Defamation as a Civil Claim — a Handbook A civil defamation case is built on four elements, and each of them is written in a separate norm of the Civil Code. First — the core of personal non-pecuniary
Defamation & ReputationOnline Review Defamation: Court Protection for a Business Review platforms are the foundation of a modern business's reputation: a single rating point often directly changes revenue. A review written
Defamation & ReputationPolitical Defamation — Protecting a Public Figure The honour and dignity of a politician or public officeholder are under constant informational pressure: a false accusation goes viral within hours an
Defamation & ReputationPress Defamation — the Publisher's Liability False material published in the press rests on the same general norms as any defamation, but its practical specificity lies in the publisher's role: a news
Defamation & ReputationThe Right of Reply: What It Is and How It Works The right of reply exists for cases where material published in the media or another public channel concerns a specific person and that person wants the
Defamation & ReputationSocial Media Defamation — Facebook, Instagram, TikTok Social media is the fastest environment for defamation: a false post reaches thousands within an hour, and the algorithm spreads sensational conte
Defamation & ReputationWorkplace Defamation — the Framework A rumour spread among colleagues, a manager's remark or a false assessment recorded in a working document is assessed within the same legal frame as any defamation
Defamation & ReputationLinkedIn Reputation as a Legal Subject Professional networks such as LinkedIn are today one of the main showcases of business reputation: recruiters, partners and clients see the first impression prec
Defamation & ReputationPublic-Figure Protection — the Frame and the Boundary The reputation of a politician, official or publicly known person is most often the target of public criticism, and precisely therefore its protec
Defamation & ReputationRight-to-Be-Forgotten Requests: The Real Foundations of Georgian Law The idea of the right to be forgotten — the demand to remove personal data and information about one's past from search results and
Defamation & ReputationSearch Result Suppression — Through Data-Protection Instruments When typing your name into a search engine surfaces old, damaging or unlawfully disseminated information, the problem lies not only on t
Defamation & ReputationNews-Article Removal — What Is Possible Under Georgian Law A false news article left on the internet damages a person's reputation for years, and demanding its removal is an understandable wish. It mu
Defamation & ReputationOnline Defamation: The General Legal Picture Online defamation fits, independently of the platform, into one and the same legal frame: social network, forum, news site or blog — what matters is how th
Defamation & ReputationDefense Against False Accusations — the Foundations of Your Rights A false accusation — at work, in the media, on social networks or in private relationships — is resolved in the same legal frame as d
Defamation & ReputationBusiness Defamation — a Claim Against False Facts Defamation means direct monetary loss for a business: lost clients, cancelled contracts, damaged partnerships. The Georgian Civil Code gives this situ
Defamation & ReputationBusiness Reputation Defense — Proactive Legal Instruments Business reputation is an asset built over years and damaged by a single false publication. The Civil Code protects this asset, and the protec
Defamation & ReputationA Defamation Claim — the Legal Frame In defamation cases the court answers two questions: were the disseminated statements evidently incorrect, and did they cause damage to the person. The first quest
Defamation & ReputationFacebook Defamation — the Legal Framework Defamation spread on a social network is assessed under Georgian law exactly like any other: the Civil Code of Georgia has no special norm for Facebook — ther
