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Picture hiddenDefamationOnline vgilante ordered to pay for vicious smear campaign
For nearly two years, Jasmin Newman lived under relentless attack, not from some anonymous troll hiding behind a screen name, but from an Australian man who built an entire online apparatus to systematically destroy her…
- Defamation
Traumatised Gold Coast practitioner wins defamation damages for fake customer review
After discovering who originated a fake customer review intended to deter others from choosing your business, how do you prove the extent of reputational harm and how it has affected your livelihood?
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Picture hiddenDefamationFacebook abuse injury claim seeks “carriage service” damages
A retired NSW solicitor who chose to include an injury compensation claim with defamation proceedings he filed in the Federal Court over vile and abusive Facebook messages has paved the way for an additional legal remedy to…
- Defamation
‘RACIST’ RESTAURANT SUES SBS
The owners of a Brisbane restaurant are suing the SBS for defamation after it broadcast a segment which labelled their restaurant ‘offensive’ and racist.
Case notes explain decisions in other people’s cases. They are general information, not legal advice, and every claim turns on its own facts.
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