I post on behalf of Barbara McDonald:

Dear Colleagues:

Congratulations go to ODGer David Rolph of the University of Sydney on the publication by Thomson Reuters of his new book Defamation Law.

 

http://www.thomsonreuters.com.au/defamation-law-1st-edition-book/productdetail/122398

From the blurb:

Defamation Law by David Rolph provides a comprehensive, up-to-date account of Australian defamation law. This work provides both a practical resource and an explanation of the historical background and current sources of Australian defamation law.  Dr Rolph analyses the competing interests underlying defamation – the protection of reputation and freedom of expression – and considers in detail the requirements of the plaintiff’s case for defamation, the range of available defences and the remedies which may be awarded.  This work considers a range of practical questions such as how to deal with directions for juries, costs, damages, interlocutories particular to defamation, capacity arguments, particulars and interrogatories.

The Hon Justice Susan Kiefel AC of the High Court of Australia has written in the foreword:  

“Any lawyer, practising or academic, who has had to grapple with defamation law would almost certainly agree with the observation of Dr David Rolph that it has a deserved reputation for being arcane, complex, technical and obscure… Dr Rolph’s text combines both academic and practical approaches to this complex topic. He provides a  comprehensive explanation of the theory of defamation law and a guide to its many aspects in practice. The author also speaks with the voice of a law reformer…. Despite defamation law in Australia now being uniform, it has not been the subject of real reform. His opinions on the steps which could be taken to simplify this area of the law provide a valuable contribution to resolving what many regard as unfinished business. “

Barbara McDonald

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Jason Neyers
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Western University
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