Identifying Anonymous Wrongdoers

A client was being anonymously defamed on an online review platform and needed assistance identifying the name of the defamer to determine the appropriate party to commence legal action against.

Using an extraordinary pre-litigation Court remedy available, called a “Norwich Order,” we were able to compel the IP address of the anonymous wrongdoer from the review platform. This information allowed us to identify the Internet Service Provider (ISP) associated with the IP address and obtain a subsequent Norwich Order to compel the ISP to provide the subscriber information. With the subscriber information, we could expose the otherwise anonymous wrongdoer and give our client access to justice.