It's an all too common occurrence – tempers can flare when people are forced to come into contact with others that they wouldn't usually associate with. When there are differing views in a strata scheme (whether about the standard of caretaking, management, decisions made by the committee, or just disputes between different lot owners) it can often devolve into one side taking their dispute too far and making false or damaging statements about the other. That is where the law of defamation can step in to help.

Defamation can take many forms, but by far the most common medium for defamatory publications in the body corporate context is email.

Read on to learn about examples of recent cases involving a "minor altercation" and a "'Peeping Tom' committee" escalating to the District Court.

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Article contributed by Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management 

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Article contributed by Matt Larwood, General Manager - Stratavote 

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