Judge knocks back painter’s defamation case over ‘unflattering’ Google review

Defamation 2023-01-25 2:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne | Sydney

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In one of the first cases to test a new ‘serious harm’ threshold for defamation matters, a judge has knocked back a NSW house painter’s defamation case over a one star Google review, saying that people would consider “unflattering” business reviews to be expressions of personal opinion.

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