media

• Aboriginal group launches defamation case against Channel 7

  11th Jul 2019

  Peter O’Brien represents a group of clients from the NT community of Yirrkala, who are suing Channel 7 in the Federal Court following a segment that was broadcast on Sunrise Breakfast. In June, Channel 7 attempted that argue that the community members’ Statement of Claim should be struck out.

• Police raids on journalists: very disturbing

  5th Jun 2019

  The Australian Federal Police raids on a News Limited journalist yesterday and the ABC today are very disturbing attempts to harass and bully journalists and their sources, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance.

• Police raid on journalist’s home threatens democracy, say lawyers

  4th Jun 2019

  The law must protect journalists and their sources from harassment by police and security agencies, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) commenting on today’s Australian Federal Police raid on News Limited journalist Annika Smethurst’s home.

• Photography and the law – when is it illegal to take a photo?

  9th May 2019

  Geoff Baldwin explores the rapidly changing nature and capabilities of modern photography and the laws surrounding it.

• Emojis in litigation: Adding unpredictability and ambiguity to electronic communications

  14th Jun 2018

  An exploration of the prevalence of emojis in modern electronic communications, and the increased legal analysis of what these emojis are intended to mean and/or imply.

• Defamation actions: the high cost of social media posts, comments and ‘likes’

  24th May 2018

  Seeking restitution for defamation in a world of social media.

• How technological change is expanding open justice

  26th Apr 2018

  Today, open justice is mediated not only by mass media, but by social media too. Courtrooms are more accessible than ever before. For the most part, this should be celebrated. But the expansion of open justice also poses real challenges for courts.