CompaniesProfessional ServicesHearsayPrint articleJumping the gun on defamation reformMichael PellyLegal editorNov 21, 2019 – 1.12pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginSoon after Commonwealth Attorney-General Christian Porter's Press Club speech on Wednesday, NSW AG Mark Speakman held a briefing for media outlets on defamation reform.Two years ago, Speakman agreed that NSW would lead a national reform project. He was ready to outline what is a pretty radical reform program ahead of next week's meeting of federal and state AGs.Loading...Michael Pelly was The Australian Financial Review’s legal editorSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreHearsayLegal professionMark SpeakmanRush caseRebel WilsonGeoffrey RushFacebookGeorge BrandisChristian PorterLatest In Professional servicesFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial ReviewThis CEO wakes at 5am, but doesn’t get in to work till 10amLauren SamsHow Matt Comyn starts his dayFrom stopping thieves in the GFC to running a $1b company, via The StarLife & LeisureRoom service for your bedroom and Blue Crush-inspired fashion1 hr agoEugenie KellyJewels that cost millions – and the clients who buy themCalifornia’s best-kept wine secrets: 5 bottles to discoverRich ListBillionaires Escalante and Arnaout taking liberties with ASICPrimrose RiordanCinema giant flags part-sale of Sydney’s George Street complexAnnie Cannon-Brookes steps out on her own