If suing for libel, you must do so within a limited time from the alleged libel taking place. The New York Court of Appeals yesterday ruled that for internet libel, the clock starts ticking when the page is first posted on-line, not when the web site was last updated.
In doing so, the court rejected the claim of Geoge Firth, former Director of Law Enforcement for the Department of Environmental Conservation.
At a press conference in December 1996, the State Education Department posted on its Government Locator web site a report which was critical of Firth.
A recent Paris Court of Appeal ruling ordering a blanket blocking of several pornographic websites underscores the growing concerns over child protection in the digital age, an expert has said.
The ineffectiveness of the actions of the Church of England to stop abuse by John Smyth demonstrate the importance of prompt, full investigations whenever safeguarding concerns are raised, an expert has said.
Victoria’s security of payment legislation could soon see extensive reform the state government has indicated, in its response to a parliamentary inquiry into refusals to pay construction industry sub-contractors for completed works.
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