According to Justice Bernard Bongiorno, the High Court’s decision on qualified privilege in Bashford requires a “narrow focus both as to subject matter and audience”. Joe Gutnick has Dow Jones’ defences struck out ... more
Category: Qualified Privilege
Erglis v Buckley
Parliamentary privilege prevents pleading of further damage arising from defamatory letter republished in parliament ... more
Bashford v Information Australia Pty Ltd
Justice McHugh digs in against High Court revisionism on common law qualified privilege ... more
O’Shane v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd
Final submissions in important comment case. The Sydney Morning Herald also argues that Lange qualified privilege extends to discussion about the conduct of judicial officers ... more
Bass v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd
60 Minutes has a “derivative” qualified privilege to broadcast a reply to an attack on the subject of an interview. Malice and damages sent back to a jury by Court of Appeal ... more
Gutnick v Dow Jones & Co Inc
Common law qualified privilege still standing as a defence for Dow Jones in Gutnick case ... more