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Quarantine notice

A quarantine notice (also known as a ‘Legal Notice’) is a notice advising third parties that a story that has been published, or is about to be published, is untrue.   It can be a highly effective way of stopping an untrue story from spreading widely.  It can be used, for example, when one newspaper has published a defamatory and untrue story and the victim wants to it from being repeated in other publications.  If other publishers repeat the untrue story even after they have been made aware by the Quarantine Notice that it’s false, they risk being accused of having acted out of ill will and so having to pay higher damages.

Schillings are the leading lawyers in reputation management and brand protection; specialising in defamation and privacy for private clients and corporate organisations. Schillings have a very active dispute resolution department and we also provide family and matrimonial advice to our private client base of high-net worth individuals and celebrities. In addition, our sports department manages work in reputational, regulatory and sports sponsorship matters for some of the highest profile sports stars, brands and clubs.

If you have any queries please contact Schillings on 020 7034 9000 or email us at legal@schillings.co.uk