Defamation Law
When false accusations are made against any other person whether in a written form in newspapers, books, magazines or over social media or made verbally the same comes under the ambit of defamation law in UAE.
This stream of law is quite complex in nature and requires the expertise of a well experienced defamation lawyer UAE. The UAE categorizes defamation as a criminal offense and therefore it is quintessential that you seek the expertise of not just a lawyer with experience in criminal law but seek services of a defamation lawyer who has considerable experience in this specialized stream of law, particularly a defamation lawyer in Dubai or Abu Dhabi.
The complex nature of defamatory laws can be grasped from the wide-reaching ambit of this law for example, if the defamation occurs on a social media platform it invites the scope of the cybercrime law in the UAE. In addition, defamation of a public officer invites a harder penalty and so is the case if the defamatory statement is religiously hurtful or seditious in nature.
The act of Defamation is punished severely in the UAE and can be punished with imprisonment of up to 2 years and/or fine. The UAE courts apply the test of “normal limits’ to distinguish between what can is to be categorized as a defamatory statement and what is a mere criticism.
It is important that you seek legal advice only from expert professional lawyers who are well established in this stream of law and can guide you with the right legal advice from the very first stage.
