Hi,
My understanding is that you emailed the 'GENT' directly and made some form of allegation regarding his conduct as had been reported in a local newspaper - that being the case he would have to disprove what the newspaper said about him before he could take any action against you - his case would presumably be that you slandered him, but in order to prove that what you wrote was, or could be, detrimental to him or his reputation the email would have to be seen by members of the public or a third party - if it ever got to court a judgement would have to be made as to whether what you wrote was likely to be harmful or detrimental to the 'GENT' in terms of reputation, financial wellbeing or public standing - Slander is VERY difficult to prove and since the email was a direct correspondence between two people and not for public consumption it is highly unlikely that the 'GENT' would actually pursue a legal redress - the cost of bringing such a case to court would not be worthwhile, but if he persists, let him spend his money on lawyers and legal advisers; he's probably arrogant enough to think that the threat of legal action will frighten you - and even if he succeeds in getting a court date set (which I doubt very much) simply write a retraction - the newspapers and media would have a field day!
My advice...do nothing...let him make the next move and react accordingly.
Regards, Farmer
(Former Corporate Adviser)
Topic: defamation (Read 3633 times)
