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Defamation & reputation
Strategic advice when statements, publications or online content may cause serious reputational harm.
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Reputation issues move quickly and are rarely solved by legal analysis alone. O’Brien Legal helps clients assess what has been said, where it has travelled, the evidence available and the practical consequences of different responses.
How we can help
Advice built around the real decision.
Advice on potentially defamatory statements and publications
Review before publication and review of communications
Online, social media and platform content
Corrections, retractions, undertakings and settlement strategy
Cease and desist correspondence and proportionate escalation
Coordination with communications and dispute advisers
When to get in touch
You may be dealing with this now.
False or damaging statements are circulating publicly or privately
You are preparing content that carries legal or reputational risk
An online publication is spreading or being repeated
You need to decide whether legal action will help or amplify the harm
The aim
A proportionate strategy that protects your legal position while accounting for speed, audience, evidence and the realities of reputation.