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Welcome to Media Law Update, a regular review of issues and developments in this area of New Zealand law from Bell Gully.
In this issue, we feature:
- Broadcasting: The serious business of the House of Representatives
- Advertising: Refusal to publish advertisement
- Journalistic notes: Discovery of documents in defamation proceedings against media organisations: transcripts of reporter's notes and draft programme scripts
- Broadcasting: The South Park "Bloody Mary" episode - religious sensibilities versus freedom of expression in a free and democratic society
- Access to court records: The Law Commission's Draft Report
- Access to court records: The media's concerns and remedies
- Name suppression: New Zealand Press Council ruling
Enquiries and information
For more information on any of the cases, articles or features in Media Law Update, please call Alan Ringwood on 64 9 916 8925 or Garry Williams on 64 9 916 8661.
Disclaimer
This publication is necessarily brief and general in nature. You should take professional advice before taking any action in relation to the matters dealt with in this publication.
