What do Geoffrey Rush, Rebel Wilson and Alan Jones have in common? All three were involved in defamation trials. But what exactly is defamation, why is NSW considered the defamation capital of the world, and what statutory changes have been proposed to improve our defamation laws? We break down these issues with the help of Professor David Rolph from Sydney Law School, an expert in the modernisation of defamation law.
Footnotes is a podcast created by the Sydney University Law Society for students, by students, supported by Gilbert + Tobin, and available wherever you get your podcasts.
Season 2 production team: Alison Chen (SULS Publications Director), Alana Callus, Vivienne Davies, Llewellyn Horgan, Vivien Lin, Brandon Velleley, David Zhu.
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