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Sydney lawyer’s defamation claims don’t pass serious harm test, appeals court finds
Defamation 2024-04-17 4:27 pm By Andy Sidler

The Full Court has clarified that a prior bad reputation is relevant to determining whether a defamation plaintiff has suffered serious harm, tossing an appeal […]

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Lawyer’s defamation case fails serious harm test, judge finds
Defamation 2023-09-13 4:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has dismissed a Sydney lawyer’s defamation case over an AI-generated story that accused her of trying to defraud $16,000 from David Jones, saying […]

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Google must produce details of email sender to disendorsed Labor candidate
Defamation 2023-07-11 2:55 pm By Gareth Baker

A court has ordered Google to provide former Victorian Labor candidate Nurul Khan with account information and IP addresses relating to an anonymous email sent […]

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Judge says ‘serious harm’ test in defamation law could violate Judiciary Act
Defamation 2023-05-10 3:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned whether recent changes to defamation law requiring courts to determine if a publication has caused serious harm ahead of trial are […]

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Facebook page admin hit with $205,000 judgment for defamatory comments
Defamation 2022-10-05 3:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered a Victoria local councillor to pay a developer $205,000 in damages after finding he was responsible for comments on a community […]

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High Court to hear Google’s challenge to $40,000 defamation award to gangland lawyer
High Court 2021-12-14 5:51 pm By Miklos Bolza

The High Court has granted Google special leave to challenge a $40,000 defamation judgment awarded to gangland lawyer George Defteros, with the search giant arguing […]

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