Before claiming that something in a legal notice constitutes defamation, you must first search for a few key factors in the conduct of the person you intend to sue for defamation. The following are the key components-

• The libellous assertion must be untrue. No defamation case will be supported if allegations that someone made false statements are proven to be genuine.
• No privileged statement will fall under the defamation exception. There are numerous circumstances in which a statement may be shielded by privilege. (For instance, one could claim that a statement is privileged if it replicates information or facts from a court case or other publicly available papers. A privileged comment cannot be used in the defamation lawsuit, according to the law as well.)
• A statement of opinion is NOT a defamatory one. Regardless of whether a statement is factual or incorrect, it is not acceptable to treat an opinion as a defamatory statement.
• The declaration has to be made public. If someone other than the person making the statement reads or hears the comment, then it qualifies as defamatory. (For instance, it is not defamation if someone abuses another individual in a private communication. However, it will be defamation if someone abuses another person in a chat group.)
• The claim must truly harm one's reputation. A defamation lawsuit will be dismissed if the accused has a notoriously terrible reputation. The claim needs to make sense in terms of common sense. Defamation is not at all present if a reasonable person would not be able to take the statement at face value.