In cases concerning the protection of honour, dignity and business reputation, a linguist examines whether the material contains information about a person or organisation, whether it is expressed as statements of fact or value judgements, whether negative information is present and what the overall context of the publication is.
What you can do
- collect the disputed text and its context;
- formulate appropriate questions for a specialist;
- assess whether a combined examination is needed;
- prepare a specialist opinion or an expert report review.