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ABC to call 15 witnesses to establish substantial truth in Porter defamation case, court hears
Defamation 2021-05-07 11:53 am By Christine Caulfield

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 […]

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Porter asks court to suppress part of ABC’s defence to defamation lawsuit
Defamation 2021-05-06 11:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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 […]

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YouTuber Jordan Shanks says NSW Deputy Premier threatened to sue for defamation
Defamation 2021-05-04 4:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro is allegedly threatening to sue YouTuber Jordan Shanks for defamation over videos which allegedly implied he acted corruptly and engaged […]

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Ben Roberts-Smith accused of threatening ex-wife ahead of defamation trial
Defamation 2021-04-29 7:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ben Roberts-Smith threatened legal action against his ex-wife, who is set to give evidence against him in an upcoming defamation trial, if she disclosed information […]

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Ben Roberts-Smith takes leave from Seven Networks as defamation trial approaches
Justice Anthony Besanko 2021-04-26 10:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has taken leave from his role as general manager of Seven Networks in Queensland, less than two months before trial begins […]

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SMH editor added to Sydney criminal lawyer’s defamation case
Defamation 2021-04-23 10:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A criminal defence lawyer who represented convicted criminal Salim Mehajer has won court approval to join the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald to her […]

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Fairfax can’t add new claims of ‘very serious criminal misconduct’ in Ben Roberts-Smith’s case
Defamation 2021-04-23 5:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case against Fairfax has refused a bid by the publisher to bolster its defence with further allegations of criminal […]

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Ben Roberts-Smith flags ‘serious concerns’ about potential unlawful conduct by Fairfax
Defamation 2021-04-22 5:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ben Roberts-Smith has raised “serious concerns” in his defamation case against Fairfax that the media company may have unlawfully published classified material he allegedly buried […]

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AFR apologises to iSignThis as defamation case settles
Defamation 2021-04-22 3:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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 […]

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Lawyer wins costs despite rejecting $120,000 settlement offer in defamation case
Defamation 2021-04-21 11:24 am By Miklos Bolza

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 […]

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