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On the hook via Facebook: High Court upholds potential liability for the defamatory comments of strangers

Defamation| 09 Sep 2021

On the hook via Facebook: High Court upholds potential liability for the defamatory comments of strangers

The High Court has confirmed that parties who create a Facebook page are potentially liable for defamatory comments posted to that page by third parties as if they themselves were the publisher.

‘Why litigate?’ Financial services regulatory enforcement in the wake of ASIC’s new Corporate Plan

Banking & Finance| 30 Aug 2021

‘Why litigate?’ Financial services regulatory enforcement in the wake of ASIC’s new Corporate Plan

In this update, we explore the changes that financial services businesses can expect to see in ASIC’s approach to exercising its investigative and enforcement functions and powers.

Liability to account for future profits: an expansion of the available remedies for knowing assistance?

Litigation & Dispute Resolution| 12 Oct 2018

Liability to account for future profits: an expansion of the available remedies for knowing assistance?

In its recent decision in Ancient Order of Foresters in Victoria Friendly Society Limited v Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited [2018] HCA 43, the High Court has highlighted the expansive remedies that can be ordered against a party who is found to ...