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Guthrie files action against ABC over her sacking
Former ABC boss Michelle Guthrie has launched legal proceedings over her firing last month from the ABC, making an adverse action claim against the broadcaster.
Sarah Hanson-Young slams Leyonhjelm truth defence as fabrication
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has accused Senator David Leyonhjelm of using parliamentary privilege and fabricated remarks to shut down a defamation case she lodged in August.
Roberts-Smith seeks suppression of ‘scandalous’ Fairfax defence in defamation case
Decorated war hero Ben Roberts-Smith wants to suppress Fairfax's defence in a highly contentious defamation case, saying the media company wanted the "scandalous and vexatious" document public so it could report on it.
US sports site tackles Aussie rival with IP suit
A US sports news website founded by former Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter featuring content by athletes has filed a lawsuit alleging an Australian sports site has violated its IP.
HarperCollins can’t duck deep sleep defamation case
HarperCollins has lost its bid for summary dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brought against it by two psychiatrists at the centre of the deep sleep therapy scandal that rocked the medical world in the 1960s and 70s.
Judge fines The Australian $155,000 for contempt over Setka article
The Australian has been hit with a $155,000 fine for publishing an article referring to the criminal convictions of CFMMEU official John Setka despite repeated warnings by prosecutors about prejudicing their blackmail case against the union boss.
Sydney Theatre Company waited 18 months before acting on Geoffrey Rush sexual harassment claim, court hears
A lawyer for Geoffrey Rush told a judge Wednesday that the Sydney Theatre Company did not commence an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by Geoffrey Rush until 18 months after an actress made the complaint during a "off-the-record" conversation in a bar.
HarperCollins looks to put deep sleep therapy defamation case to bed
HarperCollins has asked the Federal Court to toss a defamation case brought against it by two psychiatrists at the centre of the deep sleep therapy scandal that rocked the medical world in the 1960s and 70s, saying too much time had passed since the scandal.
Ex-ABC boss hires Johnson Winter & Slattery partner
Sacked ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has hired Johnson Winter & Slattery employment heavyweight Ruveni Kelleher and a prominent Sydney barrister as she weighs her legal options days after her high-profile dismissal.
Craig McLachlan can serve subpoenas on accusers, judge rules
A barrister for a group of people set to give evidence against Craig McLachlan at his upcoming defamation trial lost a bid Friday to suppress subpoenas by the actor on the grounds that the definition of 'sexual harassment' is too much in "flux".