legal-risk-checkerlisted

# Legal Risk Checker ## What This Skill Does Reviews a story brief, draft article, or broadcast script and flags potential legal risks — including defamation, privacy, contempt of court, and data protection — so you know what to check before publication. ## When To Use This Skill - Before publishing any story that makes allegations about named individuals, organisations, or institutions - When a story involves ongoing legal proceedings, criminal investigations, or civil litigation - When a source is anonymous and the story relies on unverified claims - When reporting on private individuals (as opposed to public figures acting in a public role) - When your editor or legal team asks for a pre-publication risk summary - Before broadcasting or publishing content that may conflict with court injunctions, super-injunctions, or reporting restrictions ## What You Need To Provide **Required:** - A summary or draft of the story: the core allegation or claim, who is named, what evidence you hold, and how the story was sourced - The publication format (web article, print, broadcast, social media post) and intended territory of publication - Whether any named party has been given the opportunity to respond, and what their response was (or whether they declined to comment) **Optional:** - Whether any related legal proceedings are underway (criminal trial, civil case, inquest, tribunal) - The publication outlet type (national newspaper, local broadcaster, independent digital outlet) — a