Linked to a crime


Can a person whose name has been dragged into a criminal wrongdoing allegedly committed by a loved one, do anything to protect himself?

ANYTHING said by another which embarrasses or damages a person’s good name, comes within the sphere of the law of defamation. It is a subject of much interest to me and I have on different occasions written about its diverse facets.

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