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Full Court orders rehearing in Erin Molan defamation case
The Full Federal Court has set aside a $150,000 defamation judgment for sports presenter Erin Molan and remitted the matter for a new trial, after finding a judge failed to properly consider publisher the Daily Mail's defence of contextual truth.
Daily Mail says Erin Molan’s ‘egregious conduct’ warrants reversal of $150,000 damages award
The Daily Mail has argued that Nine sports presenter Erin Molan should be stripped of a $150,000 defamation damages award because of her history of “seriously egregious conduct” on 2GB’s Continuous Call Team radio show.
Nine defeats strike-out bid in defamation suit over ‘internet trolls’ broadcast
Nine has defeated a bid to strike out its truth defences in a defamation case by a Melbourne hairdresser alleging a segment on 'A Current Affair' about 'internet trolls' and subsequent comments on the program’s Facebook page defamed her.
Tolga Kumova wins order barring Stock Swami Twitter ‘campaign’
Mining investor Tolga Kumova has won an order banning the man behind the Twitter handle Stock Swami from publishing allegations concerning the his past actions after a judge found he was defamed by tweets accusing him of insider trading.
ACCC takes aim at social media influencers
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has begun a sweep of social media sweep over concerns about “manipulative marketing techniques” employed by influencers.
Tolga Kumova wins $275,000 defamation judgment against Stock Swami
The man behind the Twitter handle Stock Swami has been ordered to pay $275,000 in damages to Tolga Kumova, after a judge found his tweets defamed the mining investor by accusing him of insider trading, misleading the market, and running a pump and dump scheme.
In Stock Swami decision, judge sends own concerns notice to defamation lawyers
Lawyers for respondents in defamation litigation have been put on notice for their practice of tossing defences around like grenades in armed combat -- it isn't going to fly any more, warns a judge whose docket is stacked with high profile cases.
‘ASX Wolf’ trader’s Instagram account was unlicensed financial services biz, court rules
Gold Coast ‘finfluencer’ Tyson Scholz provided illegal financial services by giving tips on his Instagram account and to customers who paid for access to his seminars and ‘Black Wolf Pit’ chat room, a judge has found.
Facebook flags potential conflict of interest in cryptocurrency ad class action
Facebook owner Meta wants to uncover the basis on which crypto tokens have been issued to bankroll a class action over its 2018 ban on cryptocurrency ads, citing the potentially conflicted interests of the self-represented lead applicant.
Facebook page admin hit with $205,000 judgment for defamatory comments
A judge has ordered a Victoria local councillor to pay a developer $205,000 in damages after finding he was responsible for comments on a community Facebook page he ran that alleged the developer was corrupt.