Defamation| 01 Jun 2023
The judgment delivered in the case of Ben-Roberts Smith VC, MG, by the Federal Court today is the latest instalment in an epic defamation saga that has played out over nearly five years and 98 days of evidence. We explore.
Defamation| 17 Aug 2022
A 5-2 majority of the High Court has held that the mere provision of a hyperlink to a defamatory matter does not constitute the act of publishing that material.
Defamation| 09 Sep 2021
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.
Banking & Finance| 30 Aug 2021
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.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution| 12 Oct 2018
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 ...