The official site has up an explanation on what steps they are taking to prevent intentional griefing. Here is a snip:
any intentional team-killing will be considered grief play and will result in penalties. All players in an Empire fight for the same cause, regardless of squad or outfit affiliation and no outfit outranks another in the field of battle. Outfits that regularly engage in grief activity are subject to being disbanded. We have implemented an in-game grief tracking system, but we also offer live Customer Service Representatives to help to address the situations that technology can't.
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