Rebecca E. Griffiths

2 months ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Jonah H. Gorodensky |Laura Davis |Rebecca E. Griffiths |Oyedeji Ayonrinde

1 Introduction Adults with severe psychiatric illness (SPI) experience worse cancer outcomes and a higher-than-expected cancer case-fatality rate, across a variety of cancers [1-8]. This is in spite of individuals with SPI having a similar cancer incidence compared to the rest of the population [1-3].

Jul 11, 2024 | lexology.com | Shaun Temby |Rebecca E. Griffiths

The regulation of digital platforms in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory has taken on a new character from 1 July 2024, as ‘Part A’ of the ‘stage two’ national defamation reforms come into force. These reforms are directed to the publication of material on virtually any digital platform, including social media platforms, review websites, search engines and forum platforms.

Mar 27, 2024 | maddocks.com.au | Catherine C. Dunlop |Taboka Finn |Rebecca E. Griffiths |Shaun Temby

The High Court has recently found that ‘a reasonable opportunity to respond to adverse material’ under the legislation governing the Victorian Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) requires an opportunity to respond to the substance or gravamen of the evidentiary material. Further, the use of the term ‘adverse material’ in the legislation meant that IBAC needed to give an opportunity to respond to not just the proposed findings but to adverse comments and opinions, as well.

Mar 20, 2024 | lexology.com | Rebecca E. Griffiths |Shaun Temby

In this third instalment of our Defamation Reforms in Review series, we consider two recent high-profile defamation cases and delve into two of the most interesting, topical and complex defences that the publisher of an allegedly defamatory statement (the Publisher) may raise in defence of a defamation action: contextual truth and public interest.

Dec 8, 2023 | lexology.com | Rebecca E. Griffiths |Shaun Temby

In the second article of our four part series on the current state of defamation law in Australia, we consider the following further key reforms in this area following their introduction in 2021:the single publication rule;the amendments to the concerns notice procedure; andoffers to make amends, and the defence available where a reasonable offer is rejected. Our first article in the series covered the most notable reform to this area of law, the new serious harm threshold.