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Stonegate Legal
A recent amendment shifts the burden of proof from defendant to plaintiff to establish that they suffered serious harm.
Cooper Grace Ward
The common law defence of qualified privilege does not apply to publications that are motivated by malice.
Gilchrist Connell
Guidance on when costs of separate legal representation by an employee are likely to be considered 'reasonable'.
ExpertsDirect
The court ruled on the admissibility of an expert report of a forensic lipreader belatedly filed by the respondent.
Gilchrist Connell
Do "non-disparagement" clauses clauses work in practice? Are they enforceable?
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
Costs generally "follow the event" - the successful party is usually awarded costs against the unsuccessful party.
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
Explains the distinction between Hearsay and Defamation.
K&L Gates
To many people's surprise, it remains the case in Australia that individuals do not have a specific right to obtain compensatory damages for serious invasions of privacy...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
Recent defamation case clarifies the public interest defence – belief must be reasonable in the circumstances.
K&L Gates
When a dispute of any kind is resolved, a "non-disparagement" clause is often included in the settlement agreement to prevent parties from adversely commenting publicly...
Madgwicks
The advent of social media has meant that people suddenly find they have potentially been defamed by an anonymous review.
Carroll & O'Dea
Explains how schools can manage their online presence, unauthorised posts and anonymous accounts.
Stacks Law Firm
Under Australian law, defamation does not apply to deceased persons.
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
Update on recent defamation proceedings involving Ben Roberts-Smith.
Doogue + George Defence Lawyers
Former soldier committed war crimes according to civil burden of proof raises. Will he now be charged & tried criminally?
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
A concerns notice is a letter by an aggrieved person to an alleged publisher of defamatory statements about them.
PCL Lawyers
Defamation proceedings brought by Ben Roberts-Smith against various media outlets and journalists.
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
The rise in defamation lawsuits makes most people very careful about what they say, or publish, in the public domain.
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
The soldier lost a defamation claim against the media for a string of articles which accused him of war crimes.
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
No damages will be paid, there will be no formal apology and the material will remain published, with an editor's note.
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