Peter Jakobsen Articles
Defaming Public Figures
May 3rd, 2017 by | Court Disputes, Peter Jakobsen
In defamation law, there is a defence of Qualified Privilege. A defamatory statement will not make the defendant liable if there was a legal, social or moral interest or duty to say it, and the person spoken-to had a corresponding duty or interest to hear it. And the statement must be reasonably necessary to the… Read more »
Service of Court Process From Overseas
March 29th, 2017 by | Court Disputes, Peter Jakobsen
The world is a smaller place and more and more of us do business overseas, in the United States among other countries, despite the disdain of the US President for certain free trade agreements. But business can, unfortunately, sometimes lead to litigation (which has been described as business by other means). What to do if… Read more »
