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Bulletin Board Legal Action
Bulletin Board Legal Action.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 7602Q Nostra Terra Oil & Gas Company PLC 09 August 2010 \n \n\n \nNostra Terra Oil and Gas Company plc\n (\"Nostra Terra\" or the \"Company\")\n\n \nLEGAL ACTION\n \n9 August 2010\n \nNostra Terra Oil and Gas Company plc, (AIM: NTOG) confirms that it is pursuing action in response to untrue and malicious statements about the Company's activities and personnel that have been made repeatedly by certain posters on the internet and, inter alia, via the online message boards of Interactive Investor Trading Limited (\"iii\") and ADVFN plc (\"ADVFN\"). \n \nThe majority of people posting comments on message boards do so, perfectly legitimately, using pseudonyms. Under data protection and privacy laws, their identity and other personal details must remain confidential unless a court of law orders disclosure.\n \nOn 22 July 2010, Nostra Terra obtained an order from the High Court of Justice instructing iii and ADVFN to provide information relating to several posters. \n \nBoth iii and ADVFN are cooperating fully on this matter, and the identities of the posters covered by the court order have been established. The Company and its legal advisers are now considering whether to instigate civil proceedings for defamation against the identified posters, and further announcements will be made as appropriate. \n \n \nFor further information contact:\n \nNostra Terra Oil and Gas Company plc Telephone: +1 480 993 8933\nMatt Lofgran, CEO\[email protected]\n \nReligare Capital Markets Telephone: +44 (0)20 7444 0800\nPeter Trevelyan-Clark/Ben Jeynes\n \nAlexander David Securities Ltd &nbs...