Australia's premier defamation lawyers.
Perth Defamation Lawyers, led by principal lawyer, Lee Allen, are amongst Australia’s leading defamation experts. Our clients are advised on risks to their reputation and defamation claims with tactical & strategic thinking aimed at preserving, protecting and restoring their reputation, by no other than the best.
Concerns Notices
The first step for all defamation matters. Always fixed price, and guaranteed to be more affordable than any other law firm with our price beat guarantee.
Concerns Notice Responses
Received a concerns notice and need to respond? We have over seven (7) years' experience in responding to concerns notices.
Reputation Management
We bring the right people together to challenge established thinking and drive transform in 2020
Defamation
We act for both Plaintiffs & Defendants in defamation claims throughout Australia.
Injurious Falsehood
Has your business been targeted online? If for some reason a claim for defamation is not appropriate, we can advise you on a claim for injurious falsehood, which is similar to defamation.
Defamation
Frequently Asked Questions
Defamation occurs when someone has harmed your reputation by publishing a statement, usually in writing (libel), but also oral statements (slander). In Australia the distinction between libel and slander has been abolished, to create a uniform approach to both under a single law of defamation.
Yes, we most certainly can! Google reviews can be extremely damaging to any business’ reputation, cause a loss of confidence from both current and prospective customers and clients. With a loss of confidence comes a loss of revenue and profit.
Most businesses, especially small businesses in Australia, rely on their reputation, and, in the age of modern technology and the internet – their online reputation, to generate a living.
It is for that reason that it is extremely important to protect your business’ online reputation as soon as possible when you become aware of a Google review that is damaging to your business and your online image. The quicker you act, the quicker you can preserve and protect your business’ reputation, and your livelihood.
Yes, we can help with anonymous Google reviews. This can be done via a process called preliminary discovery.
Yes. Defamation on social media is now a regular occurrence throughout Australia. The ability for people to publish statements and therefore, defamatory statements, to their friends and family, wider social circle, community, and the world at large is easier than it has ever been.
Because of social media like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Whatsapp, and other forms of popular social media platforms or instant messaging apps, we are often asked to provide advice on how to deal with defamatory material arising on these platforms and to issue statutorily compliant concerns notices.
Of course! The media and journalists have always been responsible for a large number of defamation cases, and they will likely continue to be sued by individuals all around Australia and the world for the things they publish. Recent examples in Australia include Bruce Lehrmann’s case against Lisa Wilkinson and Network Ten; Ben Robert-Smith’s case against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and many others!
We can help you no matter where you are located in Australia, we can help you with advice and representation before the courts in your states. This includes, but is not limited to:
Perth, Western Australia
Darwin, Northern Territory
Brisbane, Queensland
Sydney, New South Wales
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Adelaide, South Australia
Hobart, Tasmania
Yes! Because of our expertise and knowledge in this area, we have the capacity to fix our fees in most circumstances. Even better, we won't be beaten on price with our price beat guarantee policy! You can check out our price list here and our price beat guarantee policy is here.