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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 on defamatory statements. But the Court’s findings calibrate the determination of defamation law in employment-related disputes.
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Trumpy
Reading time – 6 minsDonald Trump and Twitter. Say no more.
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The Jewish Cartoonist and the Anti-Semitic Teacher
Reading time – 8 minsOur favourite case featuring cartoons.
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A Heavyweight Dispute
Reading time – 13 minsWhen the King got knocked off his throne.
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Pipe down, you
Reading time – 3 minsWhen simply pointing at a placard landed one man before the courts.
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Brotherly Love
Reading time – 5 minsA brotherly dispute leads to libel action in 1890s Masterton.
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Courtney J’s Christmas Gift
Reading time – 10 minsWishart v Murray: Round 3.
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The Family Squabble
Reading time – 8 minsA defamation claim for $250,000? Tell him he’s dreaming.
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Sexually Transmitted Fiasco
Reading time – 4 minsRape allegations, venereal diseases and public lampooning in northwest China.
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Mistaken Identity
Reading time – 2 minsA funeral parlour’s shocking blunder.
