What I do in my private life, outside business hours, is of no concern to my employer. My employer has already acknowledge that they shouldn't have intervened. It was a knee jerk reaction.
Also, what was Twitters reply when you reported the tweet ?
Absolute nonsense. You should check your contract of employment on this.
In this name calling on twitter, I am beginning to wonder what this person said back to you? My guess is something that a dog might do?
“Lawyers tells potential client that he or she ‘has a case’ shocker!”
I have already reviewed that site. My claim meets all those criteria. However, that site is obsolete. It contains no contact details.Have a read [broken link removed]. Like others I really think you should move on here. I don't understand what you are hoping to achieve by taking it further. Is the post still up on Twitter? Why were you advised not to report it to Twitter?
Surely the better outcome here is that the tweet is removed and everyone moves on? Your solicitor wants payment so their interest is in the tweet remaining up there. That is not in your best interest really imho.I have already reviewed that site. My claim meets all those criteria. However, that site is obsolete. It contains no contact details.
I believe they wanted the tweet to remain in situ so that it could be reviewed by the barrister in its original context, rather than as a screen grab.
Surely the better outcome here is that the tweet is removed and everyone moves on?
I am certain that employers now require their staff members to behave appropriately on social media.
Interesting that your CEO is friends with this person and has told you indirectly to leave it alone. I think the damage is already done there and I can't see that opinion being changed however this pans out.
I'd agree with the others on here, if the defamation specialists aren't knocking your door down to take on the case, there's likely a good reason for that.
From a neutral observer, you chose to subject someone to very public abuse and now you claim to be the victim when they didn't respond well.
I really hope we don't get to a point where normal practice sees bullies get compensation or apologies.
@goosebump , can you post a link to the tweet in question? It would be easier to advise
They asked me to send them a dossier with all the information. They reviewed that. No change in their position. Said they couldn't get in touch with the barrister since the lockdown, and was now talking to another barrister. Then, silence.
The second was similar. Called me back immediately and said they were bringing matter to attention of partner. They then told me partner had recently been involved in car crash, and had limited capacity to take on new cases, but if I wanted to proceed, I had actionable case but no guarantees. I have asked for a meeting (which I would pay for). No response.
One of the solicitors advised me to keep the matter to myself.
Let's look at this from a different angle.
Let's assume that you have been defamed and that it is serious.
You will need a top class legal team to win this battle. They are not easy to find.
I have been involved in really good cases that were wrecked by solicitors and barristers.
Brendan
I was asking for advice on securing legal assistance. I was not looking for actual legal advise from AAM, contrary to some of the replies here.
Can anyone give me any advice here?
What do you want to achieve?
- Financial recompense;
- The tweet taken down;
- Both.
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