So you’ve run your mouth, or more likely your fingers, the aggrieved takes issue and gives you a Concerns Notice alleging that you’ve defamed him/her and sometimes, it. What do you do? 1. Do nothing Doing nothing can be useful, until it isn’t. As discussed in my previous article on defamation, the delivery of a continue reading
A brief review of the law of defamation and its recent changes On 1 July 2021, major changes to the defamation law came into effect. These changes introduced, among other things, the single publication rule, serious harm threshold and the requirement to issue a concerns notice before proceedings can be commenced. But what does this continue reading
Am I a family lawyer? No. Though, through the sheer beast that is litigation, my path is often crossed with those colleagues who practice in this area of law. Often, we receive referrals from such colleagues whose client’s enquiry is often prefaced by the words “they can’t touch it, it’s in a trust! Or can continue reading
The legal principle of undue influence provides that a contract may be set aside or at least voidable in favour of the purported ‘weaker party’, should the agreement have arisen from a relationship of influence between the parties. Not all such transactions are remediable, but where established, the ‘weaker party’ will have the option to continue reading
