A legal expert has shared his knowledge of the law of defamation to highlight what you can and can’t say on social media in the wake of the £3million “Wagatha Christie” trial.
It began with Colleen Rooney’s infamous “It’s… Rebecca’s Vardy’s account” tweet which sparked a war of words with her fellow WAG over the alleged leaking of private stories to the press. It led to Vardy bringing a defamation case against the wife of former Manchester United and England captain Wayne, reports WalesOnline.
Here David Whelan of CEL Solicitors explains how the law works when you’re posting online. “Defamation is an umbrella term for libel and slander," he said. "Libel is a permanent statement, for example something printed in a newspaper or on social media.
