http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2007/06/and-they-didnt-leave-a-tip/ Housing law news and comment Mon, 21 May 2012 14:36:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2007/06/and-they-didnt-leave-a-tip/#comment-990 It’s been a hard day’s blog…. « Charon QC…the blawg Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:08:56 +0000 http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/archives/240#comment-990 [...] Nearly Legal has a fascinating post about restaurant reviewers being sued for defamation by ‘reviewed restaurants’. A trend…. blog reviewers? Excellent stuff. I was asked, three weeks ago, if I would like to write the odd restaurant review! I may well take it up… provided the ‘organ’ indemnifies me. Head of Legal has an interesting post about the application of Human Rights law to areas of effective British control abroad. [...] [...] Nearly Legal has a fascinating post about restaurant reviewers being sued for defamation by ‘reviewed restaurants’. A trend…. blog reviewers? Excellent stuff. I was asked, three weeks ago, if I would like to write the odd restaurant review! I may well take it up… provided the ‘organ’ indemnifies me. Head of Legal has an interesting post about the application of Human Rights law to areas of effective British control abroad. [...]

]]> http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2007/06/and-they-didnt-leave-a-tip/#comment-989 cearta.ie » Blog Archive » Unpalatable - defamatory restaurant reviews Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:28:21 +0000 http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/archives/240#comment-989 [...] (17 June 2007): Another newspaper report, and two excellent posts on this case: Nearly Legal And they didn’t leave a tip, and The Legal Soapbox The unpalatable truth. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where [...] [...] (17 June 2007): Another newspaper report, and two excellent posts on this case: Nearly Legal And they didn’t leave a tip, and The Legal Soapbox The unpalatable truth. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where [...]

]]> http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2007/06/and-they-didnt-leave-a-tip/#comment-988 contact Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:13:09 +0000 http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/archives/240#comment-988 Thanks, that is a good post. I'm not sure that it is wholly right to say that the decison in John Fairfax v Gacic was that the review was 'defamatory in principle'. The Order states that, in part, it is defamatory. Granted the defence is yet to come, but that is pretty clear. The issue is then whether there is a defence and what level of damages. Thanks, that is a good post. I’m not sure that it is wholly right to say that the decison in John Fairfax v Gacic was that the review was ‘defamatory in principle’. The Order states that, in part, it is defamatory. Granted the defence is yet to come, but that is pretty clear. The issue is then whether there is a defence and what level of damages.

]]> http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2007/06/and-they-didnt-leave-a-tip/#comment-987 Martin George Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:01:45 +0000 http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/archives/240#comment-987 See Eoin O'Dell's excellent post on this here: http://www.cearta.ie/2007/06/unpalatable-defamatory-restaurant-reviews/ See Eoin O’Dell’s excellent post on this here: http://www.cearta.ie/2007/06/unpalatable-defamatory-restaurant-reviews/

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