The applicants sought a Norwich Order requiring the respondent website to disclose the personal information of anonymous users who posted allegedly defamatory reviews about the applicants' business.
The respondent did not appear.
The court applied the five-part test for a Norwich Order, finding that the applicants had a bona fide claim for defamation, the respondent was involved in the acts by facilitating the anonymous posts, and the respondent was the only practicable source of the information.
The court granted the order, noting that the interests of justice do not favour permitting anonymous posters to engage in a campaign of defamation with impunity.
