Our team regularly acts for public figures, professionals and business operators who have been defamed. This work includes:
- Identifying imputations which arise from defamatory publications
- Preparing concerns notices and letters seeking apologies
- Seeking and obtaining orders restraining the publication of defamatory material
- Conducting settlement negotiations, and where matters cannot be resolved by negotiation, prosecuting defamation proceedings in the Courts
We also provide pre–publication advice to authors and publishers to minimise the prospect of litigation.
By providing sound practical advice, we encourage our clients to explore alternative dispute resolution methods wherever possible in order to achieve swift commercial and economical results for all parties and to preserve a client’s reputation.