Can gossip be news? Explore how Australia’s new privacy tort challenges media freedoms and redefines journalism in the age of celebrity and digital storytelling.
By Matthew Richardson SC - 1 min read
Defamation law is becoming more complex and inconsistent between jurisdictions. What can you do to mitigate risk in this changing area of law?
By Milica Vukancic and Sam Rappensberg - 1 min read
The Federal Court considers a unique fact scenario which conjures pertinent questions of law, such as what makes a judgement final?
By Tim Maybury - 1 min read
NDAs should mitigate risks of workplace disputes going publicly nuclear, but only if they’re drafted effectively. Are you at risk?
By Penny Thew - 1 min read
‘Stage 2’ reforms and what they will mean for the future of ‘digital defamation’.
By David Helvadjian - 2 min read
A recent Federal Court decision was the first adjudication arising from a final hearing of the new s 29A defence.
By David Helvadjian - 2 min read
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 Kayte Lewis - 2 min read
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 Paris Hart - 3 min read
Guidance from the UK on how the new public interest defence may be interpreted by NSW courts.
By David Helvadjian - 2 min read
The new NSW serious harms test is identical to that in the UK, so could their case law be instructive here?
By David Helvadjian - 2 min read
An analysis of why reform of the statutory defence of contextual truth is long overdue.
By Jeremy Harrison - 2 min read
An examination of the amendments to section 35, which enacts statutory caps on awards of damages for non-economic loss.
By Paris Hart - 2 min read
An opinion piece on the contentious New South Wales defamation reforms.
By Bruce McClintock SC - 3 min read