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Mother faces paying £20,000 damages over Facebook 'libel'

Mother faces paying £20,000 damages over Facebook 'libel'

Mother faces paying £20,000 damages over Facebook 'libel'
12 May 2017

A mother faces paying more than £20,000 in damages to a school governor in a landmark libel case over comments allegedly posted on her private Facebook page.

A spokesman for Ms Smith said: “The message which prompted the case was only meant to be sent to a close friend. However, it ended up being posted to all her friends — clearly showing the potential pitfalls of Facebook.”

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