spent getting people out from under online harassment, and these are the cases and arguments that came out of it. Some are court reports with the names changed by the court, some are about famous people, and some are about why the police so often do nothing. If you are being harassed yourself, start with the case reports: they show what the courts will actually do.
The case of RXE v Daniel Ryan and others
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.
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The Seeking Honey Trap: How the High Court Named a Sextortion Gang and Kept Its Victims Anonymous
The call came at four o’clock on a Friday afternoon in July, which is the hour at which most of London’s lawyers are thinking about the weekend. The man on the line was in New York and had not slept properly in weeks. He had until Monday. On Monday, unless he paid, the messages he
Keep free speech, stop online harassment
How to make the internet safer without overloading it with government free‑speech brakes Last year, death threats made against Piers Morgan and his family, and the swift police response that followed, brought the issue of online abuse back into sharp focus. That case reminds us of the very real dangers that come with unchecked online
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The case of Frankie Rzucek v Alan Vinnicombe
The first UK case in which a conspiracy theorist was made to shut down his YouTube channel for harassing a grieving family.
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Mel B and Stephen Belafonte Court Case
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 The application was withdrawn and she was ordered to pay his costs.
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Elon Musk, UK Civil War, and Keir Starmer’s Populist Rhetoric: A Critical Analysis
Recently, I was quoted in a Newsweek article discussing Elon Musk’s controversial comments regarding a potential UK civil war and Keir Starmer’s subsequent legal warnings about online violence. The full article can be read here Could Elon Musk Face Legal Action For UK ‘Civil War’ Post?. Given my deep interest in technology, law, and free
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Celebrities Internet Trolls
Why do people troll celebrities? Rumours about celebrities on social media The world of fame and fortune can be a difficult one to navigate. For celebrities, their lives are often the target of scrutiny from their fans and haters alike. Unfortunately, the rise of the internet has made it easier for people to express their
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The case of XLD v KZL
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.
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The cases of R V Paul Britton and Phipps v Paul Britton and Origin Design
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.
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The case of Rada-Ortiz v Espinosa-Vadillo
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.
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The case of DDF V YYZ
A celebrity harassed by an anonymous Instagram account. The first harassment injunction in the UK served through Instagram itself.
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The case of Nicola Brookes V Persons Unknown
The first disclosure order against Facebook, compelling it to hand over the identities of the anonymous trolls who abused one woman.
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The case of Lindsey Goldrick Dean V Paul Curran
The longest known harassment case in the UK: thirteen years of letters and websites, ended when the harasser was traced and taken to court.
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Why the UK police tolerate online trolling?
The advice given by police to victims of harassment on the internet is to ignore their harassers or, in other words, develop a thicker skin.
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Breach of privacy after a post on a private Facebook Group court case
In the case where damages awarded for breach of privacy on Facebook, it was shown that even when family members share information among themselves (only 35 people had access to the information), where the information is considered to be privacy
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Identifying online trolls would curtail bullying
‘It could be a very simple process,’ says Yair Cohen, Internet Law Expert
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Celebrity harassment, vulnerability and online anonymity
The internet is allowing all type of vultures to take advantage of celebrities’ vulnerability. Celebrity harassment lawyer Yair Cohen says harassment of celebrities online is permitted because we encourage anonymous speech online
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Why homophobic hate crime has surged in England and Wales
Solicitor Yair Cohen speaks to BBC Radio Kent about The rate of homophobic hate crimes in the UK, including stalking and online harassment, has more than doubled over the past five years, with Kent police reporting a staggering 400% increase in reported cases.
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Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson Trolling
I don’t know Jesy Nelson, but I feel both, relieved and delighted that she had found the courage to speak out about her experience to the BBC. I am absolutely sure that actions will save lives
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Simone Burns death-free speech or freedom from harassment
Simone Burns death. What impact can sharing such material have on an individual and what can be done to limit the distress and damaged
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Freedom of Speech and Online Harassment
The reason why some people allow themselves to say online what they wouldn’t dare saying in person goes back to the early days of the internet, where there was a perception that the internet was outside the scope of regulations and policing. It was a free space where people could do whatever they wanted; free speech was king, there wasn’t a government and in fact,
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Is online abuse a criminal offence?
Katie Price is certainly a controversial figure who doesn’t hesitate to speak her mind. But does this necessarily make her a fair target to online abuse?
She doesn’t think so and i’m supporting her. Katie Price and her children have been suffering from online abuse and harassment far before many members of Parliament started to recognised online harassment and abuse as an issue worth discussing.
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Lindsey Goldrick Dean Wins Freedom After 13 Years of Harassment
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.
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A shocking account of victim of online harassment who was told by police that their servers would not accept her emails because they were too explicit
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
Disclosing the identity of internet trolls and cyber-bullies
Interestingly, support for the idea that anonymous posting should be phased out has come from an unexpected source. Back in 2011 Facebook’s former marketing director Randi Zuckerberg and Google head Eric Schmidt have both been quoted to suggest that anonymous posting should be made a thing of the past
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Taking out privacy injunction against online trolls
Watch what happened when privacy lawyer Yair Cohen served a privacy injunction live on an internet troll via Instagram.
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Getting disclosure orders against internet trolls to be made easier
Obtaining disclosure orders against online trolls can be made far easier says internet law expert and social media solicitor Yair Cohen, who regularly acts for celebrity who face abuse online
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CELEB TROLLS: WE’RE COMING TO GET YOU!
Solicitor and harassment lawyer Yair Cohen who helps celebrity get rid of internet trolls FOREVERMORE helps Frankie Bridge to hunt down celebrity specialists internet trolls. Source: CELEB TROLLS: WE’RE COMING TO GET YOU!
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Is catfishing illegal in the UK?
Catfishing happens when someone uses false identity to lure you into loving them. They pretend they are the person they believe you want them to be. Catfishing can be part of an illegal act of deception if for example the perpetrator obtain information by deception
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Harassment injunction served through Instagram: a first for internet trolls
Social media litigation lawyer obtained online harassment injunction to stop internet trolls abusing his victim on social media. Serving online harassment injunction via social media on Instagram. Yair Cohen social media lawyer specialises in difficult cases of online harassment and internet harassment law
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talkSPORT, Twitter and Stan Collymore: who is responsible for abuse online?
The key issue is whether it’s fair to place the entire burden of responsibility on the platform. Social media companies, while crucial in setting and enforcing community guidelines, cannot single-handedly control user behaviour.
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Imagination and Social Media Law
She was being harassed online, she said, but as our conversation deepened, it became clear that her torment was not unfolding in conventional online spaces but within the world of her Second Life character.
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