Critical Media Law Issues - Amendments to the Uniform Defamation Legislation: Practice and Procedure
OND2211N27A5
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Amendments to the Uniform Defamation Legislation: practice and procedure
- Arguments about imputations and defence
- Timetabling
Panellists:
The Honourable Judith Gibson, New South Wales District Court
Dauid Sibtain SC, Barrister, Level 22 Chambers
Robert Todd, Partner, Ashurst; Best Lawyers 2022, Defamation and Media Law
Presenters
The Honourable Judith Gibson
Judge Gibson is the Defamation List Judge for the District Court of New South Wales and a member of the advisory committee assisting the Department of Justice’s current review of the uniform defamation legislation. Judge Gibson is a contributing author to Australian Defamation Law and Practice (LexisNexis) and the author of the Defamation chapter in the Judicial Commission’s Benchbook.
Dauid Sibtain SC
With over 20 years’ experience at the Bar, Dauid maintains an expansive practice, with particular expertise in media, building and construction, commercial, and intellectual property matters. His considerable experience as a trial and appellate advocate before both judges and juries, has seen him appear in significant litigation in the High Court of Australia, New South Wales Court of Appeal and in other superior courts. He is regularly engaged to appear in urgent applications and frequently advises and appears for high profile clients, on instruction from both solicitors in private practice and directly from in-house corporate legal departments. Dauid has been recognised as Recommended in 2018-2020 in Doyle’s guide as Recommended Counsel, Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Barristers, NSW.