Category Archives: Qualified privilege

The politician’s privilege?: Wookey v Quigley [2011] WASC 227

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Since Lange in 1998, politicians have no longer been the cornerstones of the defamation lawyer’s practice. The High Court decided that we have an implied right in our constitution to discuss “government and political matter” and so politicians took their … Continue reading →

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Blog debate defamation: Baglow v Smith 2011 ONSC 5131, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Canada

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

Omar Khadr is a Canadian David Hicks. As a 15 year old, he was captured by American troops in Afghanistan, and he now lives in Guantanamo Bay. In the Canadian political “blogosphere”, Dr Dawg is a left-leaning blogger who believes … Continue reading →

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Qualified privilege and Rumours in the High Court: Cush v Dillon [2011] HCA 30

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

On 10 August 2011, the High Court considered the question of whether qualified privilege attached to a statement (made in April 2005) to the Chairperson of a Committee known as the CMA, that: “it is common knowledge among people [on … Continue reading →

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