Jurisdiction for defamation in employment relations
Reading time – 8 minsOn 20 August 2021, the Supreme Court delivered judgment in FVM v TZB [2021] NZSC 102. The case was not a defamation proceeding, nor predicated…
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Craig v Slater – five points
Reading time – 9 minsThe Court of Appeal’s decision in Craig v Slater [2020] NZCA 305 could be one of the last decisions of the Colin Craig litigation extravaganza…
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A Word About Malice
Reading time – 4 minsSection 19 of the Defamation Act, which deals with rebuttal of qualified privilege, has long been a head scratcher. What was Parliament thinking when it…
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Is New Zealand the Libel World’s Most Plaintiff-Friendly Jurisdiction?
Reading time – 5 minsForum shoppers, take heed.