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| Trial reports May 21, 2013 | |
| Dr Arthur Stanton v Dr Gary Fell | |
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Scalpels drawn as vascular surgeons battle it out in the NSW Supreme Court over an email sent to one, possibly three people … Justice Carolyn Simpson asks “Why is it in this court?” ... more |
| Media Matters May 17, 2013 |
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| Who should guard the guardians? | |
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Australia’s attempt at media reform has gone nowhere fast … Media lawyer and author Patrick George looks at what happened, what is at stake and why a Media Ombudsman might be the answer ... more |
| Seminars, interviews & commentary May 17, 2013 | |
| Newspaper protected under Articles 8 and 10 | |
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The European Court of Human Rights has once again affirmed the protection of journalists’ sources, this time establishing that newspapers themselves also have rights … Hugh Tomlinson QC reviews the judgment in this Inforrm article ... more |
| Seminars, interviews & commentary May 16, 2013 |
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| State of suppression orders seminar | |
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Suppression orders are on the rise in the two busiest jurisdictions, according to recent research … Some of the more frightening figures were on display at a seminar organised by the Centre for Media and Communications Law … Alix Piatek was there ... more |
| Interlocutory May 15, 2013 | |
| David Barrow v Andrew Bolt and The Herald & Weekly Times Pty Ltd | |
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Bleak City shenanigans … A man who complained to the Australian Press Council about Andrew Bolt sues him for alleging he is a vexatious litigant … Meanwhile the Bolt-complainant is sued by the man who successfully sued Yahoo and Google for linking him to the underworld ... more |
| Dossier May 12, 2013 |
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| IP news here, and there | |
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Cuba joins challenge to Australia’s plain packaging laws for tobacco products … Australia’s bid to battle piracy stalls … 3D printing rights-holders at risk as technology develops … Irate Californian judge comes down on copyright trolls ... more |
| Seminars, interviews & commentary May 10, 2013 | |
| Political advertising v free speech | |
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The European Court of Human Rights recently upheld a blanket ban on “political” advertising on radio and television in the UK … Steven Price looks at the decision and compares it with America’s free-for-all approach ... more |
| Trial reports May 9, 2013 |
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| Kevin Perkins v Floradale Productions & Ors | |
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Retired Fairfax journalist Kevin Perkins has half of his defamation case against journalists Andrew Rule and John Silvester struck out for lack of evidence … Barristers accused of “plotting in their chambers” ... more |
| Trial reports May 7, 2013 | |
| Kevin Perkins v Floradale Productions & Ors | |
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Journos at ten paces … Retired Fairfax journalist Kevin Perkins sues journalists Andrew Rule and John Silvester over a chapter in their true crime book Underbelly: The Golden Mile ... Yet another court case involving the Waterhouses ... more |
| Media Matters April 29, 2013 |
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| NZ media reforms | |
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New Zealand has been looking at new proposals for media regulation which address the digital revolution … Unlike Australia and the UK, the NZ Law Commission’s media reform plans have met with minimal resistance … Barrister Steven Price investigates ... more |
| Dossier April 28, 2013 | |
| IP news here, and there | |
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Corby copyright win uncontroversial … New WIPO document … Anti-counterfeiting and piracy conference … China cracks down on online piracy ... more |
| Media Matters April 25, 2013 | |
| Leveson: Press proposes its own "Royal Charter" | |
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National newspapers in Britain have proposed their own “Royal Charter” for media self-regulation in response to the one approved last week by parliament … This Inforrm piece looks at their version and Hacked Off’s reaction ... more |
| Dossier April 23, 2013 |
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| This sporting life | |
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The burgeoning Dank file … Aunty under fire from “drunkard” and “racist” ... Yahoo!7 under attack from Queenslanders … Fairfax story suppressed … All over for a mining magnate, a carbon credit trader and a grieving mother ... more |
| Privilege April 22, 2013 | |
| Sylvia Enders v Erbas & Associates Pty Ltd & Anor (No. 2) | |
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An email sent to 20 staff about absences from work is protected by both forms of qualified privilege – common law and section 30 … NSW District Court Judge Judith Gibson finds an absence of malice might well be sufficient for this “tempest in a teacup” ... more |