1 CPD Unit in Professional Skills


Date: Thursday 3 September 2020

Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Presenters: Richard Bradshaw - Johnston Withers 
                    Caitlin Walkington - Johnston Withers


The Uniform Defamation Act and the common law (so far as consistent with it) apply to social media and other electronic publications.

By reference to recent cases Richard Bradshaw and Caitlin Walkington will consider particular aspects of defamation law as they affect online publications, including:

-who is a ‘publisher’ and the differences between ‘primary publishers’ and ‘secondary publishers’
-distinct features of online publications and how they can affect defamatory imputations;
-foreshadowed changes to the law.

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