
Barrister
Parisa Hart
Date of Admission: 2016
Tel: +61 2 8023 9009
Fax: +61 2 9231 3320
parisahart@selbornechambers.com.au
Areas of Practice
Administrative Law
Commercial Law
Communications/Media Law
Contracts Law
Criminal Law
Defamation Law
Land & Environment Law
Trade Practices & Competition
About
Since being called to the bar in 2016, Parisa has been briefed in a vast area of law and has significant experience in Defamation Law and Criminal Law.
Parisa has appeared in a range of Courts and Tribunals, including the Federal Court, the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, NSW Supreme Court, AAT and the NSW District and Local Courts.
She is an active member of the legal profession and is a member of the Young Lawyers Civil Litigation, Communications, Entertainment and Technology Law, Criminal Law and Family Law Committees. Parisa is also on the External Junior Counsel Panel and has appeared as Junior Counsel for the CDPP on complex Commonwealth Prosecution matters.
Parisa has written articles on legal topics which have been published in the BarNews Journal and the Australian Bar Review, and often appears on Benchmark’s BenchTV to discuss important legal issues and recent cases.
Professional Memberships
Member, New South Wales Bar Association
Committee Member, NSW Young Lawyers, Communications, Entertainment and Technology Law
Committee Member, NSW Young Lawyers, Civil Litigation
Committee Member, NSW Young Lawyers, Criminal Law
External Junior Counsel Panel Member, Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
Publications
Defence of Qualified Privilege
Defamation Damages under the New Legislation (2020)
Defamation Reforms – Stage 1
Amendments to damages provisions under the Defamation Act 2005 (NSW)
Balzola v Passas & Anor [2018] NSWSC 194
Bowden v KSMC Holdings Pty Ltd as Hubba Bubba Childcare on Haig & Chapman [2019] NSWDC 98
Bruder Expedition Pty Ltd v Leigh [2019] QDC 116
Hive Wellness Australia Pty Ltd (formerly Capilano Honey Ltd) & Ben McKee v Mulvany
Jay v Petrikas [2019] NSWDC 707
John Nigel Walden v Attilio Danieletto
Moore v Scenic Tours Pty Ltd [2020] HCA 17
Murray v Raynor [2019] NSWCA 274
Petro Poroshenko v British Broadcasting Corporation
Stokes v Ragless [2019] SASCFC 31
TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd v Pahuja [2019] NSWCA 166
Report on Victoria International Container Terminal Limited v Lunt
- Does the s 26 contextual truth defence have any practical utility in light of the authorities? [2019] 47 Aust Bar Rev 284

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Sydney NSW 2000
Tel +61 2 9233 6400
Fax +61 2 9231 3320
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Clerk – Skye Arnold
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