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The Australian Law Reform Commission has just released its Discussion Paper on privacy in the digital era … In this article, Commissioner in charge of the inquiry, Professor Barbara McDonald, outlines the thinking behind the proposal for a new statutory tort of privacy. Continue reading
A former NSW schoolboy who posted abusive and defamatory statements on Twitter and Facebook about a teacher at his school ordered to pay $105,000 damages … NSW District Court Judge Michael Elkaim found “the effect of the publication on the plaintiff was devastating” … Patrick George reports. Continue reading
How is an anonymous plaintiff compatible with the public vindication of damage to reputation? … And what is the nature of the evolving relationship between defamation and privacy? Media law academic Dr David Rolph reflects on two significant cases. Continue reading
A bill before the New Zealand parliament would allow judges to issue online take-down orders against bloggers and the media. I’m for it. Let me tell you why. Continue reading
Beware the defamation minefield … New Zealand barrister Steven Price has a 12-point checklist that’s especially useful for the unwary
How do you avoid being sued for defamation? That’s easy. Don’t ever say anything interesting. If you do want to say something that might reflect negatively on someone else, there is always a chance that they will sue you for defamation. Continue reading
Australia risks being left behind as a media law backwater while other nations pursue defamation law reforms designed to meet the realities of digital publishing and social media. Continue reading
Reading the New Zealand Court of Appeal’s decision in Smith v Dooley ([2013] NZCA 428) you get the feeling that the High Court blundered in all the ways it’s possible to blunder in a defamation case. Continue reading
The common law protection of privacy has been slow to develop in Australia … Media law academic Dr David Rolph suggests this has everything to do with different media environments and, critically, with whose privacy is at stake. Continue reading
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