Author: Holly Jager

The Supreme Court of Victoria has added to the growing jurisprudence regarding search engines and liability for third-party publications, including when sharing hyperlinks to that content, awarding criminal law solicitor George Defteros $40,000 in damages for defamation.

The Wagner brothers, who sued the publishers of a 60 Minutes broadcast regarding the 2011 Grantham floods, have been awarded considerable damages, including aggravated damages. The judgment reminds publishers of the importance of appropriate pre-publication steps.