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In defamation victory, High Court finds Google not a publisher

Defamation 2022-08-17 3:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Google has won its appeal of a judgment awarded to gangland lawyer George Defteros that found the tech giant liable for linking to an allegedly […]

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Google claims ‘devastating’ impact on internet if defamation ruling upheld

High Court 2022-01-24 2:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Google has argued there would be a “devastating” effect on the internet if the High Court upholds a judgment awarded to gangland lawyer George Defteros […]

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Herald Sun exec settles defamation lawsuit by former MP Melissa Parke

Defamation 2021-04-13 4:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Herald Sun executive Dr Colin Rubenstein has settled a lawsuit by former Labor MP Melissa Parke accusing him of defaming her in an email and […]

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Google must pay gangland lawyer $40,000 for defamation, court rules

Defamation 2020-05-01 5:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

Google has been ordered to pay Melbourne gangland lawyer George Defteros $40,000 after it was found to have defamed him by publishing a link to […]

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Channel 7 loses defamation case over ‘manifestly unreasonable’ welfare cheat story

Defamation 2019-10-01 5:18 pm By Amelia Birnie

Channel Seven has lost a six-year defamation battle over a Today Tonight story that described a woman on single parenting payments as “the Centrelink cheat […]

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