Kerin Benson Lawyers
  • Home
  • Our Approach
  • Services
    • Strata Services
      • General Strata Advice
      • Strata Disputes – Litigation & NCAT Representation
      • Management Rights Advice & Disputes
      • By-Laws and Rules
      • Levy Recovery
      • Strata Disputes – Litigation & ACAT Representation
    • Building Services
      • Building Defect Disputes
      • Contracts for Remedial Building Works
      • Fire and Life Safety Issues
    • Online Services
      • Online Tools
  • Our People
  • Blogs
  • Resources
  • Contact Us
  • News & Publications
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • NSW
      • Strata Disputes
      • Levies
      • By-Laws
      • Building Defects
      • BCA Compliance
      • Video Presentations
    • ACT
      • Strata Disputes
      • Levies
      • Building Defects
      • BCA Compliance
Select Page

“You Can’t Say That!” – Defamation Reforms And Strata Schemes

by Allison | Aug 14, 2023 | Case Review, News & Publications, NSW, Strata Disputes

Living in a Strata Scheme, Neighbourhood Scheme or Community Association can be challenging – especially so when tempers flare and fingers fly (over a keyboard). Many people vent their frustrations about their neighbours, their Owners Corporation, committee or strata...

Facebook Operators Potentially Liable for Defamatory Third-Party Comments

by Allison | Sep 2, 2019 | News & Publications, NSW, Recent News

In the recent Supreme Court of NSW case Voller (Voller v Nationwide News Pty Ltd; Voller v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd; Voller v Australian News Channel Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 766), the court held that operators of public Facebook pages are deemed to be...

Defamation and owners corporations: be careful in your communications

by Allison | Jul 29, 2019 | Case Review, News & Publications, NSW, Recent News, Strata Disputes, Strata Disputes

In Raynor v Murray [2019] NSWDC 189 the New South Wales District Court has held that remarks sent in an email to the chairperson of an owners corporation that copied in all owners and occupiers within the scheme were defamatory. The case came about after the owners...

Recent News & Publications

  • Discrimination in Strata Title Buildings
  • Case Note. DT-152023 v AB & Anor [2023] ACAT 82
  • NSW FACT SHEET 4: Compulsory Strata Management: How does it affect you and your scheme?
  • Balustrades in Strata Title Buildings
  • Case Note. Doherty v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 36613 [2021] NSWCATAP 285

Sign up for our Newsletter

Join our mailing list for updates, case reviews and news from Kerin Benson Lawyers

* indicates required
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.