Monday, December 22, 2008

Facebook

Interesting to read about the lawyers who managed to get an ACT court to agree to let them serve papers via Facebook. Apparently this is the first time as far as anyone knows and the story has had press coverage internationally as well as in Australia.

Australian court serves documents via Facebook

“Today in what appears to be a first in Australia and perhaps the world, Master Harper of the ACT Supreme Court ordered that a default judgement could be served on defendants by notification on Facebook” Sydney Morning Herald 12th December 2008