Knives to a gunfight: the risks of poorly drafted NDAs in workplace disputes

NDAs should mitigate risks of workplace disputes going publicly nuclear, but only if they’re drafted effectively. Are you at risk?

By - 1 min read

More reforms on the way for NSW’s defamation laws

‘Stage 2’ reforms and what they will mean for the future of ‘digital defamation’.

By - 2 min read

New section 29A public interest defence considered

A recent Federal Court decision was the first adjudication arising from a final hearing of the new s 29A defence.

By - 2 min read

Reforms to defamation law and sexual harassment cases in the workplace

Recent review of the Model Defamation Provisions examined the scope of liability of internet intermediaries in publication of third party content and defences to defamation.

By - 2 min read

To publish or not to publish: Hyperlink merely a navigating tool

High Court in Google LLC v Defteros considers whether a search engine is the publisher of defamatory material by providing a hyperlink to that article.

By - 3 min read

In the public interest? The new defence in NSW defamation law

Guidance from the UK on how the new public interest defence may be interpreted by NSW courts.

By - 2 min read

Defamation law and the new serious harm test

The new NSW serious harms test is identical to that in the UK, so could their case law be instructive here?

By - 2 min read

Defamation and reform of the statutory defence of contextual truth

An analysis of why reform of the statutory defence of contextual truth is long overdue.

By - 2 min read

An update on defamation damages reform

An examination of the amendments to section 35, which enacts statutory caps on awards of damages for non-economic loss.

By - 2 min read

Defamation reforms: Much Ado About Not Much

An opinion piece on the contentious New South Wales defamation reforms.

By - 3 min read