01 July 2022 Sydney Criminal Lawyers To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. It has been reported that television broadcaster Channel 10 has hired leading Sydney defamation barrister Dr Matthew Collins AM QC to go on the offensive against those who may defame presenter Lisa…
There is no doubt that you have come across coverage of the recent celebrity legal battle between actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard. Social media has carefully curated snippets from the trial that have gone viral time and again, captivating viewers at home and turning many into self-elected jurors and legal experts….
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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Defamation cases have been in the headlines lately, with the high-profile cases of Johnny Depp v Amber Heard, Peter Dutton v Shane Bazzi, John Barilaro v Jordan Shanks and Google and Ben Roberts-Smith v The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald…
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13 June 2022 Morrison & Foerster LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. This week, the Ninth Circuit clarifies personal jurisdiction doctrine in the context of a defamation suit between a nonresident plaintiff and out-of-state defendants. BURRI LAW PA v. SKURLA The Court vacates…
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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Australia has been described as ‘the defamation capital of the world’ due to the ease by which defamation can be established – without requirements such as ‘actual malice’ when it comes to public figures, and the limited defenses available to…
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Google has been ordered to pay former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro $ 715,000 after they failed to remove defamatory videos from their YouTube platform. The judge found that Barilaro was subjected to “relentless and vicious campaign” of cyberbullying that led him to resign prematurely from politics. Google failed to remove YouTube videos Google, who…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. From the two articles sent on 11 May 2022, la 1re Chamber of Cassation of Cassation s’est prononcée sur la poursuite en diffamation Conservative auxiliary movements #MeToo et #Balancetonporcen reconnaissant la bonne foi des autrices. The initiative of #Balancetonporc accusé…
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