Nine has lost its bid to argue the substantial truth of an alleged defamatory imputation arising from its coverage of a custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the Cavoodle and has been taken to task by a judge for its delay in filing a defence in a defamation case, saying its excuse was no better than “the proverbial dog having eaten their homework”.
A judge has barked at lawyers for Nine and a barrister who sued the media company for defamation over its coverage of her battle for custody of famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle, saying their “nonsense” quibbling was making him “cranky”.
A barrister who has sued Nine over its coverage of her battle for custody of famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle has accused the media company of seeking to delay filing a response to the lawsuit so that it can ‘fish’ for a defence.
Nine Network has hit back at a defamation lawsuit filed by the CEO and founder of Euro Pacific Bank, Peter Schiff, arguing that he knowingly endorsed tax evasion and attracted criminals by situating the bank in “notorious” locations with lax reporting requirements.
A Sydney barrister has launched a defamation lawsuit against the Nine Network over its coverage of a battle for custody of famed social media hound Oscar the cavoodle.
Australia’s most decorated Afghanistan war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith told a former SAS soldier that when he “blew the brains out” of a young Afghan man it was “the most beautiful thing [he’d] ever seen”, a court has heard.
Fairfax has accused senior counsel representing Ben Roberts-Smith of using cross-examination to try to identify the source of allegedly defamatory articles that accused the former SAS soldier of war crimes.
Eight rounds of ammunition were unloaded into the chest, neck and face of an Afghan man after decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith told a subordinate to, “Shoot him or I will”, a court has heard.
A judge has allowed Nine Network to claim that MP Andrew Laming is a ‘creep’ in its contextual truth defence to the Queensland politician’s defamation lawsuit over a news segment that accused him of taking a lewd photograph.
Australia’s most decorated Afghanistan war veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, ordered the shooting of an Afghani man during an Easter Sunday patrol, a court has heard.