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Friend of Christian Porter accuser denies delay in legal action against silk
The woman bringing court action seeking to stop Christian Porter's senior barrister from acting for the former attorney-general in his defamation case against the ABC has attacked suggestions that she strategically delayed bringing the conflict of interest challenge.
Court action seeks to block defamation silk from acting for Christian Porter
Senior barrister Sue Chrysanthou is reportedly facing court action to prevent her from continuing to act for Christian Porter in the former attorney-general's defamation case against the ABC.
Rape allegations ‘could not be dismissed as trivial’, ABC says in defence to Porter suit
The ABC has come out swinging in its defence to former attorney-general Christian Porter's lawsuit over an allegedly defamatory article concerning historical rape allegations, saying there were reasonable grounds for suspecting Porter brutally raped a girl when they were teenagers and that it had a duty to publish the article.
ABC to call 15 witnesses to establish substantial truth in Porter defamation case, court hears
Facing a defamation suit by former attorney-general Christian Porter over an article centring on historical rape allegations, the ABC has said it will argue the substantial truth of many of the alleged defamatory imputations and will call at least 15 witnesses to make good on its defence.
Porter asks court to suppress part of ABC’s defence to defamation lawsuit
Former attorney-general Christian Porter is seeking to block the public from seeing portions of the ABC's defence to claims that it defamed him with an article detailing historical rape allegations.
AFR apologises to iSignThis as defamation case settles
The publisher of the Australian Financial Review has settled a defamation lawsuit by iSignthis CEO John Karantzis over an article by Rear Window columnist Joe Aston that allegedly falsely linked him to a money laundering scheme.
Lawyer wins costs despite rejecting $120,000 settlement offer in defamation case
News Corp and journalist Annette Sharp will have to pay the legal costs of Sydney lawyer Christopher Murphy who won a $110,000 judgment in his defamation case against the publisher, despite the lawyer rejecting an $120,000 offer to settle the case.
Brother of NBA star sues sister for defamation over historical sexual abuse allegations
The half-brother and manager of NBA star Ben Simmons has filed defamation proceedings against his half-sister over a barrage of tweets accusing him of sexually molesting her when she was a child.
Sydney lawyer wins $110,000 defamation judgment over ‘gossipy and intrusive’ News Corp article
High profile criminal lawyer Christopher Murphy has been awarded a $110,000 judgment in his defamation case over a "gossipy and intrusive" Daily Telegraph article which a judge found had damaged the lawyer's professional reputation.
Porter says ABC journalist’s ‘hypocrisy’ boosts case for aggravated damages
The "hypocrisy" of ABC journalist Louise Milligan in criticising the host of Media Watch for not seeking comment before a broadcast last month has aggravated the damage caused by her defamatory article, the former Attorney-General and accused rapist has told a court.