Defamation Lawyers
Hollier Rhodes Lawyers is one of Australia's leading defamation law firms. Our firm exclusively deals with a person's or business's reputation.
We have successfully:
- Removed countless misleading and untruthful reviews from Google Business Profiles, Glassdoor, ServiceSeeking, and others
- Stopped defamers from repeatedly publishing defamatory material
- Taken down defamatory websites
- Prevented media organisations from publishing news stories
- Removed negative material from AI, such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, and others
- Settled many defamation disputes
- Defended numerous defamation claims
What We Do?
Remove Content
We remove online content from any platform, such as Google Maps, Facebook, TikTok, X, and more. In defamation law, content removal usually includes drafting a formal letter (called a Concerns Notice) to the person who posted it and demand that they remove the content.
Cease & Desists
We stop a person from repeatedly publishing defamatory material by drafting a formal letter (called a Concerns Notice) demanding that the person cease their behaviour.
Reveal Anonymous Publishers
If publisher is unknown or hiding behind a pseudonym, we apply to the Court to reveal their identity.
Retractions
We hold defamers accountable by drafting formal letter (called a Concerns Notice) that demands a retraction from the publisher.
Apologies
We will issue a formal letter (called a Concerns Notice) to the publisher demanding a prompt apology.
Advice
We provide our clients with legal and strategic advice on their defamation matter, the prospect of success, and the best way to approach the dispute.
Compensation
If the publication is severely damaging, compensation may be an appropriate remedy. We seek compensation by drafting a formal letter (called a Concerns Notice), negotiate with the opposing party, and reach a settlement with both sides signing a Deed of Settlement & Release. If the parties cannot agree on a settlement, the next step is to consider initiating legal proceedings.
Court
As a last resort, if the defamer fails to engage, or if the parties cannot agree on a settlement, we assist clients in navigating complex defamation litigation.
Defence
If a person or a business receives a Concerns Notice, it is essential to respond with a strong defence. It can be fatal to ignore defamation threats or even to delay a legal response. We help clients strategically manoeuvre defamation threats and in many cases, defeat them.
Who We Represent?
We represent a wide variety of individuals and businesses, from everyday Australians to national corporations. Some of our past clients have included:
- Accountants and accounting firms
- Air conditioning companies
- Builders
- Cafes
- Charities
- Doctors and medical practices
- Dentists, dental practices, and dental chains
- Electronics repairers
- Ex-employees
- Insurance companies
- Lawyers and law firms
- Physiotherapists and physiotherapy clinics
- Podiatrists and podiatry clinics
- Police Officers
- Politicians
- Real estate agents and real estate agencies
- Tattoo removal clinics
- Social media influencers
- Strata committees of owners corporations
- Veterinarians and veterinary clinics
Who We Act Against?
We act against individuals, businesses (usually competitors), and media organisations. Some examples of opposing parties we have acted against include:
- Business competitors
- Business stakeholders
- Business customers
- Ex-business partners
- Ex-employees
- Ex-employers
- Politicians
Some examples of media organisations we have acted against include:
- A Current Affair
- Herald Sun
- ServiceSeeking.com.au
- The Age
- The Australian
- The Australian Financial Review
- The Canberra Times
- The Daily Mail
- The Daily Telegraph
- The Greek Herald
- The Sydney Morning Herald
- TikTok
- X
Pricing
Option
Cost Estimate
Initial Consultation
$330
Concerns Notice (content removal, cease & desists, retractions, apologies)
$1,000 - $2,000
Uncover Anonymous People
$10,000 - $30,000
Defence
A quote will be provided
Court (e.g. court orders for restraint, or retraction, or take down, or compensation, etc)
A quote will be provided
Our Team
Rodney Hollier
Principal Lawyer
Rodney is the principal lawyer of Hollier Rhodes Lawyers. His areas of expertise include content removal, defamation, and injurious falsehood.
He has been interested in reputation law since 2016 and his writings on the subject (and other topics) have appeared or been referenced in many academic books published by Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and SpringerLink. He has also appeared or been referenced in mainstream media throughout the world including ABC News, ABC Radio, The Washington Post, Vice, PopSugar, and the The Law Society of NSW Journal and on one occasion, his writing was viewed approximately 8 million times.
Veronica Voo, PhD
Consultant
Veronica's area of expertise is in content removal and she assists in operations at Hollier Rhodes Lawyers.
Outside of Hollier Rhodes, Veronica is a Commercial Manager at Hollier Group and holds a PhD in cancer research from Monash University.
Contact Us
- New South Wales
- Victoria
- Queensland
- Western Australia
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Australian Capital Territory
- Northern Territory
