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OFT closes investigation into whether companies using threats of defamation action “to quell legitimate criticism online”

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

The Office of Fair Trading has closed an investigation into “whether a group of companies, and solicitors acting on their behalf, were using threats of defamation action to quell legitimate criticism online”.  It was examining whether that had been an … Continue reading →

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