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Nine dodges defamation case over A Current Affair episode
A judge has found Nine should not face an out-of-time defamation action over an allegedly defamatory episode of A Current Affair that aired in 2019.
Nine settles defamation case with one time Liberal powerbroker Marcus Bastiaan
Nine Entertainment and Marcus Bastiaan have reached a settlement which includes a contribution to legal costs but no damages in a defamation case over a 60 Minutes segment accusing the former Liberal powerbroker of branch stacking.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth practice leader defects to rival, taking team of six
A Corrs Chambers Westgarth veteran known for his work defending the Catholic Church has left the law firm for rival Wotton + Kearney, taking with him a number of senior associates as well as the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne.
Seven drops suit against Cricket Australia after reports of new rights deal
Seven Network has dropped its lawsuit accusing Cricket Australia of breaching their media rights agreement, after reportedly reaching a new five-year agreement with the sports league.
Media protests new Federal Court rules limiting public’s access to documents
Editors and journalists from Australia’s largest news organisations have protested recent changes to the Federal Court Rules that restrict the public’s access to documents filed with the court, calling it a “full-frontal assault” on open justice. 
Senator Linda Reynolds sues HarperCollins for defamation over coverage of Higgins rape claims
Western Australian Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has reportedly sued publisher HarperCollins and journalist Aaron Patrick for defamation over a book chapter which delved into Brittany Higgins' rape allegations against former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann.
Murdoch names Private Media bosses in expanded defamation case over Crikey article
The decision by Crikey to republish an article at the centre of a defamation case by Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch is the focus of the media mogul's proposed new pleadings and its application to join Private Media chairman Eric Beecher and CEO Will Hayward.
ACMA slams ABC over Four Corners report ‘Fox and the Big Lie’
The communications regulator has found an ABC Four Corners report on the role Fox News played in perpetuating the lie that the 2020 US presidential election was stolen breached the accuracy and fair and honest dealing requirements in its Code of Practice.
Pokemon No! Gaming company sues over unauthorised NFTs
The Pokemon Company has taken an Australian business to court for allegedly threatening to release Pokemon non-fungible tokens for use in an augmented reality game without the copyright owner’s permission.
HarperCollins can make ‘bad reputation’ claims in deep sleep defamation case
A psychiatrist that sued HarperCollins for defamation over a book on the use of deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s has lost his bid to disallow the publisher’s claim that any damage he suffered was mitigated by his bad reputation.