Day: 22 December 2020

On 2 December 2020, the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (‘COVID Extension Act’)was passed by the Queensland Parliament. This was later assented on 4 December 2020. One of its key objectives, as articulated by the Explanatory Notes, is to ‘extend the operation of all COVID-19 related legislation which is still required … Read more

Injurious falsehood is an action in torts that can be brought against an individual/business for publishing false statements with malicious intent, resulting in some form of damage (generally financial damage). This is similar to defamation, however, ought to be distinguished as injurious falsehood is available for larger businesses and is concerned more with economic loss … Read more