Reviews/Critiques and Defamation

By printing or engraving something you know is defamatory to a person’s reputation, you can be punished with jail time of up to 2 years and/or with fine. Generally, newspapers are prosecuted under this provision.Read more

To prove a defamation case, you have to show the following things: That the person who said or wrote things about you conveyed a defamatory message. That the material was published, meaning that it wasRead more

You can be punished if you say or write something to insult the reputation of a person, group of people or a company. However, it is important that this class or group of people canRead more

Libel is a form of defamation that can be seen. So, for example, anything that can be written, printed or something on an effigy, movie or statue can be defamation in the form of libel.Read more

Slander is a form of defamation that is spoken and heard. It is in a verbal form. For example, Rahul says bad things about the character of Seema which results in Seema losing her job.Read more