Australia’s media regulation has barely changed the landscape—so what should lawmakers really be trying to protect in a digital-first world? by MICHAEL BRADLEY
By Michael Bradley - 2 min read
A deep dive tracing the rise of public interest as a legal standard in defamation—from common law privilege to section 29A.
By Nicholas Olson - 1 min read
How NSW practitioners can navigate the public interest disclosure framework without incriminating themselves or their client.
By Olivia Dixon - 2 min read
The Federal Court considers the Lehrmann case and whether suppressed torture training material is in the public domain. By VINCCI CHAN and JOANNE SHEPARD.
By Vincci Chan and Joanne Shepard SC - 10 min read
Social media has become the new digital battleground as foreign actors try to improperly interfere in decision making processes and influence nations across the globe.
By Lorraine Finlay and Patrick Hooton - 7 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
Voller judgment makes it clear that businesses can no longer afford to ignore online comments. By ANGUS MACINNIS
By Angus MacInnis - 3 min read
PATRICK GEORGE examines the National Review of Model Defamation Provisions and the need to address the impact of social media on the world of publication.
By Patrick George - 2 min read
The challenge technologies pose for defamation law may be better resolved by adapting existing principles than by special rules for specific circumstances. By NICHOLAS OLSON.
By Nicholas Olson - 2 min read