Matt Collins
Dr Matt Collins AM QC is a Melbourne barrister. He represented Nine in the action brought by former Treasurer Joe Hockey, and Rebel Wilson in her action against Bauer Media.
Opinion
Roberts-Smith case
Ben Roberts-Smith took the fight to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald – it was a disastrous miscalculation
The Age and the Herald have won the libel case of the century. These were always stories that deserved to be told. It should not have required one of the most expensive trials in the nation’s history to establish that.
- by Matt Collins
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Opinion
Defamation
By crikey! Murdoch and a minnow flirting with the Streisand effect
News Corp co-chair Lachlan Murdoch’s decision to sue Crikey over an article is just as bizarre as the small publisher choosing to effectively goad him into doing so.
- by Matt Collins
Opinion
Defamation
A judgment rooted in 1928, when the world couldn’t have dreamed of Facebook
The High Court has delivered a ruling that should alarm not only media outlets but every user of social media - because its effect is to make all of them the publishers of anyone’s comments to their posts.
- by Matt Collins
Opinion
Defamation
Ben Roberts-Smith: A war-crimes trial masquerading as defamation action
Starting Monday, this trial is the biggest defamation action in living memory.
- by Matt Collins
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