Cases

Bloom v Robinson-Millar

Held

(1) The letters made very seriously defamatory allegations against C alleging criminality in various ways and were published to a number of third parties;

(2) There was overwhelming evidence that D had engaged in a course of conduct which amounted to harassment of C and it was legitimate for a person in the position of C to obtain the protection of the law from such obsessive, offensive and unacceptable behaviour targeted at him. D's conduct was obsessive and irrational. Even if D did not know her conduct was harassing of C a reasonable person in her position would have done so;

(3) The allegations were extremely serious and it was clear that C had been extremely upset over a considerable period. Having regard to the nature and volume of the allegations made the Court found that that was not surprising. He was entitled to damages in the sum of £30,000 as a global figure.

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