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Quick Reference Card: Defamation Law
This Quick Reference Card provides practitioners (and students) with a concise summary of Defamation Law as it applies in Australia.
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Product description
Written by recognised area expert Patrick George (author of Defamation Law 2nd ed 2012 and Social Media and the Law 2014), the Quick Reference Card: Defamation Law covers the following topics:
- The cause of action for defamation
- Publication
- Identification
- Defamatory Meaning
- Resolution without litigation
- Procedure to trial
- Defences
- Truth
- Qualified privilege
- Honest opinion
- Other defences
- Damages
Features
- Concise summary of the most important principles of Defamation Law
- Written by an acknowledged expert
Related Titles
George, Defamation Law in Australia, 2nd ed, 2012
George et al, Social Media and the Law, 2014