Tag: defamation

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High Court decision on Google shocks defamation lawyers

In a huge win for internet giant Google, the court found the search engine was not legally responsible for defamatory news articles as it was...

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High Court finds Google not responsible for defamatory articles

Australia’s highest court has ruled Google is not legally responsible for defamatory news articles as it is not the publisher of such content. A majority...

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Google loses defamation battle, ordered to pay John Barilaro $715,000

A federal court has ordered Google to pay $715,000 to former New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro following a series of “racist” and “abusive”...