Fraudulent activity by company stains man even though he wasn’t involved
John was libelled in an article relating to a company he started, but then subsequently left. After his departure, the company became engaged in fraudulent behaviour.
The journalist failed to make the relevant enquiries and listed our client as the one responsible for the fraud, when he had not been involved in the business at all when they begin engaging in this behaviour.
The article was published in a national newspaper and their respective online news website.