Rolph on Defamation Second Edition - Book

Rolph on Defamation Second Edition - Book

By David Rolph

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Date: 19/07/2024

Code: 9780455502113

Lawbook Co., AUSTRALIA

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"Defamation Law is an outstanding work…as useful to the solicitor ... as it will be to counsel conducting a defamation trial or an appeal (and) to the appellate judge determining how a principle…should be applied to a novel situation. And it will be required reading for any reformer … (It) combines the practical, theoretical,  and historical (with) incisive insights…Dr Rolph (provides) an accessible but rigorous exposition of defamation law thereby demystifying this complex cause of action." - The Hon M H McHugh AC QC, Justice of the High Court of Australia (1989-2005) on the First Edition, (2016) 90 ALJ 756.

 

Rolph On Defamation Second Edition provides a comprehensive, up-to-date account of Australian defamation law. This work provides both a practical resource and an explanation of the historical background and current sources of Australian defamation law. 

Cited by the High Court of Australia in its first edition, this work has already been recognised as a defining yet highly accessible voice on this specialised field of law, since its initial release in 2015.

David Rolph analyses the competing interests underlying defamation – the protection of reputation and freedom...

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword             

Chapter 1            Introduction

Chapter 2            The Competing Interests in Defamation Law

Chapter 3            The History and Sources of Defamation Law

Chapter 4            Criminal Defamation

Chapter 5            Preliminary Matters

Chapter 6            Defamatory Capacity and Meaning

Chapter 7            Identification

Chapter 8            Publication

Chapter 9            Serious Harm

Chapter 10          Justification

Chapter 11          Absolute Privilege

Chapter 12          Qualified Privilege

Chapter 13          Protected Reports

Chapter 14          Fair Comment and Honest Opinion

Chapter 15          Miscellaneous Defences

Chapter 16          Damages

Chapter 17          Injunctions

Chapter 18          Offers of Amends and Other Remedies

Chapter 19          Causes of Action Other Than Defamation

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