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Tolga Kumova wins $275,000 defamation judgment against Stock Swami
The man behind the Twitter handle Stock Swami has been ordered to pay $275,000 in damages to Tolga Kumova, after a judge found his tweets defamed the mining investor by accusing him of insider trading, misleading the market, and running a pump and dump scheme.
Litigation privilege claim over Nine reporter’s emails denied in cavoodle defamation case
Nine has mostly lost its bid to shield documents produced under subpoena in a defamation case brought over A Current Affair's coverage of barrister Gina Edwards’ custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle.
Barrister was scared to return to chambers after Nine’s ‘cavoodle caper’, court told
A Sydney barrister was embarrassed and afraid to return to chambers following Channel Nine’s allegedly defamatory coverage of her custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle, a court has heard.
Judge rejects barrister’s fishing expedition in doggie defamation case
A judge has rejected barrister Gina Edwards’ “somewhat speculative” bid to issue interrogatories to Nine, weeks out from trial in a defamation case brought over the media company’s coverage of her custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle.
Nine tells court barrister stole Insta-famous cavoodle, misled police
A judge has questioned Nine’s eleventh-hour bid to add allegations of “serious criminal offences” against a barrister who sued the media company over its coverage of her custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle.
Defamation, class action barristers among 20 new silks
Twenty barristers have risen to the ranks of senior counsel in New South Wales, including a veteran defamation barrister, two counsel with class action expertise and part of the team that saw ASIC's claims against two Rio Tinto executives dropped.
60 Minutes episode invited ‘condemnation’ of bank boss Peter Schiff, judge finds
A judge has found that a 60 Minutes broadcast by Nine, but not a related article, carried defamatory meanings about Euro Pacific Bank boss Peter Schiff, saying the broadcast's  use of ominous music and shadowy figures invited judgment from viewers.
Sacked sports journalist loses appeal over coverage of ‘vivid and disgusting’ comments
Former Channel 7 rugby league journalist Josh Massoud has lost an appeal of a decision clearing multiple media outlets of defamation over reports alleging he threatened to kill and defile the corpse of a young reporter.
Silk warned by judge not to get ‘carried away’ in defamation case by bank boss Peter Schiff
A judge has cautioned senior barrister Sue Chrysanthou over her colourful description of a 60 Minutes episode at the heart of Euro Pacific Bank boss Peter Schiff’s defamation case against Nine, urging the silk to "be careful".
‘What are solicitors doing writing press releases?’ Tolga Kumova trial judge asks
A judge has questioned why solicitors representing Twitter personality Stock Swami published a media release about his “backstory” two days before trial in a defamation case brought by mining investor Tolga Kumova.