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Defaming through google reviews

Limelight 02/20

In Cheng v Lok [2020] SASC 14, the Supreme Court of South Australia awarded a lawyer $750,000 in defamation damages against a woman who gave his firm a bad review on Google. Background Gordon Cheng was born in China and was originally admitted to practice as a lawyer in Hong Kong. After moving to Australia, he began practicing in the ACT in 1988 and in South Australia in 1992, where he eventually become a barrister. Mr Cheng holds a variety of accolades including being a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Notaries, a member of the Notaries Society of South Australian, a member of the Law Society of South Australia and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He also holds a position as the legal advisor of the Australian Chinese Medical Association since 1994 and provides pro bono services to Chinese speakers since 2012 through…

Government to Enhance Data Privacy and Protection to ‘Regulate the Digital Age’

Limelight 01/20

On 12 December 2019, the Treasury, as part of its response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Digital Platforms Inquiry final report (DPI Report), made commitments…

Obligations under CPS 234 and its trickle-down effect

Limelight 11/19

The fast-tracked development and commencement of APRA Prudential Standard CPS 234 on 1 July 2019 has been widely viewed as a step in the right direction given the…

Causes of data breaches, industries most impacted and regulator comments following the first 8 months of the NDB Scheme

Limelight 11/18

Introduction Trends are emerging from the quarterly statistical data reports released by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on data breach notifications received in the first…

When will an employer be vicariously liable for an employee’s cybercrime?

Limelight 10/18

Insurance a ‘valid answer’ to doomsday arguments Introduction The English case of Various claimants v William Morrisons Supermarket plc [2017] EWHC 313 (Morrisons) was the first class action…

New data protection requirements in the EU – A guide for Australian businesses

Limelight 06/18

The European Union General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018, harmonising data protection laws across the European Union.  The GDPR are privacy laws…

Australian spy agency gets teeth

Limelight 06/18

In the wake of the increase in the incidence and sophistication of cybercrime, from 1 July 2018, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), an Australian government foreign intelligence collection…

Proposal for a comprehensive private sector whistleblower protection scheme

Limelight 09/17

Introduction A recent analysis of whistleblower protections across G20 countries found Australia’s private sector whistleblower protections to be relatively weak. The Federal Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and…

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