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Elaine Stead to push ahead with defamation case despite Nine’s ‘inadequate’ defence
Defamation 2020-03-10 5:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

Venture capitalist Elaine Stead is pushing forward with her defamation case against the Nine-owned Fairfax Media despite what she has called an “inadequate” third attempt […]

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‘Manifestly excessive’ $238,000 defamation payout to childcare worker tossed on appeal
Defamation 2020-03-04 5:30 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A Sydney-based childcare centre that sent an allegedly defamatory email to 35 people has won its appeal of a $238,000 damages award, with an appeals […]

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Rabbi loses defamation case over coverage of child sex abuse comments
Defamation 2020-02-03 2:22 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Sydney rabbi who told the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse that he did not know touching a child’s genitals was a crime has […]

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Ben Roberts-Smith loses bid for journalists’ sources in defamation case
Defamation 2020-01-07 11:09 am By Miklos Bolza

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has been denied access to evidence revealing the identity of confidential sources that leaked information concerning alleged war crimes in Afghanistan […]

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Ex-MP Emma Husar reaches settlement in defamation case against Buzzfeed
Defamation 2019-07-29 11:08 am By Amelia Birnie

Former Labor MP Emma Husar has settled her defamation case against online media outlet Buzzfeed, following eight months of litigation over an article the ex-politician […]

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Ex-MP Emma Husar ‘very close’ to settling defamation case against Buzzfeed
Defamation 2019-07-19 3:22 pm By Amelia Birnie

Lawyers for media outlet Buzzfeed say they are “very close” to settling a defamation case brought by former Labor MP Emma Husar, over an article […]

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Ban on Instagram selfie with Kylie Jenner would intrude on ‘personal freedom’, judge says
Intellectual Property 2019-07-17 6:19 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has refused to order the removal of a selfie photograph with model Kylie Jenner from the personal Instagram account of the former CEO […]

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Cosmetic surgeon can fix ‘tainted’ pleadings in ABC copyright case
Intellectual Property 2019-06-18 8:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Sydney-based plastic surgeon has been given another chance to fix “fundamental problems” in his copyright case against the ABC for using pictures of him […]

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Judge got the maths wrong in awarding $5.6M for accounting error, Pitcher Partner says
Appeals 2019-03-07 1:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge who hit Pitcher Partners with a $5.6 million damages ruling over an accounting error concealed from corporate client Neville’s Bus Service was wrong […]

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Judge makes ‘irresistible’ order that Pitcher Partners pay $3.3M in costs over hidden error
Financial Services 2019-02-25 2:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Pitcher Partners just found another reason to challenge a ruling that it owes $5.6 million in damages for concealing an accounting error from a client […]

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