Wishart v Murray - [2016] 2 NZLR 565

Defamation — Social-media liability — Strike out application — Stay of proceedings — Statements posted on Facebook and Twitter — Multiple publications by same author as single cause of action — Statements by different authors as single cause of action — Identifiable bases of liability against defendants — Liability for comments by third parties — Whether hyperlinking of defamatory material endorsement — Vicarious liability of employer — Use of employer’s communications infrastructure to post statements — Single or multiple publication rule — Limitation issues — Defamation Act 2013 (UK), s 8.