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Australia
Carroll & O'Dea
Provides a background to the Heston Russell v ABC case and examines the public interest defence to defamation.
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
Discusses the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case.
Stonegate Legal
A comprehensive examination of the complex interplay between defamation law and false sexual allegations in Australia.
Stonegate Legal
A concerns notice is a formal written notice sent to the publisher of allegedly defamatory material in Australia.
Bartier Perry
Whistleblower and defamation law changes offer greater protections to those reporting crimes in the public sector.
Cooper Grace Ward
Recent case demonstrates the differences between the federal & state courts in approaching separate hearings on the question of 'serious harm'.
Stonegate Legal
A defamation concerns notice puts a publisher on notice that their published statement is defaming you.
Stonegate Legal
A recent amendment shifts the burden of proof from defendant to plaintiff to establish that they suffered serious harm.
Canada
Gardiner Roberts LLP
A party seeking an injunction to prevent a broadcaster from publishing a story about them will face significant obstacles due to the principles of freedom of expression in Canada...
Miller Thomson LLP
Social media offers a platform for the sharing of information; however, the use of social media presents unique and significant legal challenges and potential liability...
Gardiner Roberts LLP
Regular followers of my blogs will probably have recognized that they often feature defamation cases and decisions rendered on anti-SLAPP motions. An anti-SLAPP motion (available in Ontario...
Gluckstein Lawyers
If you have followed the news about a recent BC Court of Appeal ruling which permitted a high-profile person accused of sexual assault to bring a defamation case to trial...
Carters Professional Corporation
Disputes between members and leadership of religious organizations can sometimes turn quite heated, and may lead to members making public statements...
Gardiner Roberts LLP
In Gill v. Maciver, 2024 ONCA 126 (CanLII), the Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld the dismissal of an action brought by a medical doctor against multiple defendants seeking $12,000,000...
Gardiner Roberts LLP
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a lot of media coverage about the care provided to seniors in nursing homes.
WeirFoulds LLP
Litigants involved in defamation proceedings will be familiar with anti-SLAPP[1] applications, a remedy available in Ontario to defendants under s. 137.1 of the Courts of Justice Act...
Hong Kong
Ius Laboris
Under Hong Kong's court rules, the Labour Tribunal has exclusive jurisdiction over claims for money damages arising from an employment contract or the Employment Ordinance.
India
Obhan & Associates
On March 22, 2024, a 3 (three) judge bench of the Supreme Court passed an order1 reiterating the importance of freedom of speech and expression...
Obhan & Associates
In a recent Delhi High Court judgement, the Court laid the foundational stone on the jurisprudence of retweeting and whether it amounts to ‘publication' for the offence...
Obhan & Associates
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ("J&K&L Court") in its recent order in Pritam Chand v Dr. Kamal Saini (CRMC No. 758/2017), stated that the press must refrain from publishing...
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