What to do If you’re being blackmailed: A lawyer’s guide to help you through the situation

Blackmail can be an incredibly distressing experience, especially when it involves sensitive or personal information being used against you. Whether it's an online threat, extortion over private videos, or demands for money, it’s important to know how to navigate these situations with caution. This guide is based on 25 years of legal experience, successfully assisting victims of internet and social media blackmail. Here’s a guide to help you understand your options based on real-life scenarios people have faced.

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Your right to be forgotten application might be refused because Google sometimes passes judgment over the moral or social choices and past errors you might have made.

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Revenge porn legal advice

Case study about the removal of old adult movies from the internet 

In this case, our lawyers helped a mother remove a siginificant amount of adult content she had created, from the internet. She was also given the legal right to control the majority of the content, giving her the reasurance that no unlawfu films, featuring herself, would ever be re-uploaded to the internet.  

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Catfishing and the law

Someone is going to post intimate videos of me online, what can I do

The digital age has brought unprecedented conveniences but also new threats. One such menace is the illicit distribution of intimate images or 'revenge porn'. When faced with such a threat, you may feel an array of emotions from embarrassment to fear. Let's break down how to navigate this situation step by step.

Breach of privacy legal advice

Falling victim to a breach of privacy isn't something that only happens to celebrities and people in the public eye. Breach of privacy under privacy law, happens to normal people, who use Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Types of breach of privacy claims

The legal basis for a breach of privacy claim

Can a breach of privacy occur where the information published is false

Why instruct Cohen Davis to handle your breach of privacy matter

Types of breach of privacy claims

Breach of privacy under privacy law might occur following the publication of private information in newspapers or on social media. Examples of a breach of privacy include the publication of a home address, and references to one’s medical conditions, whether mental or physical health. These examples also include references to sexual preferences or even to sexual acts with a third party, publication of telephone calls or in person conversations where the person whose privacy is breached, had a reasonable expectation that those conversations would remain private. Further examples such as disclosure of private family matters, disclosure of certain criminal convictions, and references to certain aspects of divorce proceedings are also popular breaches of privacy that victims may go through. 

The legal basis for a breach of privacy claim

Privacy law allows you to bring a privacy claim under the common law of misuse of private information, under breach of confidence or under breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or Data Protection Act 2018. Often, a breach of privacy claim will include a claim for breach of personal data and in some cases, a claim for defamation or for malicious falsehood. 

Can a breach of privacy occur where the information published is false

Under privacy law, you can bring a claim for breach of privacy even if the information published is false. Private information can be true or false, which means that in many cases, you would not be expected to confirm or deny the truthfulness of the private information which is published in breach of your privacy. Often, where the breach of privacy involves false information, you can also bring, at the same time, a claim for defamation or malicious falsehood.

Why instruct Cohen Davis to handle your breach of privacy matter

We have been specialising in internet law for over 20 years, which means we are able to share with you our wealth of experience if a breach of privacy has occurred on the internet. We have a dedicated team whose job is to investigate, discover and unravel posts, individuals and publishers who use the internet to disseminate private information as part of an online reputation attack campaign.

Our lawyers often work fast, utilising our extensive network and contacts to facilitate the removal of private information from the internet without delay. We are a trusted, niche law firm that works relentlessly to support and to protect our clients’ online reputation.

Can you get an injunction for breach of privacy

Yes. You can get an injunction for breach of privacy fairly quickly and even without a trial.