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David Rolph
@dkrolph
Musings on law, media, books, politics, culture, high and low.
May 24, 2022 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Defamation law changes are needed for freer speech #auslaw #defamation smh.com.au/business/workp… This editorial seeks to cover a lot of ground. It acknowledges that there have been recent changes to defamation law as part of the first stage of reforms to the national, uniform defamation laws. It mentions the new requirement of serious harm to reputation.
Aug 28, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
What, if any, defamatory meaning does a 'zipper-mouth face' emoji convey? Gibson DCJ considers the issue here: caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/1742d… #auslaw #defamation 'Defamatory meaning and emoji
Although there has been some academic criticism of judges for referring to sources such as Wikipedia (R Smyth, “What do Trial Judges Cite?”, Evidence from the New South Wales District Court" [2018] UNSWLawJl 9; (2018) 41(1) UNSW Law Journal 211, ...'