Defamatory meanings and the hazards of relying on the ‘ordinary, reasonable person’ fiction

© 2017, Pacific Media Centre, Auckland University of Technology. All rights reserved. Defamation law offers a remedy when the plaintiff’s reputation is harmed by something the defendant publishes. At the heart of the action lies the question—what do the words complained about actually mean? The proc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fernandez, Joseph
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pacific Media Centre, AUT 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56175