Gina Rinehart loses sources disclosure battle as a landmark judgment in WA upholds journalists’ shield laws … Media lawyer Peter Bartlett reviews the decision in light of several current challenges. Continue reading
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Tag: Gazette of Law and Journalism (Page 6 of 6)
Injurious falsehood has enjoyed a resurgence in recent times, often pleaded alongside defamation … But as Gail Noe points out, it’s notoriously difficult to establish
Despite being described as a “rare and anomalous” tort, injurious falsehood has undergone a resurgence in popularity in recent times. Continue reading
Gill Phillips is director of editorial legal services for Guardian News & Media Limited (publisher of The Guardian and The Observer and guardian.co.uk) … She was recently in Australia and agreed to answer some gently probing questions from the Gazette of Law and Journalism over breakfast Continue reading
Australia’s attempt at media reform has gone nowhere fast … Media lawyer and author Patrick George looks at what happened, what is at stake and why a Media Ombudsman might be the answer
The campaign to shut down media reform in Australia has been very effective. Continue reading
New Zealand has been looking at new proposals for media regulation which address the digital revolution … Unlike Australia and the UK, the NZ Law Commission’s media reform plans have met with minimal resistance … Barrister Steven Price investigates Continue reading
Minter Ellison partner Peter Bartlett has been at the top of the media law game for decades, instructing an enviable list of media companies. He agreed to share his thoughts on many matters – including defamation, privacy, phone-hacking, media regulation, protection of sources, super-injunctions, suppression orders and the vexations of anti-discrimination legislation Continue reading
The NSW Court of Appeal has delivered another judgment confirming the difficulty in Australia of establishing the qualified privilege defence for media defendants. The NSW Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Lloyd-Jones v Allen ([2012] NSWCA 230) on 1 August 2012. Justice Henric Nicholas wrote the leading judgment, with which Justices Ruth McColl and Margaret Beazley concurred. Continue reading
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