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Natalya King

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Natalya King is a lawyer, contributing the chapter on reality television to the Thomson Reuters textbook Privacy Law in New Zealand

New Zealand’s Aaron Smith during a press conference at the Heritage Hotel, Auckland. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday July 3, 2017. See PA story RUGBYU New Zealand. Photo credit should read: David Davies/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Editorial use only. No commercial use or obscuring of sponsor logos. Editorial use only. No commercial use or obscuring of sponsor logos.

What matters about the Daily Mail’s big Aaron Smith sex scandal story – and what doesn’t

Leaked texts and sordid details have brought the Aaron Smith scandal roaring back into the news. Lawyer Natalya King assesses the fallout and its legal implications for Smith, the All Blacks and the media.

By Natalya King | 17th August, 2017

New Zealand’s scrum-half Aaron Smith attends a press conference in Cardiff, South Wales, on September 30, 2015 during the Rugby World Cup 2015. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS — RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)

Aaron Smith got screwed – and Stuff could end up getting sued

Aaron Smith's indiscretions have been the biggest media story of the week. But lawyer Natalya King believes both the couple who made the recording and the media which broke the story may have committed an invasion of privacy.

By Natalya King | 8th October, 2016