64%
Media Outlets
Reported an increase in online subpoena claims over the past 24 months.
$2.4M
Average Claim Value
Mean non-economic damage prayer in digital defamation actions.
82%
Mediation Success Rate
Press disputes resolved through Press Council tribunal conciliation.
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