Cases

Ferguson v British Gas Trading Ltd

Comment

The two points of interest here are firstly that the Court of Appeal accepted that there can be liability for harassment even if the material is automatically generated such, as in this case, by computer. Secondly, when attempting to fix liability to a corporation for harassment, the Court found that it is not necessary to identify a directing mind of the company who is aware of the course of conduct complained of, unlike the requirement for establishing malice in libel against a corporate defendant.

Areas of work

Harassment

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