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All About The Defamation Time Limit
May 31st, 2019 by | Defamation
Don’t Let Sleeping Slanders Lie The old law stated that in an action for defamation (to use the old language, libel and slander), the aggrieved party had six (6) years to sue. However, the defamation time limit was drastically changed in the noughties by legislative reforms to defamation law across the Australian States. In this… Read more »
Defamation Damages
May 13th, 2014 by | Defamation
Compensation for Defamation If a person has been the victim of slander or libel, a claim for defamation damages can be brought. Whilst the Courts will not order a defendant to apologise, defamation lawyers will advise that is it good policy to apologise as soon as possible. The Courts will also take a defamation apology… Read more »
