• Defamation analysis: Malice

    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…

  • 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…