• 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…

  • Defamation in New Zealand: 2017 half-way review

    2017: Half-Year Update

    Reading time – 6 minsAs New Zealand enters (what we’ll call) the Chilly Winter Term, it is timely to observe some important judgments released recently.  Developments have mainly favoured…

  • Defamation in New Zealand: 2016 review

    2016: A Review

    Reading time – 4 minsNew Zealand courts heard several trials and important interlocutory battles in 2016.  Political defamation cases were a feature.